Oregon Health Authority

Health officials blame a lack of access to medical professionals and internet misinformation for drops in rates.

Oregon’s public health officials are urging families to get vaccinated after measles was detected in the wastewater of six Oregon counties.

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.

Both cases are in Linn County. Symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose and red eyes, followed by a rash.

It’s never too late to get vaccinated, according to the Oregon Health Authority’s Dr. Howard Choi.

The Oregon Legislature’s Emergency Board has committed $7.5 million to Planned Parenthood. The funding is in response to the Trump administration’s reconciliation bill, HR-1, which blocks patients with Medicaid from using their coverage for care at the reproductive health centers.

The Corvallis Clinic, St. Charles Health System in Bend, PacificSource’s commercial insurance plan, and United Healthcare’s and Moda’s Medicare Advantage Plans were found to have unreasonably cost increases.

The Oregon Health Authority has lifted an alert it issued for Cannon Beach at Gower Creek.

The Oregon Health Authority says an Oregon resident has tested positive for E. coli after eating unpasteurized aged cheese from a creamery in Washington.

The Oregon Health Authority has lifted a recreational use health advisory for Eckman Lake in Lincoln County.

The Oregon Health Authority says insurer Trillium will take over 90,000 low-income patients served by PacificSource in Lane County.