In the last four years, PSU’s Higher Education in Prison (HEP) program has grown from a single class offered at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility to a bachelor’s degree program with a college readiness navigator — and will continue its growth into 2023 with Pell Grant funding, online courses and a new full-time program administrator to guide HEP into the future.
There were 150 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in Oregon in the week ending Dec. 17, making up 19.4% of total deaths by all causes in Oregon.
Oregon's death count exceeded the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending Dec. 10, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
There were 41 deaths from chronic lower respiratory diseases reported in Oregon in the week ending Dec. 17, making up 5.3% of total deaths by all causes in Oregon.
There were 50 deaths from cerebrovascular diseases reported in Oregon in the week ending Dec. 17, making up 6.5% of total deaths by all causes in Oregon.
A study by Oregon State University College of Pharmacy researchers suggests that two anticonvulsants often prescribed for chronic pain are only “modestly effective” at pain management and can create an unfavorable risk/reward situation for patients.
There were less than 10 deaths from nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis reported in Oregon in the week ending Dec. 17, making up less than 1.3% of total deaths by all causes in Oregon.
There were 24 deaths from influenza and pneumonia reported in Oregon in the week ending Dec. 17, making up 3.1% of total deaths by all causes in Oregon.