Vaccinations, masks and avoiding crowded gatherings are ways to avoid exposure to COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses this winter, health officials say.
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Individual, small company health insurance plans will cost hundreds more a year
The price of individual and small business health insurance plans will jump again next year – and two by double digits that could leave people paying nearly $700 more a year for their monthly premiums.
The next chapter in Oregon’s fight against fentanyl starts next week
Starting Sunday, 14 counties in Oregon will start deflection programs that are intended to help people enter recovery and avoid criminal charges and jail. The timing of the programs coincides with the start of a new misdemeanor penalty for low-level drug possession.
COVID infections spreading in Oregon, Washington and California
In Oregon, nearly 15% of people who tested for COVID over the past week had the virus, according to the Oregon Health Authority’s latest data. That rate only takes into account the 1,515 tests the agency knows about – many people test at home – but it’s an indicator of viral spread and is a high rate for this time of year.
Prepare for ‘potentially historic heatwave’ with these local resources and tips
“Confidence is increasing that this potentially historic heatwave will last several days,” the NWS said. Inside: tips on staying cool and how we’ll be covering this ongoing heat wave over the next few days.
Oregon expands free Medicaid health insurance to tens of thousands more people
The state is the third nationwide to expand coverage to people who earn more than limits set by the federal government
Excessive Heat Watch issued as triple-digit forecast looms
Starting Thursday afternoon, Independence Day festivities will be under the pall of an Excessive Heat Watch, which extends through Sunday evening as triple digit temperatures loom in the forecast.
Oregon taps North Carolina deputy director to lead Medicaid system
On July 24, Emma Sandoe will become the director of Oregon’s Medicaid program, which provides care to more than one in four Oregonians.
Bird flu detected in cows in several states but not Oregon
Bird flu has been confirmed in cows in Texas, Kansas, Michigan and Idaho, but not Oregon.
Disability Rights Oregon sues Washington County alleging it fails people in mental health crises
Washington County routinely fails to meet the health needs of people in mental health emergencies by dispatching armed police officers instead of trained behavioral health teams to help people in crises, Disability Rights Oregon said in a lawsuit filed on Monday.
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