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A critical care nurse at OHSU receives a vaccine during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. | COURTESY OHSU

Oregon performs better in health equity, but disparities remain

A new national state scorecard confirms dramatic inequities, finds regional variations

Apr 23, 2024
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DAIRIES WITH MORE THAN 700 COWS, LIKE THIS ONE IN PENNSYLVANIA, ARE KNOWN AS CONFINED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS./LANCE CHEUNG/U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

No bird flu cases in Oregon cattle, although the state is taking precautions

Agriculture and health officials say although it is possible for humans to contract bird flu, it’s rare

Apr 23, 2024

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OHSU leaders warn crowded emergency room is hurting finances

Hospital leaders plan to present a full plan to address the emergency department overcrowding in June

Apr 23, 2024

An empty hallway is pictured at the Northern Oregon Regional Correctional Facilities (NORCOR) jail in The Dalles, Ore., Monday, July 31, 2017. | CONRAD WILSON/OPB

Rural jails turn to community health workers to help the newly released succeed

County sheriffs are seeking to address the needs of people coming out of jail, who are more likely to have substance use and mental health challenges

Apr 23, 2024

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Medical providers still grappling with UnitedHealth cyberattack: ‘more devastating than Covid’

UnitedHealth says money is flowing after a massive hack to a payment network. But providers say they're still struggling to get paid

Apr 23, 2024

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Anesthesiologist sues Salem surgery center for $1.6 million

A dispute with nursing staff led to a doctor’s firing by Optum-owned Northbank Surgical Center; he says it was for whistleblowing

Apr 23, 2024
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Nurses picket at PeaceHealth's homecare offices in Springfield on Feb. 12, 2024. | NATHAN WILK/KLCC

PeaceHealth's home nurses authorize a potential second strike

Saying a two-week walkout in February did not lead to wage parity, nurses are contemplating a new, open-ended strike

Apr 23, 2024

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More people buy private health insurance plans as thousands lose Medicaid coverage

They represent a small fraction of the tens of thousands of people who’ve lost free Medicaid benefits since last April

Apr 18, 2024

Marsella Elie, a canvasser for the community organization Philly Counts, gives out Narcan, a drug that can reverse an opioid overdose, to a North Philadelphia resident as part of Philadelphia’s door-knocking campaign in neighborhoods heavily affected by the opioid crisis. | KIMBERLY PAYNTER/WHYY

To stop fentanyl deaths in Philadelphia, knocking on doors and handing out overdose kits

City officials hope to normalize naloxone as an everyday item in the medicine cabinet and reduce the disparate impact of overdose deaths on minority communities

Apr 18, 2024