medical OHSU doctor, national advocacy group challenge residency requirement in Oregon’s medical aid in dying law as unconstitutional Christin Hakim, October 29, 2021 A federal lawsuit filed Thursday seeks to open up Oregon’s medical-aid-in-dying law to residents from other states. The national advocacy organization Compassion & Choices and an OHSU professor of family medicine have filed the suit, alleging the Oregon Death with Dignity Act’s residency requirement violates the U.S. Constitution. The lawsuit… Continue Reading
medical Oregon Medical Board revokes license of doctor who bucked COVID guidelines, spread misinformation Christin Hakim, September 18, 2021 The Oregon Medical Board revoked the license of a Dallas doctor earlier this month after he refused to follow COVID-19 guidelines in his office, spread misinformation about masks and over-prescribed opioids to his patients, according to medical board documents. The board also fined Steven Arthur LaTulippe $10,000 on Sept. 2…. Continue Reading