ROGUE VALLEY, Ore.– Hospitals are seeing more people coming in across the region related to wildfire smoke, according to health officials. Epidemiologists said children have been especially impacted by the smoke. Health officials recommend staying inside as much as possible ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – The Oregon Health Authority and Oregon State University are thanking wastewater utilities around the state, for their help in tracking COVID-19 through the pandemic. The OHA said in a statement Monday, that in September 2020 wastewater utilities ...
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Oregon Health Authority is investigating a cluster of four cases of Salmonella infections linked to Papa Murphy’s cookie dough. The OHA said raw cookie or S’mores Bar dough sold by the “take-and-bake” pizza chain was significantly ...
PORTLAND, Ore.– The OHA is making changes to its vaccination policies and changing the way it reports COVID-19 cases, starting Wednesday. The state is lifting its vaccination requirement for both health care and K-12 workers. The OHA will also no ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– The OHA is officially lifting its mask mandate for healthcare facilities starting Monday. But hospitals and clinics will still be able to require masks if they choose to do so. Health care settings include hospitals, mobile clinics, ambulances, ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– The OHA is officially lifting its mask mandate for healthcare facilities next week. Starting Monday, the OHA is no longer requiring masks be worn in healthcare settings. But hospitals and clinics will still be able to require masks ...
MEDFORD, Ore.– The OHA recently gave out a psilocybin license to a Medford business. It’s the first in Southern Oregon to be officially licensed by the state. Satya Therapeutics is a psilocybin manufacturing company based in Medford. Its co-founders said ...
Author: KGW Staff SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — Gov. Tina Kotek has announced a new interim director at the Oregon Health Authority following last week’s news that the previous interim director, James Schroeder, will resign after only about two months in ...
PORTLAND, Ore.– The Oregon Health Authority said cases of COVID-19 and RSV are declining across the state. The OHA held a press conference Thursday and it believes case numbers are trending in a positive direction. Along with COVID-19 and RSV, ...
SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Health Authority’s new director has made a list of his top priorities moving forward. James Schroeder was recently appointed to the position by new Governor Tina Kotek. He has identified some of the Oregon ...