In the past five years, e-scooter-related injuries have more than doubled in Oregon, from 211 to over 500 in just the first ...

However, Kailee Desmond, a Lake Oswego teen, sought to change this. As someone with severe allergies, she saw that EpiPens ...

The federal government has long required states to offer dental coverage for children enrolled in Medicaid, the joint state-federal health program for people who are low-income or disabled. Paying for ...

Floated by Rep. Brock Smith of Port Orford and shepherded by Rep. Rob Nosse of Portland, House Bill 4075 would authorize $44 million from the state’s unclaimed property fund to be used to help the ...

The bill passed the Senate on a largely party line vote of 17 to 10 late last month. But according to Sen. Deb Patterson, a Salem Democrat who chairs the Senate Health Care Committee, she was told ...

A sharp increase in serious injuries associated with e-scooters and e-bicycles — including 17 deaths — has state health officials urging riders to take safety precautions before heading out.

The share of pregnant women getting prenatal care had been improving: It rose between 2016 and 2021 to a high of more than 78%, but then declined to 75.5% by 2024, wiping out previous gains. The trend ...

Nearly two decades ago, progressives fought to include a so-called public option — a government-run health plan — in the broad health care overhaul known as Obamacare. That effort failed, defeated by ...

The Millers resettled on Vancouver Island, their scenic refuge accessible only by ferry or plane. Justin went to work in the ...

A proposed change to the state’s charity care law is pitting hospitals against patient advocates, with the former saying it’s needed to curb rising costs while the latter warn it could burden ...

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