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Investigation Part 1: County staffer making $102K on paid leave since 2024 amid domestic violence allegations
Owen Racer 8/23/26 Owen Racer 8/23/26

Investigation Part 1: County staffer making $102K on paid leave since 2024 amid domestic violence allegations

Cascadia Daily News

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‘Corporate medicine at its best’: The PeaceHealth emergency room policy Oregon is fighting to avoid
Owen Racer 8/23/26 Owen Racer 8/23/26

‘Corporate medicine at its best’: The PeaceHealth emergency room policy Oregon is fighting to avoid

Cascadia Daily News

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Nurse practitioners could fill care gaps, but path to becoming one is stymied
Owen Racer 8/22/26 Owen Racer 8/22/26

Nurse practitioners could fill care gaps, but path to becoming one is stymied

Cascadia Daily News

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Is an old law helping PeaceHealth maintain its local monopoly?
Owen Racer 8/21/26 Owen Racer 8/21/26

Is an old law helping PeaceHealth maintain its local monopoly?

Cascadia Daily News

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With Oregon precedent, WA lawmakers reflect on anti-corporate medicine legislation
Owen Racer 8/21/26 Owen Racer 8/21/26

With Oregon precedent, WA lawmakers reflect on anti-corporate medicine legislation

Cascadia Daily News/Washington State Standard

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A young veteran’s journey — from burn pit exposure to desperately needing a kidney
Owen Racer 8/18/26 Owen Racer 8/18/26

A young veteran’s journey — from burn pit exposure to desperately needing a kidney

Cascadia Daily News

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A ‘miracle drug’ is spreading hope for opioid addiction in Bellingham and beyond
Owen Racer 8/17/26 Owen Racer 8/17/26

A ‘miracle drug’ is spreading hope for opioid addiction in Bellingham and beyond

Cascadia Daily News

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The Gun Violence Epidemic Is ‘Locking Us Back in Our Room’
Owen Racer 4/28/25 Owen Racer 4/28/25

The Gun Violence Epidemic Is ‘Locking Us Back in Our Room’

KFF Health News

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Nonprofit Hospitals’ Community Benefits Come Under IRS Scrutiny
Owen Racer 4/27/25 Owen Racer 4/27/25

Nonprofit Hospitals’ Community Benefits Come Under IRS Scrutiny

Bloomberg

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Data can help spot — and stop — youth mental health issues. The problem lies in gathering it
Owen Racer 4/27/25 Owen Racer 4/27/25

Data can help spot — and stop — youth mental health issues. The problem lies in gathering it

WVXU | Cincinnati Public Radio

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Why mobile mental health care works for clients and social workers
Owen Racer 4/26/25 Owen Racer 4/26/25

Why mobile mental health care works for clients and social workers

Healthbeat

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Addictive, opioid-like gas station products are alarming clinicians, lawmakers
Owen Racer 5/17/24 Owen Racer 5/17/24

Addictive, opioid-like gas station products are alarming clinicians, lawmakers

Cascadia Daily News

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As suicides hit record highs, what can we do about "contagion"?
Owen Racer 9/25/23 Owen Racer 9/25/23

As suicides hit record highs, what can we do about "contagion"?

Salon

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The 988 lifeline, one year later
Owen Racer 7/10/23 Owen Racer 7/10/23

The 988 lifeline, one year later

Salon

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Community Care | Capital Region nonprofits help Black communities access mental health care
Owen Racer 6/29/23 Owen Racer 6/29/23

Community Care | Capital Region nonprofits help Black communities access mental health care

Comstock’s Magazine

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Toxic positivity and the GOP primary's plight with mental health
Owen Racer 6/26/23 Owen Racer 6/26/23

Toxic positivity and the GOP primary's plight with mental health

Salon

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The Mental Health of Our Afghan Youth Could be Worsened by Looming Legislation
Owen Racer 4/20/23 Owen Racer 4/20/23

The Mental Health of Our Afghan Youth Could be Worsened by Looming Legislation

Comstock’s Magazine

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A Push For School-Based Mental Health
Owen Racer 3/31/23 Owen Racer 3/31/23

A Push For School-Based Mental Health

Comstock’s Magazine

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How the stigmatisation of mental illnesses came to encapsulate mental health
Owen Racer 12/16/22 Owen Racer 12/16/22

How the stigmatisation of mental illnesses came to encapsulate mental health

SCREENSHOT Media

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Inside New Orleans nursing industry shortage
Owen Racer 12/1/22 Owen Racer 12/1/22

Inside New Orleans nursing industry shortage

Biz New Orleans

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