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Contaminated Cheese From Washington Creamery Sickens People in Oregon and Washington
An unpasteurized aged cheese produced by Twin Sisters Creamery Farmhouse in Washington state was linked to an Oregon resident who tested positive for Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O103.
Three people experienced symptoms of E. coli…
Survey Shows Oregon Middle and High School Students Are Not Getting the Health Care They Need
Three key themes emerged from a new state Student Health Survey (SHS) in which more than one in five Oregon eighth and 11th-graders experienced unmet mental and physical health care needs – they felt emotionally isolated, experienced…
Oregon Health Authority Issues Measles Alert After Detection in Marion County Sewage
Yesterday, the Oregon Health Authority OHA alerted health care providers that measles was detected in Marion County wastewater in a sewage sample through routine testing on October 6, implying that at least one person in the county has…
OHA Announces 10% Medicaid Payment Increase, Affecting 1.4 Million Oregonians
A 10.2% increase in Medicaid insurer payments next year by the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) will help Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs) operate within the margins of restrained budgets.
Facing federal policy shifts and rising…
Oregon Schools Used Naloxone Kits to Reverse Seven Overdoses Since State Program Began in 2023
Since the launch of its overdose reversal campaign late in 2023, Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and the Department of Education (DOE) have delivered free opioid overdose reversal kits to 692 schools, colleges, and universities throughout the…
Oregon Expands Access to Motorized Wheelchairs After Patients Describe ‘Dehumanizing’ Delays
Oregon’s 1.4 million Medicaid members will now have easier access to motorized wheelchairs and Durable Medical Equipment (DME) such as prosthetic limbs, infusion pumps, and blood sugar monitors, after collaborations between the state’s…
Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Attempt to Seize Control of the Oregon National Guard
Federal Judge Immergut ruled in favor of Oregon on Saturday, granting a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against the Trump Administration, effectively stopping them from federalizing the Oregon National Guard for 14 days.
Oregon…
Federal Government Pressures Oregon To Hand Over Residents’ Medicaid Records
Following threats earlier this month of a $30 million fine, Oregon health officials have handed over Medicaid identification numbers and other sensitive information to the federal government.
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) had…
Oregon Health Officials Reject Trump’s Claim That Tylenol in Pregnancy Causes Autism
In response to President Trump's claims that taking acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, during pregnancy could increase the risk of autism, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA)has pointed to science that disproves the president’s…
West Coast Alliance Issues Unified Vaccine Recommendations as Oregon Leaders Warn Politics Threatens…
The West Coast Health Alliance (WCHA) yesterday (Wednesday) issued unified, science-based vaccine recommendations ahead of the winter virus season.
Trump Administration Politicized Science
The four-state WCHA, incorporating…