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Harmony Academy in Lake Oswego. | EMILY GREEN/THE LUND REPORT

‘Hard to get sober young’: Inside one of the country’s few recovery high schools

Oregon Lawmakers are considering a bill that would expand the recovery high school model described in this story across the state

Apr 6, 2023

Baker County in eastern Oregon. | IAN POELLET/CC BY-SA 3.0/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Baker City man launches mental health group for men in eastern Oregon

Among Baker County’s male population are hundreds of military veterans, as well as survivors of other trauma such as losing family members

Apr 6, 2023

The Knight Cancer Research Building at Oregon Health & Science University. | COURTESY OHSU

Culling colorectal cancer, a silent killer of Black Americans

Black Americans have been about 20% more likely to get colon cancer and about 40% more likely to die from it than most other ethnic and racial groups

Apr 6, 2023

Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon House passes bills removing dental assistant testing requirements

Backers of the bills say tests have become a stumbling block for attracting more needed dental assistants

Apr 6, 2023
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Idaho Gov. Brad Little gives his State of the State speech in the House chambers of the State Capitol building on Jan. 9, 2023. | OTTO KITSINGER/IDAHO CAPITAL SUN

It is now a crime in Idaho to provide gender-affirming care to transgender youth

The Vulnerable Child Protection Act specifically bans puberty blockers, surgeries and hormones for patients under age 18

Apr 6, 2023

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What Oregonians need to know about the Medicaid income verification starting this month

Oregon is processing eligibility redeterminations for all 1.5 million Oregon Health Plan and Children’s Health Insurance members, and it’s a process fraught with challenges

Apr 6, 2023

A critical care nurse at OHSU receives a vaccine during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. | COURTESY OHSU

Oregon health systems require some masking despite end of mandate

While masking protocols vary among providers, it’s still generally required around medically fragile patients

Apr 4, 2023
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Lawmakers consider revising Oregon’s health care cost-growth target

Inflation, the pandemic as well as labor and pharmaceutical costs cast doubt on the feasibility of the state’s cap on health care expenses

Apr 4, 2023
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Oregonians march in downtown Portland against the June 2022 Supreme Court Decision to overturn Roe V. Wade, ending a nearly 50-year-old constitutional right to abortion. | ALEX BAUMHARDT/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE