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Lane County’s top health official says Oregon may be approaching the peak of flu season.
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Tiffany Eckert/KLCCFor decades, PeaceHealth Oregon has contracted with the local group, Eugene Emergency Physicians, to staff its emergency departments. Come June, that contract will not be renewed. Instead, the hospital system has chosen Atlanta-based ApolloMD as its emergency medicine partner in Springfield, Florence and Cottage Grove.
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The Oregon Health Authority, along with Oregon State University, recently detected the measles virus in Corvallis-area wastewater. -
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has launched a new statewide effort to stabilize maternity care as more rural hospitals struggle to keep labor and delivery units open. The governor is directing $25 million of General Funds to support hospitals that provide maternity services. -
The Washington State University Bread Lab researches whole grains and makes baked goods available and affordable. Janine Sanguine speaks with Oregon Grapevine host, Barbara Dellenback, about the creative work the lab is doing to make healthy food for the community. -
Both cases are in Linn County. Symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose and red eyes, followed by a rash. -
Oregon’s attorney general filed a lawsuit Wednesday against three insulin manufacturers and the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, alleging they worked together to inflate the price of insulin. -
Despite state vaccine requirements, many southwest Oregon counties and schools aren't reaching immunization levels needed for herd immunity. -
State officials said they were pleased with the award, which comes as Oregon braces for billions in Medicaid cuts over the coming decade. -
The audit found issues with the implementation and evaluation of the state’s landmark drug decriminalization law. -
On this edition, we talk with Professor Christopher Hendon of the U of O, affectionately known as Dr. Coffee , about the science and sociology of our favorite morning beverage. -
On this edition, we talk with Rob Zako, Executive Director of BEST, Better Eugene-Springfield Transportation about our rise in traffic fatalities and ways to make our roads safer.
