Medicine

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.

People often use the wrong painkiller or take too much too quickly, increasing the risk of side effects, say pharmacists. Here are safer and more effective ways to take drugs like Advil and Tylenol.

Scientists, researchers and students from several Oregon universities were among the crowd of more than 500 people rallying against federal directives threatening funding for scientific and medical research at the state capitol Friday.

A psilocybin service center in Southern Oregon is trying to increase access with group-psychedelic experiences — like a magic mushroom concert.

Sophia the robot will give a speech at OHSU's Calvin and Mayho Tanabe address about possible advancement in the medical field sparked by collaboration between humans and technology.

Ambulance response times in Multnomah County have improved significantly over the past 10 days, according to American Medical Response, the county’s sole ambulance provider.

We hear about OHSU's efforts to develop a universal flu vaccine that would guard against ever-changing strains of the seasonal flu and other flu viruses.

Four people who underwent surgery at Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center in Oregon City filed a lawsuit after the hospital system warned the patients they may have been exposed to blood-borne diseases.

The Oregon Health Authority approved Myco-Method to train future psilocybin guides in March of 2023 as part of its roll-out of Measure 109 which created the county’s first regulatory frameworkfor therapeutic psychedelic mushroom use.

Opill is a progestin-only pill, with far fewer risks than familiar combination birth control pills that contain both estrogen and progestin.