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A view of the Oregon State Hospital spire from the courtyard on Nov. 21, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS

Oregon should be held in federal contempt for mental health failures, advocates tell judge

New court filing claims state officials have ignored a predictable situation in which the civil rights of mentally ill people are violated on a routine basis

Jan 7
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Biden administration bars medical debt from credit scores

The move, which comes less than two weeks before President-elect Donald Trump is set to take office, represents a challenge to the new administration.

Jan 7

Pediatric beds are viewed as less profitable by hospitals, experts say. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

Nurses at 3 Legacy Health hospitals in Portland push to unionize

The move comes as competitor OHSU is attempting to acquire the organization

Jan 7

Members of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation participate in a drumming demonstration at a conference in 2017. | COURTESY/OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Traditional Native American healing practices now covered by Medicaid and CHIP in Oregon

The government health insurance will cover traditional plant medicine, sweat lodges and other cultural practices that advocates hope will help address health disparities facing Native Americans

Jan 7

Man with a below-the-knee amputation walking on stones with a prosthesis. | COURTESY/AXILES BIONICS VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Health insurers limit coverage of prosthetic limbs, questioning their medical necessity

Advocates say it is discrimination and are arguing for “insurance fairness” on the grounds that people who have joints surgically replaced typically don’t face the same kinds of coverage challenges.

Jan 7

An ambulance pulls into the entrance driveway for Oregon Health & Science University's emergency department on Wed., Oct. 27, 2021. | OHSU/CHRISTINE TORRES HICKS

Two children died from the flu in Oregon over Christmas week

With 10 to 12 weeks left in influenza season, state officials say only 26% of those eligible have received the shot — which is very effective this year against the most dangerous strain.

Jan 3

This 2016 illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention depicts Bordetella pertussis bacteria, which causes whooping cough, based on electron microscope imagery. | CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

Oregon's Pertussis case numbers highest in more than 50 years

Officials stress kids' need for vaccines as about 315 cases were reported in Lane County, followed by Multnomah with 235 cases, Clackamas with 135 and Washington with 119.

Jan 3

Rachel Solotaroff at Portland's Old Town Clinic. | COURTESY CENTRAL CITY CONCERN

How Oregon health officials are preparing for change under Trump

Oregonians’ health care could face more change than most states under the new federal administration, and Dr. Sejal Hathi, director of the state health authority, said officials are preparing to respond quickly as things happen

Jan 3
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Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, in Portland, Ore., Aug. 2, 2023. | KRISTYNA WENTZ-GRAFF/OPB

Providence says it is prepared for a major nurses strike, but asks doctors not to walk

The Oregon Nurses Association called the indefinite strike across all eight of Providence’s hospitals in Oregon beginning Jan. 10.

Jan 2

Dr. Lisa Reynolds, a pediatrician and Democratic lawmaker, speaks at the CCO Oregon conference in Salem in Sept. 2024. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Kids' health in mind, Lisa Reynolds gains clout in new Senate role

Already a strong voice in health policy, the Legislature’s only physician says prevention and better childhood development will improve behavioral health.

Jan 2
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