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Multnomah County dentists picket over proposal to increase patient numbers

Dentists at the county's safety-net dental clinics use lighter schedules one day a week to catch up on paperwork and tackle tougher cases; now they say the county wants to end that practice.

Aug 10, 2023
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Eastern Oregon struggles with ADHD medicine shortage

Eastern Oregon pharmacists asked lawmakers for help, and more families are considering putting their children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder on a “drug holiday”

Aug 10, 2023

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Frequently asked questions as Oregon finalizes psychedelic mushroom treatment framework

Centers have begun accepting customer but questions and confusion remain

Aug 10, 2023

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Seeking Medicare coverage for weight loss drugs, pharma giant courts Black influencers

Novo Nordisk is trying to reverse a 20-year-old ban on coverage of drugs used for weight loss under Medicare in a campaign that opens a new window on drugmakers’ efforts to influence consumers and public policy

Aug 10, 2023

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Unstoppable: This doctor has been investigated at every level of government. How is he still practicing?

Medical boards, a health department and even federal investigators have scrutinized Dr. James McGuckin’s vascular clinics. Today he still practices, despite a decadelong string of sanctions, fines and lawsuits.

Aug 10, 2023

An AMR ambulance at Legacy Health Good Samaritan Medical Center in Northwest Portland, Ore., on July 30, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Multnomah County warns AMR faces fines for slow responses to emergency calls

The contractor blames workforce shortages and Multnomah rules, but also says it is hiring rapidly in Washington County.

Aug 9, 2023
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Oregon Health Authority puts $1.5 million grant on hold

Peer respite award paused after justice department lawyers open investigation

Aug 8, 2023
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Kotek approves universal health care board but cites concerns

Governor calls $2-million plan costly, potentially duplicative, but supporters say it’s a crucial step toward needed reform.

Aug 8, 2023
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U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra visits with U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, on Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in a roundtable discussion in Portland about preventing youth overdoses from fentanyl. Bonamici is planning legislation that would make a prevention curriculum available nationwide in schools. | BEN BOTKIN/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Oregon’s U.S. congressional delegation wants opioid prevention efforts to go nationwide

The Health and Human Services secretary visited Oregon on Friday and participated in a roundtable at a Beaverton school

Aug 8, 2023

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Capt. Janick Lewis (left) and Lt. Titus Carriere of New Orleans Emergency Medical Services make a stop at the city’s ambulance depot. The newer ambulances have more powerful air conditioning, which helps cool off patients suffering heat exhaustion or heatstroke. | DREW HAWKINS/GULF STATES NEWSROOM.

As many American cities get hotter, health systems face off against heatstroke

Scientists say dangerous heat levels and the problems they cause will likely keep increasing, but health systems nationwide face funding and staffing challenges that could make it harder to keep up

Aug 8, 2023

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