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.
Health
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.
Oregon health leaders warn of bumpy start for expanded Medicaid system
Oregon’s Medicaid system, which covers more than one in three Oregonians, faces a monumental challenge: proving that its expansion will help keep people housed, fed and healthy.
Free at-home COVID-19 test kits are coming back
Starting Monday, September 25, households can order four free COVID-19 test kits.
Push to change Measure 110 gains momentum and money
A coalition has filed ballot initiatives to prohibit hard drug use in public places and has $700,000 lined up from donors, including Phil Knight
New data breach affects 1.7 million Oregonians
Those affected are current or past members of the Oregon Health Plan, the state’s Medicaid system
New ambulance provider takes over August 1
On August 1, Washington County will transition from longtime emergency 9-1-1 medical transportation provider Metro West Ambulance to American Medical Response.
Rash of deaths in Washington County ‘likely related to fentanyl use’
At least four people are dead in Washington County in the last five days. “Users are warned that there may be a batch of fentanyl circulating the street that is particularly dangerous to use,” the sheriff’s office said.
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