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On this edition we talk with Lila Wollman, a professor in human physiology at the University of Oregon about how some online influencers are claiming nicotine has amazing benefits, but the science doesn't bear them out. Then we talk with our own Membership Director Brooke Bumgardner about why we hold pledge drives and where our funding comes from. -
Tiffany Eckert/KLCC'Defies logic:' U.S. District judge fumes over testimony on day three of PeaceHealth trial in EugeneWednesday was the third day of testimony in U.S. District Court over PeaceHealth’s plans to transition emergency staffing from Eugene Emergency Physicians to one created by Georgia-based ApolloMD. During testimony from the defense, there were some tensions in the courtroom.
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Local nurses have delivered a petition to the PeaceHealth Board of Directors, signed by more than 6,800 supporters of Eugene Emergency Physicians. -
On this edition we talk with Jaime Gatewood of the Fair Housing Council of Oregon about their efforts to fight housing discrimination - especially for people with mental and developmental disabilities. We also talk with Alan Torres of the Register Guard about a key hurdle cleared by the developer for McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center to open up an emergency room in Eugene in the future. -
Health officials in Oregon are concerned they may not be able to contain a small but growing measles outbreak, and on Friday they asked for the public’s help in turning the tide. -
We talk with Logan Telles, Transportation Planner with the City of Eugene, and Captain Ryan Maloney of EPD, about efforts to slow and ultimately prevent all traffic fatalities in the City of Eugene. Then, we talk with KLCC's Rebecca Hansen-White about the public safety and law enforcement challenges of living in rural Lane County. -
On this edition, we talk with Amanda Silberling of TechCrunch about the death of a man at the Troutdale Amazon warehouse and reactions to it from employees who say the facility is not safe. Then we talk with Mari Shay of St. Charles Medical Center about a new Cancer treatment facility opening in Central Oregon. -
Federal court rules Oregon law requiring insurance to cover abortion, contraception unconstitutionalThe scope of U.S. District Court Judge Mustafa Kasubhai’s ruling won’t be known for at least several weeks, but his temporary ruling sides with Oregon Right to Life, the Keizer-based nonprofit that filed a lawsuit in 2023. -
PeaceHealth Oregon’s top executive, who was placed on administrative leave last week, has now been ordered by a federal judge to testify in a lawsuit against the hospital system. -
PeaceHealth Oregon’s top executive- Jim McGovern- has been placed on leave. It follows allegations he violated the scope of his administrative license and attempted to dictate patient care that went against providers’ clinical judgment. -
Oregon Health Authority cautions against giving baby poultry as gifts for Easter
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The state hasn’t seen a major measles outbreak yet. But it may only be a matter of time.
