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It’s an especially bad flu season, and whooping cough — or pertussis — is also causing many infections.

Oregon's largest hospital system cited the length of the strike in a notice to nurses who've walked out from eight hospitals. The union accused Providence of delaying after members voted down a tentative deal.

Dr. Richard Cytowic, the author and professor at George Washington University, joins the Exchange.

Oregon joined with California and 20 other states to protect funding to universities, especially those involved in medical-related research, from a Trump administration effort to cut ‘indirect’ costs.

Providence Medford says striking nurses have rejected a contract offer by the hospital, continuing as part of one of the largest health care worker walkouts in the state’s history.

Nurses at Providence Medford have until Saturday to finish voting on the proposed deal.

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Deal includes pay increases, a fresh look at health insurance and language around nurse-to-patient ratios.

Three weeks in, the two sides say they want a quick resolution to the largest nurses' strike in state history.

A statewide walkout of Providence health care workers continues with little progress on negotiations.

Covered California, the state’s health insurance marketplace, has hit a record 1.8 million enrollees and the number could climb higher ahead of a Jan. 31 open enrollment deadline, due in large part to enhanced subsidies that have made plans more affordable.

The hospital trade association said Medicaid only pays 56 cents for every dollar of service provided and that other costs are going up.