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Courtesy of University of WashingtonCervical cancer is largely preventable, but gaps in screening, stigma and access to care continue to leave many women at risk, a University of Washington physician says. -
Roman Battaglia/JPR NewsA newly obtained federal report provides undisclosed details of how employees repeatedly observed — and even recorded on video — troubling behavior by a Medford nurse who cared for dozens of patients who'd been prescribed fentanyl. It took 18 months for hospital leaders to connect the situation to a surge in blood infections.
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Host Andra Hollenbeck and her guests talk about the upcoming NAMIWalks Southern Oregon event taking place on May 17. -
The Area Agency on Aging in the Rogue Valley manages a number of programs that support care for the region's most vulnerable elderly population. -
Brandon Thornock, CEO of Shasta Community healthcare, joins the Exchange to discuss. -
Faced with potential federal spending cuts that threaten health coverage and falling childhood vaccination rates, Monica Soni, the chief medical officer of Covered California, has a lot on her plate — and on her mind. -
Nearly half of Oregon’s hospitals lost money on day-to-day operations last year, according to a new 2024 financial report from the Hospital Association of Oregon. -
People in recovery in Southern Oregon now have a new option for support: a recovery cafe opening in Grants Pass. -
New state website supports longstanding complaints that hospitals have become a stopgap for holes in the Oregon mental health system. -
California uses Medicaid to pay for a range of nontraditional health care services, including housing. The Trump administration wants to scale back those programs. -
JPR’s Jane Vaughan recently spoke with Sandy Stack about the need for more recovery high schools and what might happen to the project after proposed budget cuts. -
Klamath Falls may someday become home to Oregon's second public medical school. -
Bob Wise, General Manager at KOBI-TV / NBC5 and Dee Anne Everson, CEO and Executive Director of United Way of Jackson County, join the Exchange. -
More than a third of Californians depend on Medi-Cal for a range of health care coverage. Now the program finds itself in the political crosshairs of federal budget-cutters.
