Two new measles cases reported from PDX exposure
A Lane County resident and a visitor to Washington County have been diagnosed with measles, the Oregon Health Authority said Saturday. Their…
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Oregon task force approves opioid tapering guidelines
The Oregon Opioid Tapering Task Force on Friday completed clinical guidelines on opioid tapering it developed over the past several months. The…
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New study finds ‘alarming’ rise in Oregon youth vaping
(Update: Adding Deschutes County official comment) While overall use of marijuana among Oregon youth has remained flat, the primary way they’re…
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Gov. Brown forms advisory council on mental illness issues
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown convened Thursday a Behavioral Health Advisory Council formed by Executive Order 19-06. The council will make recommendations…
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Brown names committee to tackle health care costs
Gov. Kate Brown announced Tuesday the membership of a committee to control the cost of health care for Oregonians. The committee will set an annual…
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Oregon seeing flu cases; officials urge vaccination
Health officials say they have started to see cases of flu in Oregon. They recommend everyone 6 months and older get a flu vaccine. People who get…
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St. Helens HS student dies of suspected meningitis
A St. Helens High School student died Monday and health officials suspect bacterial meningitis may have caused his death. Paul Lewis, 16, was a…
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St. Helens HS student dies of suspected meningitis
A St. Helens High School student died Monday and health officials suspect bacterial meningitis may have caused his death. Paul Lewis, 16, was a…
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Opioid overdose leaves La Pine mom with memories, pain
An average of five Oregonians die every week from an opioid overdose. But the impact of the drug epidemic reaches far beyond those lives lost, as the…
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OSU study: Blue light exposure may speed aging
Prolonged exposure to blue light, such as that which emanates from your phone, computer and household fixtures, could be affecting your longevity,…
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OSU part of effort to widen access to cancer research data
Oregon State University has been awarded $8.8 million to help lead a 3½-year effort to make the volumes of data arising from cancer research more…
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Culver coach back on sidelines, thanks to transplant
Culver High School’s head football coach, Shea Little, has led the Bulldogs to the best record of any high school football team on the High…
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Oregon’s temporary ban on flavored vaping products begins
Gov. Kate Brown’s Executive Order to enact a temporary ban on the sale of flavored tobacco and cannabis vaping products took effect Tuesday.…
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Crook County reports first horse case of West Nile virus
(Update: Adding comments from Crook County health officials, Vector Control manager; horse survived disease) West Nile virus, a disease spread by…
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Medicare open enrollment begins; help is available
The annual open enrollment for Medicare started Tuesday, and the Oregon Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance (SHIBA) Program in the Oregon…
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St. Charles Bend patient tower named for Lussier
In a special presentation next Wednesday, St. Charles Bend’s new patient tower will be named for Jim Lussier, whose 34-year career at St.…
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OLCC OKs six-month ban on flavored vape products
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Liquor Control Commission on Friday approved a six-month ban on the sale of flavored vape products amid an…
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Wash. company recalls chicken salad sandwiches
Jumbo Foods Inc. of Mukilteo, Wash., has issued a voluntary recall of Tuscan Sun (TS) brand chicken salad sandwiches, because it has the potential to…
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Parents still protesting SW Bend cell tower placement
About two dozen parents and a few students braved the freezing temperatures outside Elk Meadow Elementary Wednesday morning, holding up signs and…
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Wyden: GAO study finds waste in Medicaid work requirements
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr., D-N.J., released a…
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