Health

OHSU Primate Center Workers to Lose Access to Nearby Treatment for Exposure to Monkey Diseases

Employees depended on Providence’s St. Vincent Medical Center because it was close by, and primate bites and scratches require immediate attention.

By Anthony Effinger

Family Sues After Heat-Related Death at Bend Senior Care Facility

Staff left a heavily dressed Lenore Hess outside on a blazing August day. Her family seeks $12 million in damages.

By Nigel Jaquiss

Vaccination Avoidance Rises in Oregon

Nonmedical exemptions for kindergartners rose to 9.7% for the 2024–25 school year.

By Nigel Jaquiss

OHSU Paid Lawyers $5.8 Million in Failed Merger

In total, OHSU paid Hogan Lovells’ team $5.8 million over 26 months, billing records show.

By Anthony Effinger

Portland Cat’s Bird Flu Death Prompts Lawsuit

By Rachel Saslow

Doctors Pressure Regulators to Close OHSU’s Primate Research Center

By Anthony Effinger

Technicians at Providence’s Outsourced Lab Seek to Unionize

By Aaron Mesh

Housing Providers Say Funds From Insurers Have Dried Up

By Lucas Manfield

High-Ranking Jail Official Is on Leave

By Lucas Manfield

OHSU Names Betsy Johnson and 24 Others to Committee Charged With Finding New President

By Anthony Effinger

OHSU Sued by Former Employee Who Says His Supervisor, a Porn Director, Harassed Him

By Anthony Effinger

Former Head of Knight Cardiovascular Institute at OHSU Sues Over Pay Cut

By Anthony Effinger

Oregon Health Authority Says It Will Make Rules to Disallow Associate Mental Health Clinicians From Billing Medicaid

By Sophie Peel

County Scrambles to Save Immunization Programs as Federal Funding Runs Out

By Lucas Manfield

Upcoming Change in CareOregon’s Reimbursement Policy Causes Uproar Among Mental Health Professionals

By Sophie Peel