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MEDFORD, Ore. — “About 81 of our ONA members will not be at the bedside any more after October 18th,” said Oregon Nurses Association Representative Susan Bruce. Says this number is just at Asante Rogue Regional medical center. “That’s about 8 percent of …

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – In a mostly symbolic move, the House of Representatives passed legislation Friday that would guarantee a woman’s right to an abortion. The final vote was 218 to 211, largely along party lines, but there is not much hope …

Watch coverage as President Biden delivers remarks on his administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccinations.

A Coos Bay veteran and his service dog are being recognized as heroes to the community. The Veterans of Foreign Wars launched the #stillserving campaign last year to help recognize the continued commitment of veterans who are serving their community. Julian King …

MEDFORD, Ore. — September is Suicide Awareness Month and the ‘In this Together’ campaign, addressing suicide and the stigma around it, held a partner meeting Thursday morning. The campaign aims to address the health crisis surrounding suicide as well as give people …

MEDFORD, Ore. — An Asante employee shared with NBC5 News, despite an approved religious exemption from the vaccine, their position with the company is not guaranteed when they come back. In the two emails sent by employee relations at the hospital, Asante …

(CNN) With a little over half of the U.S. population fully vaccinated against COVID-19, health officials are continuing to sound the alarm on the devastating impact of the Delta variant in hotspots across the country. As the White House tries to convince …

JACKSON CO., Ore. — Two republican state Senators filed a formal grand jury petition, calling for an investigation into the CDC and FDA for their handling of the pandemic. Klamath County Senator Dennis Linthicum and Senator Kim Thatcher filed the petition back …

(NBC) – Across many parts of the country, new COVID cases have dropped slightly in the last few days. But in the Northwest, some hospitals have had to make difficult plans about how to ration healthcare if things get worse. In Spokane, …

WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – The Food and Drug Administration is likely to authorize Pfizer-BioNTech booster shots this week for many Americans at high risk of becoming seriously ill from COVID-19 now that a key advisory committee has voted to recommend the measure. …