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Oregon Issues Urgent ByHeart Formula Alert After Babies Sickened in Growing National Botulism…
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) urged families to stop using ByHeart formula yesterday to reduce the risk of infant botulism while the investigation into the current national outbreak continues. Two cases have been tied to the company’s…
Wildfire Smoke Is Sending More Oregonians to the ER, Especially in Latino Communities
Breathing-related illnesses, such as asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), increase when air quality deteriorates, according to Oregon Health Authority (OHA) data.
According to the OHA’s recently updated Air Quality …
Oregon Applies for $1 Billion Federal Grant to Boost Rural Healthcare Infrastructure
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has applied for a federal grant program that could render $1 billion in new investment to strengthen healthcare in Oregon’s rural and frontier communities.
OHA Applies For $1 Billion Oregon Rural…
Only 54% of Oregon Healthcare Workers Are Vaccinated Against Influenza, OHA Says
The Oregon Health Authority is concerned that patients could be infected by healthcare workers, following the fifth consecutive respiratory season in which influenza vaccination rates among healthcare workers have plummeted since the…
Oregon Sues Trump Administration Over New Rule Limiting Student Loan Forgiveness for Teachers and…
Attorney General Dan Rayfield joined a 22-state coalition of attorneys general in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to stop the Trump Administration from unlawfully restricting eligibility for the Public Service Loan…
Oregon Health Officials Warn Swimmers After Gower Creek Sewage Spill Hits Cannon Beach
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) issued an alert for Cannon Beach at Gower Creek on Monday, warning that a sewage spill could increase the risk of exposure to fecal bacteria.
Oregon Beach Monitors Raise Alarm On Gower Creek…
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…