Search

The Oregon Health Authority in Salem. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Oregon’s landmark evidence-based coverage program is going away, but what’s next is unclear

For three decades the state has used public meetings and research to decide what services are covered under the Oregon Health Plan. Officials are deciding how to reorganize the program, but little has been shared publicly about their plans.

Jul 30, 2024
Premium

Oregon State Hospital in Salem, Oregon, on Nov. 21, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Marion County loses latest lawsuit seeking greater state hospital access

Lawyers for the county argued the state hospital must provide outpatient treatment for people it could not admit. A judge ruled that the case was beyond his court

Jul 30, 2024
Premium

Bristeria Clark (center), a nursing student who also works full-time in county government, is a member of Morehouse School of Medicine’s first class of rural doulas, called Perinatal Patient Navigators. | MATTHEW PEARSON/WABE

Maternity care in rural areas is in crisis. Can more doulas help?

Doulas can improve labor and delivery outcomes, but they can be scarce in rural areas. The Morehouse School of Medicine in Georgia is trying to change that by training more doulas to serve rural areas

Jul 30, 2024

Providence Portland Medical Center. | M.O. STEVENS/CC BY 3.0/WIKIMEDIA

Providence patients sue over concerns about possible HIV, hepatitis exposure

The lawsuit provided few new details about patients' possible exposure to blood-borne diseases that hospital officials warned patients about earlier. Because of testing limitations, patients may not know if they've been infected for months

Jul 30, 2024

Patients who contract measles, a highly contagious disease, develop a skin rash. | WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Health officials warn of measles uptick, Oregon now at 15 cases

The most recent case involves an unvaccinated child in Marion County. Two people have been hospitalized in the recent outbreak

Jul 30, 2024

Wildfire smoke covers the Ochocos Mountains in Central Oregon on Aug. 18, 2020. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Wildfires causing smoky, unhealthy conditions in much of Oregon

Officials have issued air quality alerts for multiple counties. Information and resources are available to help the public stay safe and healthy

Jul 30, 2024

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention campus in Atlanta, Georgia. | SHUTTERSTOCK

The CDC’s test for bird flu works, but it has issues

The CDC’s bird flu test is the only one available for clinical use. Although its flaws are manageable, the situation highlights the risk of relying on a single test

Jul 30, 2024

PIXABAY

Ahmed Farag to be new Oregon dental director

Farag, a hospital system executive in New York, will oversee oral health policies affecting more than 1 million low-income Oregonians

Jul 25, 2024
Premium

U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden at a July 9, 2022 event in Portland. | PHOTO COPYRIGHT: PAMPLIN MEDIA GROUP/PETER WONG (USED WITH PERMISSION)

Wyden seeks stiffer penalties for fraudulent signups

The Oregon Senator is proposing a crackdown on brokers and agents who switch consumers onto different health insurance plans without their consent

Jul 25, 2024
Premium

Moss isn’t a likely source of lead exposure for humans. But researchers took samples from it in Portland neighborhoods to see how environmental lead levels vary across the region. | COURTESY/OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

Study finds old telecom cables leaching lead in parts of Portland

Researchers found high levels near old cables, helping explain a long-standing mystery around why some areas are harder hit than others by the toxic substance

Jul 25, 2024
Premium

Get Involved

NEWS TIPS

Securely submit an anonymous news tip or confidential document.

DONATE

Support our journalism by making a tax-deductible gift.

Menu

Search

Newsletter

Get Involved

Newsletter