For years, in the course of their duties protecting people and property across the state, Oregon’s firefighters have been exposed to toxic smoke and chemicals that can cause cancer…
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“This is a public safety crisis that has the potential to unleash a disaster equal to the Deepwater Horizon spill, only right here in our city, at a cost to lives and our environment that I’m not sure we can even fathom.” — Rep. Dacia Grayber, D-Tigard…
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As she joined hundreds of her fellow firefighters in paying respects to Capt. Rick Ilg on Nov. 5, Dacia Grayber felt “shattered,” she later said on Twitter…
Tigard State Rep on Front Lines for Firefighter Cancer Prevention Read More »
An Oregon House bill passed Monday that allows pharmacists to prescribe, dispense, and administer both PrEP and PEP. The new bill clarifies that Oregon pharmacists are legally allowed to conduct HIV tests. It now goes to Gov. Kate Brown’s desk to sign…
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The Oregon House on Monday re-passed House Bill 2958 B, which allows pharmacists to prescribe, dispense, and administer both pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis. Known as PrEP and PEP, the two drugs prevent HIV infection…
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Pharmacists would get reimbursed from insurers for prescribing and administering HIV prevention drugs under a bill in the Oregon Legislature…
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When her husband was diagnosed with throat cancer in March, Dacia Grayber panicked. Her mind raced with questions: How would Matt Laas, her husband of eight years, respond to treatment? How would they tell their five kids…
