May 12 2021
Gale Castillo, owner of Cascade Centers Inc., is chair of the Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber in Portland.
COVID-19 reminded us about the gross health care inequalities which have exacted a terrible toll for so many families, particularly those of lower income and from communities of color. While we are beginning to turn the tide on COVID-19, we must not lose sight of the lessons learned on the needed changes in our health system to ensure that all communities reap the benefits of the incredible advances we ve made in science.
Cancer also is a disease that has brought so much loss and suffering to people all across the world, and when you look at the statistics, a familiar picture of disparity emerges. On average, Hispanic-Americans have lower cancer incidence rates than our Caucasian counterparts, and yet the mortality rates for those in our community who are afflicted with the disease are disproportionately higher.
April 25 2021
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has said she will increase restrictions in the total reaches 300, whioch is nine more than Sunday.
Hospitalizations in Oregon from COVID-19 inched down Sunday, temporarily easing pressure of Gov. Kate Brown to ban indoor dining and toughen other restrictions in the hardest hit counties.
The Oregon Health Authority reported there were 291 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 on Sunday, April 25. That is four fewer than Saturday. Of those, 66 are in ICU beds, the same as Saturday. Brown has said she will increase restrictions in the highest risk counties if the total number hits 300.
The health authority also reported 780 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the state total to 180,700. But it only reported one new COVID-19 related death, raising the state s death toll to 2,485.
Oregon woman dies after Johnson & Johnson vaccination April 22 2021
The death was announced on the same day Oregon reported its highest daily new COVID-19 count since January.
Oregon and U.S. health officials are investigating the death of an Oregon woman following immunization with Johnson & Johnson s COVID-19 vaccine.
The Oregon Health Authority announced on Thursday, April 22, that it was informed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about the investigation into the woman s death.
The woman, who has only been identified as being in her 50s at the time of her death, received a dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine before the pause order was issued April 13.
April 19 2021
Jess Guerriero is an OHSU Transgender Health Program social worker. Dr. Kara Connelly is associate professor of pediatrics in the OHSU School of Medicine. Dr. Christina Milano is an associate professor of family medicine in the OHSU School of Medicine.
Imagine yourself as a child or teen. You have repeatedly heard others comment about your access to school bathrooms, your ability to play team sports, your health care and how people like you are being murdered. You breathe a sigh of relief when the president issues an executive order to prevent and combat discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation.