Health

Federal report finds safety issues, other problems at Oregon State Hospital

Oregon State Hospital has a security camera system with blind spots and has failed to prevent patient-on-patient assaults…

Bend

Expenses outpace revenues in St. Charles first quarter

Expenses outpaced income in the first quarter of the year for St. Charles Health System, despite an increase…

Health

Applications now open for fund to increase access to Oregon’s legal psilocybin program

Before Oregon even launched its legal psilocybin program last year, one of the main questions inside the industry…

Health

Restoring sight is possible now with optogenetics

As a child, Max Hodak learned to develop film in a darkroom with his grandfather who was almost…

Bend

Oregon Health Authority director makes rounds in Bend as part of statewide tour

When Oregon Health Authority Director Dr. Sejal Hathi started her new role late last year, it quickly became…

Business

St. Charles ends 2023 in the black, bucking the statewide trend of record losses

St. Charles Health System ended last year with an operating income of $79.5 million, bucking the statewide trend…

Bend

NeighborImpact and COCC open hundreds of new child care slots in Central Oregon

During the pandemic, hundreds of child care options in Central Oregon closed. In 2021, NeighborImpact, partnering with Central…

Health

Idaho’s ban on youth gender-affirming care has families desperately scrambling for solutions

Forced to hide her true self, the transgender daughter of Joe Horras struggled with depression and anxiety until…

Health

U.S. Rep. Salinas backs legislation to increase, expand mental health care in public schools

U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas is pushing legislation that would expand health services offered in public schools — with…

Health

Those terminally ill ask more states to legalize physician-assisted death

DENVER — On a brisk day at a restaurant outside Chicago, Deb Robertson sat with her teenage grandson…

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