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AllCare, which serves about 70,000 people in southern Oregon, highlighted the lack of affordable housing in its region.
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State Sen. Eva Burch hopes her experiences will convince her colleagues to leave abortion access up to doctors — and Arizona voters — this fall.
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California bought and distributed a quarter of a million abortion pills, fearing a federal ban. At today’s Supreme Court hearing, the justices seemed hesitant to limit access.
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New research shows that over half of California’s rural hospitals are losing money. Forty-four percent of rural hospitals in Oregon have a similar status.
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Josh Wallner-Sentle's death was one of over 100 fatal overdoses in Jackson County last year. Many involved fentanyl, a highly addictive and powerful synthetic opioid that can be mixed into other drugs.
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Andra Hollenbeck from NAMI-SO asks about youth mental health options in the Rogue Valley. Guests are Darin Dale from Jackson Care Connect, one of the Oregon Health Plan (Medicaid) providers in the valley, and Sarah Hollingworth, from Kairos,
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Gov. Gavin Newsom made mental health a priority since he took office five years ago. The ballot initiative voters approved this week will provide billions of dollars to fund housing and treatment facilities for mentally ill Californians.
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California is one of four states that levies a tax penalty on uninsured households. Many people paying the fines are eligible for heavily subsidized health insurance through Covered California.
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Ari Rasori talks about the skills taught in wilderness first aid certification
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Review of news events in Southern Oregon and Northern California for week of March 10, 2024
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Birth doulas who help mothers through delivery are well known. But there’s a growing movement of end-of-life or death doulas. They can be especially helpful for isolated, older residents in rural areas.
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Oregon House Bill 4149 will regulate these middlemen in the drug market
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Peter Breslow Stumbling Around the World for NPR
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JPR news staff reviews news events for March 3, 2024