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A multimillion-dollar lawsuit has been filed and police are investigating allegations that a nurse repeatedly stole narcotics prescribed for patients and replaced them with tap water at Asante Rogue River Medical Center in Medford, Oregon. | ROGUE VALLEY TIMES

Oregon patients needed fentanyl but got tap water — and it went unchecked for nearly two years

Poor data and coordination between regulatory agencies contribute to hospital drug thefts, experts say

May 30, 2024

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Amid mental health crisis, new compact allows social workers to practice across state lines

America is facing a shortage of social workers and other mental health providers. Oregon lawmakers have not embraced a similar compact set up to address nursing shortages.

May 30, 2024

Pictured, a team at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford cared for a COVID-19 patient in the intensive care unit during the pandemic. | MICHAEL BLUMHARDT/ASANTE HEALTH

Health care spending in Oregon grew later in pandemic

New report tallies growth in spending that lagged overall inflation, showing impact of efforts to address spread of virus

May 28, 2024
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The Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse in downtown Portland, Oregon. | COURTESY/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Lawsuit accusing Oregon firm of pharmacy conspiracy appealed

Federal judges disagree over a lawsuit alleging Portland-based LegitScript worked with regulators and the pharmaceutical industry to keep drug prices high and hurt a New York company's business

May 28, 2024
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Quinn Coburn is a longtime meth user. The Grass Valley, California, man is now getting sober in a new state program that pays amphetamine users to stay clean. “It saved me,” Coburn says on a bright afternoon in April. | ANGELA HART/KFF HEALTH NEWS

California pays meth users to get sober

In the coming fiscal year, the state is expected to allocate $61 million to the experiment, and so far about 2,700 patients have enrolled

May 27, 2024

A pair of dairy cows. | WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Oregon officials warn against drinking raw milk as bird flu outbreak spreads in dairy cows

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed over 50 dairy herds across several states have tested positive for bird flu, and health officials say the virus could be more widespread than current testing suggests

May 27, 2024

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New rules protect pregnant workers, but red states sue over abortion provisions

New federal worker protection rules that include abortion care among the conditions covered are set to go into effect June 18

May 27, 2024

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

Oregon State Hospital suspends in-person visits after patient dies of suspected fentanyl overdose

The psychiatric program's interim director emailed staff citing a ‘significant incident’ involving contraband, but did not mention the patient's death

May 27, 2024

Emma Sandoe will head the state program providing free health care to 1 in 3 Oregonians. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

Updated: Emma Sandoe named as next director of Oregon's Medicaid program

Sandoe hails from North Carolina's program where Oregon Health Authority Director Sejal Hathi also had worked for a time. Sandoe will bring a national reputation while heading the $28-billion Oregon Health Plan providing free health care to 1.4 million low-income people.

May 23, 2024
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Dr. Alison Edelman is an OBGYN at Oregon Health & Science University who specializes in family planning, including contraception and abortion. | COURTESY OF DR. ALISON EDELMAN

Post-Dobbs, Oregon doc says it’s time to ‘stand up’ and talk about abortion care

Portland OBGYN says she and her team are proud to offer ‘non-judgmental’ care to patients, including those who come to Oregon seeking a legal abortion

May 23, 2024
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