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Ki Soon “Harmony” Hyun during a visit to the International Rose Test Garden in Portland, Ore., in an undated photo provided by family. Hyun, 83, who had dementia, died after wandering from the Mt. Hood Senior Living care facility in Sandy, Ore., in December 2023, after the staff failed to lock and secure the doors. | COURTESY OF FAMILY

Family of woman who died near Sandy memory care facility sues state, facility for $10 million

Oregon’s long-term care ombudsman highlighted significant issues at the facility in a report released earlier this month

Apr 18, 2024

Katherine Goodlow holds Coco the puppy outside her grandmother's home in Hisle on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. | ARIELLE ZIONTS/KFF HEALTH NEWS

Native Americans have shorter life spans. Better health care isn’t the only answer.

The median age at death of Native Americans was 14 years younger than for White Americans, according to an analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Apr 18, 2024

Members of Oregon's Universal Health Plan Governance Board meet for the first time in Salem on April 16, 2024. From left, Dr. Helen Bellanca, the board's chair; Dr. Bruce Goldberg, a veteran public health official; Debra Diaz, a physicians associate; Warren George, a retired businessman and the board's vice-chair. | JAKE THOMAS

Ambitious Oregon universal health board launches amid questions

After Gov. Kotek raised questions over its justification, appointed board will try to forge clear, specific answers to how the state could succeed where others have not

Apr 18, 2024
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Legacy Health Good Samaritan Medical Center in Northwest Portland, Ore., on July 30, 2023. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Legacy Health CEO Kathryn Correia announces retirement

The outgoing head of the beleaguered Portland-based hospital system cites stress, medical needs and a suggestion from a ‘friend.’ Dr. George Brown, her predecessor, will replace her as the system mulls a merger with OHSU.

Apr 17, 2024
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State: New and expecting parents with chickens should consider infection risks

A new Oregon study highlights a case investigated with Crook County in which the baby was born 150 miles away from the chickens that infected it — but had to be readmitted due to a serious Salmonella infection just days later

Apr 16, 2024

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What to know about the roiling debate over U.S. maternal mortality rates

A new study has sparked debate over the accuracy of public health data on deaths related to pregnancy and childbirth — and the narrative of high and rising U.S. maternal mortality rates

Apr 16, 2024

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Kroger-Albertsons deal puts Oregon’s health care merger program to the test

In a state where retail pharmacies have been disappearing fast, merger of pharmacy operators could hurt Oregonians' access. The state has scheduled a public hearing for comment.

Apr 16, 2024
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FDA announces recall of heart pumps linked to deaths and injuries

The agency issued the order for two heart devices linked to hundreds of injuries and at least 14 deaths after concerns were raised by an outside investigation

Apr 16, 2024

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Oregon study: COVID-19 vaccine not associated with cardiac deaths in healthy young people

A new study found no evidence of a potential complication of the COVID-19 vaccine — myocarditis — in cardiac deaths in the state

Apr 16, 2024

PeaceHealth, Vancouver - Medical Center Physician's Building. | COURTESY PEACEHEALTH

Vancouver nurses eye Oregon’s new hospital staffing law

Across the Columbia River, nurses at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center want Oregon-style staff levels in their union contract. They plan to picket outside their hospital on Thursday.

Apr 16, 2024
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