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Oregon sees share of coronavirus cases rise in 10-19 age group Updated 7:00 AM; Facebook Share By Jacob Fenton | The Lund Report New COVID-19 case counts have plummeted in Oregon since late last year, but the state is experiencing a change in who is testing positive. Since January, the share of new cases in Oregonians aged 10 to 19 has grown by roughly 50% while the proportion of those aged 20 to 50 has shrunk, according to an analysis by The Lund Report. This shift appears to be part of a national trend. Nationwide weekly data collected by the American Academy of Pediatrics show a similar r...

Michael A. McCoy Originally published on March 31, 2021 2:24 pm Oregon Health & Science University announced Tuesday that it is launching an outside investigation led by a former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to look into allegations of sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation and racism. The announcement comes about a month after an employee filed a federal lawsuit against a doctor at OHSU for sexual assault. In the lawsuit the female plaintiff, who uses a pseudonym, states she was harassed and assaulted by Dr. Jason Campbell, an anesthesiology resident at OHSU who was also kno...

Oregon Recover wants 20% Increase in Alcohol Taxes January 26, 2021 As the new legislative session opens on Jan. 24, Oregon Recover is finalizing a bill which would raise excise taxes on beer, wine, and spirits.  Michael Marshall is executive director and co-founder of Oregon Recovers, a statewide coalition which builds a movement of people in recovery and those around them to fight addiction. In his proposed legislation, Marshall seeks more money to deal with the prevention and treatment of substance abuse disorder.  In the past two years, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) receiv...