Oregon health Q&A: At age 77, how can I tell if I’m protected against measles?
Q: I am a fairly healthy 77-year-old woman who has always been dutiful about being fully vaccinated. In reading about the, ...
Oregon’s health, human services agencies will receive hundreds of millions more after budget adjustment
New spending could include funding for a management review at the Department of Transportation and millions for wildfire ...
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Oregon budget writers plan to spend hundreds of millions more on health, social services
Citing higher-than-anticipated caseloads in the state’s Medicaid program and the agency that provides services to seniors and ...
Cascadia Health taps Oregon health veteran for top job
James Schroeder had served as Cascadia Health's deputy CEO since last October. He'll take the helm on March 17. Schroeder ...
Oregon lawmakers 'rebalance' budget, address caseload increases at ODHS and OHA
The rebalancing bill addresses higher caseloads at OHA and ODHS and directs funding to other programs like wildfire prevention.
Bill targets resources to address missing and murdered Indigenous people in Oregon
The proposal would provide victim outreach and prevention services related to missing and murdered Indigenous people.
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Oregon bill takes aim at ‘epidemic of violence’ around missing and murdered Indigenous people
A new bill progressing in the Oregon Legislature would allocate staff and resources within the Oregon Health Authority to ...
Oregon's current flu season shaping up to be one of the worst in a decade
Flu cases peaked in December and then began to drop off, but the trend reversed in late January, and cases have remained elevated through February.
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OHA sounds alarm on congenital syphilis crisis, rising rates in rural Oregon
The Oregon Health Authority says congenital syphilis cases are rising across the state, according to preliminary data.
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Paying for a drug help hotline gone cold
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