Oregon hits 5 years since state's first reported COVID-19 case
The emergency is over, but the long-term effects of the pandemic are still highly visible across multiple sectors including education, business and real estate.
Wastewater testing helped track COVID-19’s spread. Bird flu might prove harder to monitor
Enter wastewater surveillance — a tool public health officials used during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic to monitor the ...
How the pandemic reshaped Portland’s restaurant scene
Exactly five years ago, the onset of COVID in Maine, and its aftermath, caused a period of intense turnover in the restaurant ...
Incomes are rising across the Portland area, but much more slowly in one county
Annual median household income topped $100,000 in 2023 for the first time in Clackamas and Washington counties, according to ...
COVID Map Shows Latest Case Rates Across US
Nationally, the test positivity rate for the week ending on February 8, was 4.8 percent, according to the CDC's most recent ...
Portland's budget woes threaten progress inside city's 911 center
Potential budget cuts could threaten years' worth of progress in Portland's 911 center, where call volumes surged and wait ...
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During pandemic, playful people were remarkably resilient, OSU research shows
research by Oregon State University shows. CORVALLIS, Ore. – Adults with high levels of playfulness showed strong resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to less playful individuals ...
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OUD Treatment in Opioid Treatment Programs Is Linked to Lower COVID-19 Risk
OUD treatment in opioid treatment programs is associated with a lower risk for COVID-19 diagnoses and COVID-related emergency ...
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Idaho governments can’t require masks for infectious diseases, after governor signs bill
Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed into law a bill that bans government and school mask mandates to combat infectious diseases.
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Flu deaths may have surpassed COVID deaths nationwide for first time since start of pandemic, early CDC data suggests
For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic ... The gap between flu and COVID-19 deaths is biggest in California, Hawaii, Washington, Oregon and Wyoming, where the percentage of ...
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Where Oregon women's basketball stands in updated March Madness bracket predictions
The COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the NCAA Tournament in 2020, with Oregon the presumptive national title favorite with Sabrina Ionescu, Ruthy Hebard and Satou Sabally at the helm.