The Latest Breaking News from Oregon Health Authority

Portland woman sues nail salon for more than $2M over alleged herpes infection – two years after someone sued the salon over similar allegations

Not the manicure aftermath she was expecting.

We Got This Covered · Oct 21

MultiCare's $700 Million Pledge for Oregon's Samaritan Hospitals Comes with State Conditions Patients Can Track Over 10 Years

Samaritan Health Services joins MultiCare on Nov. 1 with a $700 million pledge. Oregon's conditions require public reports that patients can use to track them.

Medical Daily · Oct 16

Central Oregon Clinicians Alerted to Multistate Salmonella Enteritidis Outbreak, but Officials Have Not Released Cases or a Source

Deschutes County alerted Central Oregon doctors to a multistate Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak. No case count or source has been released yet.

Medical Daily · Oct 14

"Oregon Health Officials Delayed a Meeting Because 'Urgency Is a White Supremacy Value'"

Robby Soave reports, here at Reason: The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is a government agency that coordinates medical care and social well-being in the Beaver State. During the pandemic, OHA was responsible for coordinating Oregon's vaccination drive and disseminating information about COVID-19—both vital tasks. The agency's office for equity and…

Reason · Jul 3, 2022

SoundMind Approved By Oregon Health Authority To Train Psilocybin Facilitators

Oregon's Health Authority (OHA) recently approved the SoundMind Institute Psychedelic Facilitator Training program as a state-sanctioned training facility for Oregon Psilocybin Services. 

Benzinga · Jun 21, 2022

Entheogenic Practices With Psilocybin In Oregon: A Struggle For Recognition After Measure 109

The Oregon Psilocybin Advisory Board held its second-to-last meeting with Oregon Health Authority officials and attorneys from the Department of Justice (DOJ), prior to sending final recommendations to state regulators.

Benzinga · Jun 1, 2022

Will Psilocybin Achieve Legal Status in Oregon? The State Adopts First Set of Rules In The Process

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) recently closed the first batch of administrative regulations regarding psilocybin products, testing and training programs. These rules will go into effect January 2023, when the State’s therapeutic psilocybin program authorized by the Oregon Psilocybin Services Act commences.

Benzinga · May 25, 2022

Climate change is pushing toxic chemicals into drinking wells

PORTLAND, Ore. — Don Myron is probably best known as the guy who survived one of the deadliest fires in Oregon’s history by sheltering overnight in a river with a patio chair. So there was never any question that Myron would rebuild his home in Oregon’s Santiam Canyon after the…

Tribune News Service · May 2, 2022

Oregon’s pioneering drug decriminalization hasn’t led many to seek help, as backers said it would

The effort ‘was presented to the public as pro-treatment, but it has been a complete failure in that regard,’ says Keith Humphreys, a Stanford addiction researcher and former White House drug policy adviser.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 5, 2022

Oregon ends residency rule for medically assisted suicide

Oregon will no longer require people to be residents of the state to use its law allowing terminally ill people to end their own lives, after a lawsuit challenged the requirement as unconstitutional

The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2022