OHA advises health care workers to stop using KN95 respirators
Following a federal decision to restrict the use of KN95-style respirators for medical use in the U.S., Oregon health and safety officials have…
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75 more Oregon COVID-19 cases; three more deaths, total of 124
COVID-19 has claimed three more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 124, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue ReadingState offers solution for Oregonians who lost health insurance
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Job loss due to COVID-19 has also caused many Oregonians to lose their health insurance. The Oregon Health Insurance…
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AARP Oregon urges families to ask nursing homes COVID-19 questions
By Eric Tegethoff, Oregon News Service PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — AARP Oregon wants families with loved ones in nursing homes to consider asking more…
Continue Reading 70 new COVID-19 cases in Oregon; six more deaths, total of 121
COVID-19 has claimed six more lives in Oregon, raising the death toll to 121, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Not business (or life) as usual: Gov. Brown, health officials spell out reopening details
Gov. Kate Brown and state health officials tried to sound an upbeat tone Thursday as they spelled out a measured plan to start reopening businesses…
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SE Washington county retracts claim of ‘coronavirus parties’
Officials in a county in southeastern Washington state are retracting their claim that some people in held parties in which they intentionally…
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OSU study: Benefits of higher doses of some drugs don’t justify costs, risks
An OSU researcher says trial data behind some drug recommendations show how larger doses may not be worth the extra costs for many…
Continue Reading Oregon reports 70 new COVID-19 cases, two deaths
COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 115, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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Oregon’s first COVID-19 patient out of hospital after 2 months
The first person in Oregon to be diagnosed with the new coronavirus has been discharged from a Portland hospital more than two months after being…
Continue Reading Oregon reports four more COVID-19 deaths; OHA now reports cases by ZIP codes
COVID-19 has claimed four more lives in Oregon, raising the death toll to 113, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
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St. Charles now requiring masks on all hospital, clinic visitors
As of Monday, St. Charles Health System is now requiring anyone entering a St. Charles hospital or clinic to wear a mask, to prevent the asymptomatic…
Continue Reading COVID-19 hospitalizations down in Oregon
State officials reported the number of Oregonians sick enough to be hospitalized with coronavirus hit a new low…
Continue Reading Oregon’s COVID-19 death toll unchanged at 109; 45 new cases
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon’s death toll from COVID-19 is unchanged from Saturday and remains at 109, the Oregon Health Authority said Sunday,…
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VA Portland offers safe mental health care amid COVID-19 outbreak
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Now more than ever, VA Portland Health Care System (VAPORHCS) is committed to providing high-quality mental…
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Warm Springs reports 2 more COVID-19 cases, total of 10
The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs has reported two more cases of COVID-19 as of late Thursday, for a total of 10, with 41 test results still…
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Alaska Airlines to require passengers to wear masks
Alaska Airlines says passengers will soon need to wear face masks on flights due to the threat from coronavirus.…
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Bend woman C.O.’s first COVID-19 patient to receive convalescent plasma transfusion
53-year-old Liliana Locke, who is originally from Ecuador, has been at St. Charles Bend for more than a week battling the COVID-19 virus. Now,…
Continue Reading Two more COVID-19 deaths in Oregon, for total of 103
COVID-19 has claimed two more lives in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 103, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue ReadingAnother $103 million for Oregon hospitals, health care providers
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Tuesday that over $103 million will be distributed among 141 health care…
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