Oregon Health Authority extends Medicaid benefits to young adults with special needs
A new pilot program is offering free Medicaid benefits to about 4,000 19- and 20-year-olds with intellectual, physical or ...
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Oregon’s health care workforce is growing, but serious challenges remain, new report says
While Oregon continues to make progress in bolstering and diversifying its health care workforce, challenges remain and more ...
Oregon health Q&A: 2 questions about pertussis (whooping cough)
Should elderly people living with persons with respiratory conditions, and elderly persons with respiratory conditions, be ...
Disability watchdog group seeks order to find Oregon in contempt of court
Disability Rights Oregon wants a federal judge to hold the state in contempt of court for failing to move people from jails ...
Oregon should be held in contempt and forced to make mental health system improvements, advocates say
Disability Rights Oregon wants a judge to hold Oregon in contempt for again taking too long to admit mentally ill people in ...
Oregon reaches highest number of whooping cough cases since 1950
Medical professionals are stressing the urgency of vaccinations as Oregon reached its highest number of whooping cough cases ...
Young children among flu deaths as Oregon hospitalizations soar to 500
Two children in the Portland metro area died from the flu this December, the the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) reports is ...
Oregon Health Authority reports two pediatric deaths from the flu during Christmas week
State health officials wouldn't give any further information about the deaths. They called the season moderate, but said a ...
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How Oregon health officials are preparing for change under Trump
And though nothing has been proposed formally, the Oregon Health Authority has already started to prepare for a slew of ...
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Oregon Health Authority ends algae bloom recreational use advisory for Powder River arm of Brownlee Reservoir
The Oregon Health Authority on Tuesday, Jan. 14, ended the recreational use health advisory for the Powder River arm of ...
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Oregon reports highest whooping cough case count since 1950
As of December 30, the Oregon Health Authority has reported 1,105 cases of pertussis — also known as whooping cough — in 2024, marking the highest number of cases since 1950, which saw 1,420 ...