Peter Korn

Reporter

I've been a reporter at the Tribune nearly four years. I cover health care and medical stories but also related issues such as homelessness, social services and urban planning. In fact, as a general assignment reporter I'm lucky to cover just about any story that intrigues me. A thread of bioethics runs through most of my work. Though most of my award winning pieces involve investigative stories, the ones I most enjoy explore that gray area where there are no simple right or wrong answers. For example, a few weeks ago I put together a package exploring the ethics of pandemic planning, about ethical issues and and a flu epidemic in Portland.

Articles

Paging Dr. Alternative

<p>The Portland Tribune's Peter Korn takes a look at why some Oregon residents are turning to naturopathic doctors for their primary care.</p>

Oh Father, Where Art Thou?

<p>An apparently homeless man rests on a South Park Blocks bench, across from a downtown church. City and county officials have asked Portland's religious institutions for help this winter in housing the homeless, especially homeless families.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

O Father Where Art Thou

<p>Churches traditionally have helped provide services to the homeless. Are they stepping up in a time of need?</p>

Work in Progress: Patient Notification

<p>A little known Oregon law requires hospitals to provide written notification of serious adverse events to all victims (or families of victims). The law is largely ignored; last year 40 such written notifications were recorded, though national studies of medical errors predict there likely were over 1,000 such events at Oregon hospitals.</p>