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January 31, 2013 -- A heated debate over medical liability reform pitted physicians against each other and came extremely close to the tipping point when the Oregon Medical Association’s board of trustees met last Saturday. Legislators, defense attorneys and malpractice insurers even joined the fray.

January 29, 2013 – Legacy Health System today announced its continued commitment to Northwest Parish Nurse Ministries, which it helped to create two decades earlier, with a pledge of $15,000 through FY 2014. This funding will be used to support the growth of Faith Community Nursing and congregational health ministries through offering classes, monthly continuing education meetings, and developing resources and mentoring support for the health professionals who serve in this capacity throughout the Portland metropolitan area.

January 30, 2013 -- Dr. Rick Marinelli, a naturopathic physician and nationally recognized leader in the advancement of pain management therapies, died in Portland January 22 at age 59.

January 30, 2013 -- Dr. Ira Byock, a professor of medicine at Dartmouth College and writer on end-of-life and palliative care issues, talked to a packed house at the Oregon Humanities Center in downtown Portland about an unlikely topic for Friday night entertainment: death.

OPINION – January 30, 2013 -- You will recall in my article last December, about my healthcare experience outside of Oregon, that both the ear doctor and the neurosurgeon professed to have electronic health records (EHRs). The ear doctor advised that he was using the aircraft control type headset to dictate into my medical record, by pushing the button in his ear.