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Health Reform

Trifecta seasonal shots amid cold and flu season

Healthier Together

‘We're not moving quick enough’: Black Maternal Health Week highlights disparities for expecting mothers

Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy related cause than White women, according to the CDC.
Healthier Together

Black Maternal Health Week highlights racial disparities in pregnancy-related outcomes

U.S. maternal death rates are climbing, and Black women three times more likely to die from pregnancy related causes than white women.
Health Reform

Oregon Senator Ron Wyden heading congressional investigation on pharmacy benefits managers amid high Rx costs

Sen. Wyden to lead a congressional investigation into the high cost of prescription medications and the roll of PBMs in pricing.
State

Congressional hearing looks into role of pharmacy benefits managers in high Rx costs

Oregon Senator Ron Wyden is heading up a congressional investigation into the high cost of prescription medications and the roll of PBMs in pricing.
Health

Consultant suggests fixes for Oregon State Hospital admission woes

The advisor from the Michigan Department of Health was hired to evaluate the state-run psychiatric hospital's admissions problems.
Health

Oregon healthcare providers to study procedures and solutions for more equitable access to care

Several groups will actively address gaps in health services for young children at the community level.
Health

Self-proclaimed COVID skeptic in Oregon survives severe infection, encourages vaccination

Howard Breidenbach of Myrtle Creek admits he did not take the virus seriously and did not get vaccinated. He hopes his story will resonate with others like him.
Health

Health care advocates rally for care equality in Portland Saturday

The Centers for Disease Control and Multnomah County declared racism a serious threat to public health last week
Vaccine

Front-line workers with health conditions react to new Oregon vaccination timeline

A union representing many Oregon grocery store employees said the state again put these workers at "the back of the line."
Vaccine

Santiam Hospital gives COVID-19 vaccines to health care workers & first responders in community

Last week hospital employees began getting shots when the hospital received 3,600 Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. Now they're reaching out to other essential workers.
Good Stuff

#ShareTheMedicalMic campaign aims to amplify the voices of Black women in medicine

On Wednesday, 40 physicians, including a Portland OBGYN, will hand over their social media accounts to 40 Black female physicians.