Amelia Templeton

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A new RSV shot could help protect babies this winter — if they can get it in time

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

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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A new shot could protect babies against RSV — if they're able to get it in time

Saturday, October 21, 2023

A new vaccine for newborns could dramatically reduce hospitalizations this winter for RSV, a respiratory virus. But not every baby may get the shot.

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When homelessness and mental illness overlap, is forced treatment compassionate?

Friday, March 31, 2023

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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Lawmakers in Ore., Calif. attempt to expand involuntary commitment

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Expanding the use of involuntary commitment is being discussed in liberal California and Oregon, where severe mental illness, drug use and homelessness are becoming political liabilities for leaders.

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Inside an Oregon hospital, here's what it takes to provide care through the chaos

Tuesday, February 08, 2022

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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Hospitals have been struggling like never before during the omicron surge

Monday, February 07, 2022

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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Oregon Has Imposed A Mask Mandate As A COVID Surge Overwhelms Hospitals

Wednesday, September 08, 2021

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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2020 Election Trend: Voters Liberalize State Drug Laws

Thursday, November 05, 2020

Oregonians voted to become the first state to decriminalize the personal possession of illegal drugs, including cocaine, heroin, oxycodone and methamphetamine. The measures passed by a wide margin.

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As COVID-19 Cases Rise: Oregon Pauses Reopening, Arizona Doesn't

Monday, June 15, 2020

Oregon's governor put a one-week pause on reopening due to a growth in COVID-19 cases. Arizona's governor, despite a big spike of cases in his state, is defying requests to slow reopening.

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'Granny Pods' Help Keep Portland Affordable

Tuesday, August 15, 2017

As rents rise, Portland is making it easier for homeowners to build small houses in their backyards and enable people who would be priced out to stay.

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White Supremacist Arraigned For Portland, Ore., Train Murders

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

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.

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White Supremacist Accused In Portland, Ore., Train Killings Set To Be Arraigned

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

The Portland, Ore., man accused of killing two men after they stood up to him as he shouted anti-Muslim hate speech is set to be arraigned on Tuesday.

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Seven Who Led Anti-Government Takeover of Oregon Wildlife Refuge Acquitted

Friday, October 28, 2016

Ammon and Ryan Bundy, along with five others, had been brought up on conspiracy and weapons charges after they led an armed takeover the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge last winter.

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Oregon Occupation Sheds Light On Local Frustrations, But Divides Residents

Tuesday, January 05, 2016

Some in the community of Burns, Ore., welcome the attention on long-running conflict between ranchers and the federal government. Others question the out-of-town militants' tactics and goals.

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An Armed Takeover in Oregon

Monday, January 04, 2016

A Nevada-based militia group led by Ammon Bundy has occupied a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon to protest the Bureau of Land Management.

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Discovering Mount Hood's Glacial Caves

Tuesday, October 08, 2013

There's a world that exists exclusively below the ice, extending thousands of feet in elevation on Mount Hood in Oregon—it's a world  ade up of three recently discovered glacial caves...

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