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Health officials declare pertussis outbreak in Lane County

As cases of whooping cough spread, officials are urging the public to get up to date on their vaccinations and are warning that adults can also be severely affected by the respiratory disease

May 16, 2024

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Barney Speight played a major role in reforms to Oregon's health care system intended to lower costs and improve access. | COURTESY PHOTO

In memoriam: Barney Speight

Former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber and other health policy leaders say Speight had a hand in key reforms that expanded access and coverage over his decades-long career

May 16, 2024

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After a child’s death, California weighs rules for phys ed during extreme weather

California lawmakers are considering protections for students during students’ physical activities during heat waves, wildfires, excessive rain and flooding — events that are becoming more common in Oregon

May 16, 2024

Gov. Tina Kotek speaks to reporters at a press event in April 2023 in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

New records detail Aimee Kotek Wilson’s involvement in Oregon Health Authority affairs

Governor’s spouse was part of ‘team’ working on behavioral health, emails show. Supporters fear governor’s handling of the situation could spark backlash.

May 16, 2024
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What’s keeping the U.S. from allowing better sunscreens?

Red tape from a decades-old law is preventing Americans from using cancer-preventing sunscreens that are available in other countries. A bill in Congress could change that

May 16, 2024

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Oregon’s health care cost-growth controls hit a crucial stage

Critics disagree on whether the state’s proposed final rules for insurers and hospitals are too weak or will have unintended effects

May 16, 2024
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More addiction patients can take methadone at home, but some states lag behind

Only 19% of the roughly 2.1 million U.S. adults who have opioid use disorder receive methadone treatment

May 14, 2024

Rock formations at Bandon Beach in Southern Oregon. | LISA MCKELLY/PIXABAY

Coastal Oregon health center fired medical director for blowing whistle, suit claims

In the latest sign of turmoil at the federally funded nonprofit, Dr. Henry Holmes seeks $750,000, saying he was fired for flagging ‘unlawful practices’ to state and federal officials

May 14, 2024
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Nursing homes wield pandemic immunity laws to duck wrongful death suits

More than four years after COVID first raged through many U.S. nursing homes, hundreds of lawsuits blaming patient deaths on negligent care have been tossed out or languished in the courts

May 14, 2024

This seizure on April 21, 2023 of 100,000 fentanyl pills, 3 kilograms of heroin and 1 kilogram of fentanyl in the La Grande area typifies street drugs in Oregon. | OREGON STATE POLICE

Fatal fentanyl overdoses skyrocketed in Multnomah County, report says

Oregon’s largest county details human toll from synthetic opioid and shows which communities are being affected disproportionately

May 14, 2024
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