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Hospitals' challenge to Oregon merger reviews nears key ruling

Judge will decide whether the Hospital Association of Oregon has the legal standing it needs to knock out the high-profile state program

May 2, 2024
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California is investing $500M in therapy apps for youth. Advocates fear it won’t pay off.

The state faces controversy over a decision to pay private companies $498 million to offer therapy apps for children and young adults that directs users to paid counseling

May 2, 2024

Nurses at Providence Newburg Medical Center picketing on March 18, 2024. | COURTESY OREGON NURSES ASSOCIATION

Providence Medford nurses stage picket during contract negotiations

The 400 nurses and caregivers in Medford are represented by the Oregon Nurses Association. They’ve been bargaining with Providence since January, but a contract has not been finalized.

May 2, 2024

A view of the Oregon State Hospital spire from the courtyard on Nov. 21, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS

Oregon State Hospital distributes condoms but fails to keep patients safe, feds say

Managers said condoms were distributed to patients for ‘self-care,’ but failed to appropriately protect against sexual assaults and attack, inspectors found

May 2, 2024
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Pictured is a CDC scientist preparing a patient sample for testing. | JAMES GATHANY/CDC

WHO overturns dogma on airborne disease spread. The CDC might not act on it.

Responding to pandemic errors, the new research emphasizes improving indoor ventilation and stockpiling face masks. However, it doesn't offer advice

May 2, 2024

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FDA finally moves to scrutinize specialized health screenings

Under scrutiny, the agency issued a rule that provides guidance for a range of critical lab-developed tests, including certain cancer and prenatal screenings. Lab-test accuracy and marketing had long skirted federal oversight.

Apr 30, 2024

Dr. Debby Day at her home in North Carolina | ANDREA BRUCE/PROPUBLICA

A doctor at Cigna said her bosses pressured her to review patients’ cases too quickly. Cigna threatened to fire her.

Cigna tracks every minute that its staff doctors spend deciding whether to pay for health care. Dr. Debby Day said her bosses cared more about being fast than being right: ‘Deny, deny, deny. That’s how you hit your numbers,’ Day said.

Apr 30, 2024

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Legacy Health, Oregon settle meal break violations for $1.25 million

Portland-based hospital system agrees to obey state shift break rules, says state labor agency

Apr 30, 2024
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Rosanna Jackson, an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, is heading up the effort to start the first ever suicide prevention helpline run by and for Native youth. Jackson stands in front of her old elementary school on the Warm Springs reservation in February 2024. | LILLIAN MONGEAU HUGHES FOR THE HECHINGER REPORT

A crisis call line run by Native youth, for Native youth

Native youth have the highest suicide rate of any demographic in the country and need solutions that address their unique needs

Apr 30, 2024

The Medical University of South Carolina is conducting a genetics research project to study how DNA affects health conditions, such as heart disease and cancer. Lee Moultrie, a member of the community advisory board for the project, regularly wears a bright-blue pullover with the words "In Our DNA SC" embroidered on the front to encourage people to enroll in the study. | GAVIN MCINTYR/HEALTH NEWS

Genetics studies have a diversity problem that researchers struggle to fix

Close to 90% of genomics studies have been conducted using DNA from participants of European descent, which experts say can have real effects on health outcomes

Apr 30, 2024

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