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Debbie and Larry Moehnke of Washougal, Wash., faced bills of nearly $227,000, even after insurance, when she suffered a heart attack and spent a month at Portland’s Oregon Health & Science University hospital last summer.

She Owed $227,000 in Medical Bills—Even With Insurance. Here's What it Took to Pay Them

One woman didn't know she was racking up massive out-of-pocket charges

How a New Kind of Autopsy Is Helping in the Fight Against Cancer

Scientists can now more speedily study the diseases that kill their patient...

Scientists can now more speedily study the diseases that kill their patients

Charlie and Francie Emerick rest after a family croquet game at daughter Jerilyn’s home in Portland, Ore., in May 2016. They died less than a year later.

This Couple Died By Assisted Suicide Together. Here’s Their Story

On the last morning of their lives, Charlie and Francie Emerick held hands....

On the last morning of their lives, Charlie and Francie Emerick held hands. The Portland, Ore., couple, married for 66 years and both terminally ill, died together in their bed April 20, 2017, after taking...