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OHSU to merge with struggling Legacy Health

WEB“OHSU has enjoyed a decades-long relationship with Legacy Health, united by a shared commitment to improving the health and well-being of people in Oregon and …

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How gardens can create hope and wellbeing in uncertain times

WEBWhen you’re feeling numb and stunned from major stressors and trauma, gardens provide respite and support, said Teresia Hazen, who led Legacy Health Therapeutic Garden …

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Dear Doctor: Did my brother’s daily use of turmeric

WEBDr. Keith Roach is a physician at Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital. He writes an educational column on infectious diseases, public …

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Dear Doctor: Are daily vitamins causing my severe headaches

WEBDr. Keith Roach is a physician at Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital. He writes an educational column on infectious diseases, …

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OHSU, Legacy ink merger agreement; application for state …

WEBThe Oregon Health Authority’s new Health Care Market Oversight program will review the deal. State legislators created the regulatory body in 2021 to review …

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Legacy Health shuffles top executives as OHSU merger talks drag on

WEBGeorge Brown, who served as Legacy’s top executive for a decade until he was succeeded by Correia, will return to the health system’s top job no later than July 1. …

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OHSU confronts its own financial perils as it prepares merger with

WEBSince the news first leaked last August that Oregon Health & Science University and Legacy Health intended to merge, the dominant narrative portrayed …

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Legacy Health to sell off labs as part of financial recovery effort

WEBLegacy officials pointed to the health system’s severe financial problems as a reason for the sale. It is losing $10 million a month, which has forced it to raid its own …

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Seventh-day Adventists' health guidelines, longevity still powerful

WEBSeventh-day Adventists' "Eight Laws of Health". 1. Eat nutritiously (many choose a plant-based diet). 2. Exercise regularly and often to improve your body, mind …

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Legacy Health agrees to $14.5M settlement over claims nurses, …

WEBLegacy Health and its hospitals have agreed to pay $14.5 million to settle a class action suit filed by about 17,000 current and former non-exempt employees who …

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2,400 Portland-area patients may have been exposed to HIV

WEBTwo Portland-area hospital systems announced Thursday afternoon that a doctor involved in roughly 2,400 surgeries and other procedures may have exposed …

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Oregon’s director of youth behavioral health acknowledges …

WEBOHA is also investing in intensive programs to hopefully prevent youth from needing residential treatment. These include intensive in-home behavioral health …

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Dear Doctor: What does fast nail growth actually mean

WEBANSWER: This is an urban legend. Every person has a speed at which their nails will grow that is largely genetically determined, and a person in good health will …

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Oregon’s mental health workforce ‘crisis’ exacerbates challenges

WEBAspiring behavioral health providers can make more money working in physical health positions, she said. The average wage of a mental health social worker …

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Top staffer for Gov. Tina Kotek resigns after extended leave

WEBLindsey O’Brien, Gov. Tina Kotek's deputy chief of staff for public engagement, has resigned. She has been on medical leave for the last five months …

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Dr. John McDougall, physician and author who advocated a plant …

WEBHe succeeded in becoming a medical doctor. Experiences early in his career led him to the belief that obesity and many serious diseases can be treated by adapting …

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Second wave of exploding devices hits Lebanon after attack on …

WEBBEIRUT — Walkie-talkies exploded in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon on Wednesday in a second wave of attacks targeting devices a day after pagers used by …

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Medford hospital nurse replaced fentanyl with tap water, killing

WEBThe estate of a 65-year-old man who died while hospitalized at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center sued the hospital system and a nurse on Monday, …

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