Jake Thomas
The Lund Report-
New state website supports longstanding complaints that hospitals have become a stopgap for holes in the Oregon mental health system. -
A narrow bill would be one of the first attempts in Oregon to regulate the rapidly changing technology that some worry could supplant medical professionals. -
Records show how state medical advisors decided questions around youth transgender care were outweighed by a state law ensuring access. -
The western spread of fentanyl continues to fuel regional variations in the number of people dying from drug overdoses, and Measure 110′s effects remain debated. -
Former Asante Health nurse Dani Marie Schofield is mounting a vigorous defense after being indicted for allegedly giving 44 patients tap water instead of painkiller. -
A new study by the Oregon Center for Nursing suggests hiring outside Portland area shouldn’t be so tough and that retaining nurses is about more than wages. -
As Oregon moves closer to limiting prescription drug prices, the pharmaceutical industry has stepped up its efforts targeting the state board that could set those limits. -
State officials say Oregon’s relatively flat enrollment with its subsidized insurance marketplace website reflects success with other health care initiatives. -
Democratic lawmakers say that months of work on health care legislation could unravel after a group of senators announced Tuesday they’ll deny the chamber a quorum until the session’s last day. -
One lawmaker said she’s seeing a “skyrocketing” problem of too many people with substance abuse disorder being unable to access treatment and described her bills as a “stopgap” that she said will save lives.
