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Health care industry struggles to fill record number of job openings

December 4, 2021 Sharika Soukup

EUGENE, Ore. — The demand for health care workers is at an all-time high. From pediatricians to specialists, the record number of job openings is creating a problem for those looking to make appointments. Kris Clark, the operations manager for Eugene Pediatric Associates, said one recruitment barrier seems to be child care. “They either have…

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Eight worst wildfire weather years on record

November 30, 2021 Sharika Soukup

EDMONTON — The world’s eight most extreme wildfire weather years have occurred in the last decade, according to a new study that suggests extreme fire weather is being driven by a decrease in atmospheric humidity coupled with rising temperatures. “Extreme conditions drive the world’s fire activity,” said former U of A wildfire expert Michael Flannigan,…

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Florida could set record for Affordable Care Act insurance enrollment in 2022

November 2, 2021 Sharika Soukup

At times, it seemed like the Affordable Care Act was on life support during Donald Trump’s four years in the White House. The federal health insurance program was saved from being repealed by the defection of three Republican senators in a dramatic 2017 vote. That same year, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services…

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