OHSU study sheds light on the role housing and other needs play …
Dec 4, 2024 · Housing and food insecurity sharply increased in Oregon among Medicaid and Medicare recipients during the COVID-19 pandemic, even amid a moratorium on evictions and …
Family of slain Legacy security guard files $35 million lawsuit …
A pile of flowers and a note eulogizing Bobby Smallwood, a security officer for Legacy Health, sit outside the Good Samaritan Medical Center, where he was killed during a confrontation on …
Homebound seniors living alone often slip through health …
Dec 3, 2024 · It gets less focus from policymakers, but about 2 million adults 65 and older are completely or mostly homebound, while an additional 5.5 million seniors can get out only with …
Health experts outline how Trump administration could affect …
Nov 12, 2024 · WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has several choices to make in the coming months about whether his second administration will keep access to contraception …
Nursing homes fell behind on vaccinating patients for COVID
Dec 4, 2024 · Last winter, only 4 in 10 nursing home residents got an updated COVID vaccine. The low uptake leaves a fragile population vulnerable. Some industry watchdogs say it could …
How nurse navigators are helping improve emergency medical …
Nov 26, 2024 · Emergency response systems in the Pacific Northwest are facing a great deal of strain due to inadequate staffing levels and rising 911 call volumes.. In response, some cities …
OHSU paused live-pig training for OB/GYN residents after ‘many’ …
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Providence, nurses union step up war of words as new Portland …
Nurses and other health care workers along with their supporters took to the picket lines outside Providence Portland Medical Center in June 2023 as the state’s largest nurses union called a …
Make America Healthy Again: an unconventional movement that …
Nov 26, 2024 · Within days of Donald Trump’s election victory, health care entrepreneur Calley Means turned to social media to crowdsource advice. “First 100 days,” said Means, a former …
Biden administration unveils plan to cover weight loss meds under ...
Nov 26, 2024 · WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced Tuesday it’s reinterpreting federal law to allow Medicare and Medicaid patients access to anti-obesity medications to …