Amelia Templeton
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Hospitals were overwhelmed last winter by a surge in pediatric cases of RSV. Now a new monoclonal antibody shot could help, but price and supply issues are causing delays in getting it to infants.
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Democratic leaders in California and Oregon are becoming more open to using involuntary psychiatric commitment to combat homelessness, drug abuse and untreated mental illness.
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Salem Health in Oregon is a major hospital, but the omicron onslaught has strained the staff like never before. Still, they show up. For the patients, and for each other. And some see signs of hope.
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Salem Hospital in Oregon has been crowded for weeks. Patients are doubled up in rooms. Nurses experience panic over the workload and sadness over the unvaccinated. Then they get back to work.
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Once hailed as a COVID-19 success story, Oregon is now running out of ICU beds. Democratic Gov. Kate Brown has responded with mask and vaccine mandates, but is getting pushback.
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The Portland man accused of killing two men after they stood up to him as he shouted anti-Muslim hate speech was arraigned Tuesday. Jeremy Christian stabbed the men as they defended two young women.