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Nurses and other health care workers along with their supporters took to the picket lines outside Providence Portland Medical Center on Monday as the state’s largest nurses union called a five-day strike. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Prospects for resolution unclear as historic nurses strike begins in Portland, Seaside

Providence Health & Services officials say they’ve cut services as neither side budges on contract negotiations
Jun 19, 2023
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Oregon House of Representatives in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon House passes pharmacy benefit manager bills

The bills had strong bipartisan backing after pharmacies pleaded for help. One sparked cost concerns from Oregon cities.
Jun 15, 2023
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MOHAMED HASSAN/PIXABAY

What does a chatbot know about eating disorders?

“Tessa” was indefinitely disabled after reporting revealed her inadequacies, setting off a fresh wave of debate as companies turn to artificial intelligence as a solution for a mental health treatment shortage
Jun 15, 2023
Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon House OKs nurse staffing bill

Legislation that attempts to ease hospital staffing shortages and improve working conditions now faces an uncertain future in the Senate
Jun 15, 2023
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Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Ed Markey, left, Washington Democratic Sen. Patty Murray, center, and North Carolina Democratic Rep. Kathy Manning at a press conference on contraception access outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. | JENNIFER SHUTT/STATES NEWSROOM

Democrats in Congress renew push to protect access to birth control

A bill introduced Wednesday would guarantee access to birth control regardless of any future Supreme Court rulings
Jun 15, 2023

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