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In Hawaii, Betty Lou Dugay, 64, and her husband Manny say the absence of a Lanai-based social worker and the shift to telehealth-only psychiatry has contributed to poor mental health outcomes for Betty Lou, leading her to seek off-island psychiatric hospitalization on six occasions over the last two years./Photo by Brittany Lyte

Specialists, Broadband And The Fight For Health Equity in Rural America

Telemedicine is often not the cure for the lack of specialists in rural America, because of set-up costs and poor connections to the internet.

Oct 20, 2022

Shown in 2014, former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber, a former emergency room physician, helped created the state's innovative Medicaid program known as the Oregon Health Plan. | CC BY SA 2.0

Kitzhaber: Ballot Measure 111 Falls Short Of Oregon’s Needs

Former governor says a more comprehensive approach is needed that includes reforms, tackling root causes of poor health.

Oct 20, 2022
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Opinion: Lessons From Oregon's Universal Health Care Task Force

Oregon doctor-advocate says universal care recommendations are crucial, but will take work — and won't solve all problems.

Oct 20, 2022
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As Links To MS Deepen, Researchers Accelerate Efforts To Develop An Epstein-Barr Vaccine

New research firmly links the virus to multiple sclerosis, a potentially disabling chronic disease that afflicts more than 900,000 Americans and 2.8 million people worldwide.

Oct 20, 2022