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Colorectal cancer is rising among younger adults. Some states want to boost awareness.

Experts say making sure people get screenings is key.

Mar 7, 2024

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Oregonians 65 or old urged to get second COVID vaccine

Preliminary research suggests good staying power for the first dose of the updated vaccine, but state and federal officials recommend seniors play it safe in light of their increased vulnerability

Mar 5, 2024

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Syphilis bacterium. | ILLUSTRATION BY JOMAR JUNIOR/PIXABAY

Syphilis is killing babies. The U.S. government is failing to stop the disease from spreading

The only drug that treats syphilis during pregnancy is in short supply. As cases rise sharply, the government isn’t doing much to prevent shortages.

Mar 5, 2024

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Parents caring for disabled children left waiting for pay, as bill fails in WA Legislature

Higher than expected cost estimates for providing the compensation came as a surprise and frustrated parents. “We need to be prioritized,” said one

Mar 5, 2024

Sara Barger, executive manager and policy liaison for 4D Recovery, visits with Mitch Wright, 31, in a recovery house in Gresham on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Wright, one of the house’s residents, said the house’s structure helped him turn his life around after drug addiction. | BEN BOTKIN/OREGON CAPITAL CHRONICLE

Recovery houses in Oregon provide crucial transition in path toward drug-free life

Oregon lawmakers poised to allocate $18 million this session to help them grow

Mar 5, 2024

A view of the Oregon State Capitol on February 26, 2024. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon drug prices in the spotlight as legislative session nears end

With patients and providers suffering the effects of pricing battles between drugmakers and insurers, lawmakers appear poised to make new laws

Mar 5, 2024
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Oregon’s drug decriminalization experiment appears dead

The voter-approved Measure 110 is nearing its end as the Legislature sends a bill unwinding Oregon’s drug decriminalization to Gov. Tina Kotek

Mar 4, 2024

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With medical debt burdening millions, a financial regulator steps in to help

In the past two years, the agency penalized debt collectors, issued stern warnings to providers and lenders, and published reports on how the health care system is undermining Americans' financial security

Mar 4, 2024

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Severe complications for pregnant veterans nearly doubled in the last decade, a GAO report finds

Citing an increase in problems, including 13 deaths, the report recommends conducting more routine screenings throughout pregnancy and in the postpartum period

Feb 29, 2024

Democratic state Rep. Jason Kropf of Bend and Democratic state Sen. Kate Lieber of Beaverton have orchestrated the meetings on their approach to Oregon's drug crisis. (Ben Botkin/Oregon Capital Chronicle)

In first vote, committee passes controversial bill that would unwind Measure 110

Police and prosecutors support House Bill 4002, but civil rights advocates warn that it would usher in Oregon’s return to the failed war on drugs

Feb 29, 2024

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