Seattle-area high school closed over coronavirus concerns
A high school in a Seattle suburb has been closed for cleaning after a staffer’s family member was placed in quarantine for possible…
Continue ReadingA high school in a Seattle suburb has been closed for cleaning after a staffer’s family member was placed in quarantine for possible…
Continue ReadingSen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., on Thursday launched a new resource for Oregonians seeking information about the coronavirus (COVID-19), including the…
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump on Wednesday placed Vice President Mike Pence in charge of the US government response to the novel coronavirus, amid growing…
Continue ReadingAn association representing Oregon hospitals on Tuesday denounced a new federal rule they said could jeopardize access to health care for those…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon Health Authority announced Monday it will begin weekly updates on persons under monitoring and persons under investigation for novel…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon House on Friday approved the Oregon Insulin Affordability Act, which would cap insulin costs at $75 for a 30-day supply, or $225 for a…
Continue ReadingGene-infused nanoparticles used for combating disease work better when they include plant-based relatives of cholesterol, new research by Oregon…
Continue ReadingLaw enforcement and other first responders are quite often the first people on the scene of a variety of variety traumatic and stressful incidents,…
Continue ReadingOfficials say a 16-year-old student at a Coos Bay high school has died due to complications of Influenza B.…
Continue Reading(CNN) — The death toll from the novel coronavirus has reached 1,873, as almost half of China’s 1.3 billion-strong population remain…
Continue ReadingFamilies in eight Oregon communities, including Central Oregon, will be among the first in the state to have the option of receiving nurse home…
Continue ReadingA ban on online and telephone sales of vaping delivery products passed the Oregon House Tuesday, aimed at curbing the recent rise of youth vaping.…
Continue ReadingIn a surprising study, Oregon State University researchers found that no matter how much stress they placed on mice from either a high-fat diet or…
Continue ReadingThe novel coronavirus’s global death toll has surpassed that of the SARS outbreak in the early…
Continue ReadingA Forest Grove woman is one of 61 people confirmed to have coronavirus on a cruise ship in…
Continue ReadingRep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., shared concerns about e-cigarette usage at a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing…
Continue ReadingAmid a sharp rise in Oregon’s methamphetamine-related deaths, Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., wrote a piece for a Portland newspaper Thursday, pleading for…
Continue ReadingThe Wuhan coronavirus has spread throughout the world since the first cases were detected in central China in December. At least 560 people have died…
Continue ReadingA textile convention in Portland is being rescheduled due to concerns over a virus outbreak in China.…
Continue ReadingWith the flu season still in full swing and emerging threats like coronavirus, it’s critical for supervisors to consider their role when it comes…
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