Health

Commerce Department employees who were fired, reinstated, and fired again learned belatedly that their health insurance has been cut off. Some had already racked up thousands in medical bills.

If Republicans in the U.S. Senate pass the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” Oregonians currently enrolled in Medicaid are more likely than people in nearly any other state to lose coverage and end up uninsured, according to analyses from several national think tanks.

The criminal case of a former Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center nurse accused of diverting patients’ painkillers is moving forward — slowly.

The 17-person team of statisticians and scientists at the National Survey on Drug Use and Health are all out of jobs. Researchers around the country use the data to understand behavioral health.

As the Trump administration slashes the federal workforce, experts say cuts to the USDA, FDA and CDC have left the food supply vulnerable to outbreaks of foodborne illness.

Canada has seen a surge of American doctors seeking to move north in the months since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.

Benthic algae mats often appear attached to the floor of a waterway or floating in water in clumps. The bacteria was discovered in the Columbia River last year.

A small team of researchers responsible for keeping clinicians up to date on contraception research has been cut. Doctors say they rely on the team's guidance when advising women about contraception.

Backers say SB 951 will close a loophole that has allowed health care decisions to be increasingly driven by profit motives.

Under the Biden administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule barring medical debt from appearing on credit reports. Now, the agency is siding with the credit industry groups suing to have the rule vacated.