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Heat waves are hitting Oregon’s oldest population the hardest

A heat wave that struck Oregon in July caused the deaths of at least 16 Oregonians, according to the state medical examiner's office. All but two of those people were over the age of 50.

Aug 20, 2024

Two bottles of Buprenorphine-Naloxone, a drug used to treat opioid use disorder. | SHUTTERSTOCK

People in impoverished neighborhoods struggle to access drug addiction medication, study finds

National study highlights racial disparities in opioid overdoses and the lack of treatment access

Aug 20, 2024

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Hundreds of thousands of parents died from drugs. Their kids need more help, advocates say.

More than 321,000 children have lost a parent to a drug overdose, a recent federal study found.

Aug 20, 2024

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Traveling to die: the latest form of medical tourism

Medical aid in death is legal in 10 states and the District of Columbia. But only Oregon and Vermont explicitly allow out-of-state people who are terminally ill to die with assistance there. So far, at least 49 people have made the trek while state legislation stalls elsewhere.

Aug 20, 2024

A citizen of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation waits for her COVID-19 vaccination in this 2021 photo at Colville Tribes Indian Health in Nespelem, Washington. The Indian Health Service has a single doctor for the reservation, serving a population of about 5,000. | COURTESY PHOTO BY TYLER TJOMSLAND / SPOKESMAN-REVIEW

Report lays bare stark disparities in health care outcomes for Native Americans in Washington

Health system performance scorecard shows shorter life spans, higher rates of death before 75 from preventable and treatable causes

Aug 20, 2024

interior of an ambulance shows an empty gurney

A cot and medical supplies fill an ambulance. | PHOTO COPYRIGHT: PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP/ANNA DEL SAVIO (USED WITH PERMISSION)

Harney County Health District sued for $1 million

Suit claims ambulance did not follow directions from the patient's family, instead using GPS and causing a 2-hour delay

Aug 15, 2024
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Columbia River Gorge planning a $50 million behavioral health campus

Two 16-bed behavioral health residential treatment buildings in the works are intended to get people into treatment and give them the care they need, preventing trips to emergency rooms or jail

Aug 15, 2024

A view of downtown Heppner in Morrow County, Ore. on July 17, 2024. | ANTONIO SIERRA/OPB

Nurses and staff at Oregon’s smallest rural hospital unionize in Morrow County

Workers seek higher staffing levels and more consistent disciplinary policy at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Heppner

Aug 15, 2024

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California bill would require state review of private equity deals in health care

The legislation reinforces state laws that bar nonphysicians from directly employing doctors or directing their activities, which is a primary reason for its support from physicians

Aug 15, 2024

Casey Shively sits in his family home in Cody, Wyoming, last month. In caring for his father with vascular dementia, "it got to the point where we couldn’t do this anymore,” he says. | JESSICA PLANCE/KFF HEALTH NEWS

‘Scared to death’: nurses and residents confront rampant violence in dementia care facilities

Violent altercations between residents in long-term care facilities are alarmingly common

Aug 15, 2024

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