In a Nation Succumbing to COVID-19, Where Does Oregon Stand? These 9 Charts Will Show You.

Our death rate is low, and our rise in cases doesn’t match that in other places. But our stability is fragile.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown Lifts Ban on Elective Surgeries. Some Frontline Workers Wonder If It’s Too Soon.

Multnomah County Commissioner Sharon Meieran, an Emergency Doctor, Calls for Shelter in Place Policy Statewide

Meieran added her voice to the shelter-in-place order drafted by Mayor Ted Wheeler, but push for more social distancing. She also critiqued the state’s response for retirement homes.

Gov. Kate Brown Didn’t Move Aggressively in the Face of the Accelerating COVID-19 Pandemic. But She Was Pressed Into Action.

Multnomah County Commissioner Sharon Meieran, an Emergency Room Doctor, Signed Onto a Letter Calling for People to Stay Home

360 Portland doctors and other health professionals in an open letter to Vice President Mike Pence called for key federal action to address novel coronavirus.

As Oregon Investigates a Possible Vaping Death, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden Demands a Federal Tax on E-Cigarettes

Deborah Kafoury says: “It’s become so prevalent that our teens often call bathrooms ‘the juul room.’”

Commissioner Sharon Meieran Asks Multnomah County to Save Needle Exchanges From Budget Cuts

“It’s definitely saved lives,” Commissioner Sharon Meieran said of the county’s needle exchange sites.