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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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Dr. Kyriakos C. Stylianou, Associate Professor in the Material Discovery Lab at Oregon State University, joins the Exchange. -
Good News Rescue Mission, a local faith-based homeless services organization, will run the 75-bed facility, expanding substance use disorder treatment options in the region. -
Mental Health Matters host, Andra Hollenbeck, speaks with April Esry. -
A group of financial stakeholders is meeting regularly to advise the governor on how to prepare for reduced federal funding for Medicaid. The program is funded by taxpayers and insures one in three Oregonians. -
The dedicated room ends years of scheduling bottlenecks and improves privacy for patients receiving internal radiation. -
Seniors and veterans in Jackson County will soon have a new option for emergency medical care: receiving help at home. -
ByHeart, a manufacturer of organic baby formula, recalled all of its products sold nationwide Tuesday, days after some batches were recalled in an expanding outbreak of infant botulism. -
The proposed True North campus could bring hundreds of jobs and new crisis beds, but county leaders say it doesn’t serve Shasta’s most urgent needs. -
An injection of public funding means the nonprofit organization can keep primary care clinics operating. But with more financial troubles looming, lawmakers say there’s more work to be done to protect reproductive health services. -
Joining Andra Hollenbeck, host of Mental Health Matters, is Chuck Strand, Executive Director of Rural Minds. -
The county joins 24 others in California using vending machines to distribute the overdose-reversal drug for free. -
Humboldt County is getting tens of millions of dollars for mental health care in an effort to relieve pressure on emergency departments and jails serving those in crisis.
