St. Charles IDs significant health needs across region
St. Charles Health System’s Board of Directors has approved Community Health Needs Assessments for Bend, Madras, Prineville and…
Continue ReadingSt. Charles Health System’s Board of Directors has approved Community Health Needs Assessments for Bend, Madras, Prineville and…
Continue ReadingA drug company trade group has filed a legal challenge to new Oregon laws designed to curb prescription prices.…
Continue ReadingA study of outpatient visits to health care providers in the U.S. during a one-year period suggests 18 percent of antibiotic prescriptions were…
Continue ReadingOregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum filed a lawsuit Tuesday against Johnson & Johnson and a subsidiary, alleging deceptive marketing of…
Continue ReadingWarm Springs Health and Wellness Center has been named the “HPV Vaccine Is Cancer Prevention Champion” for outstanding efforts to protect adolescents…
Continue ReadingDec. 1 is recognized as World AIDS Day, and to mark the event, the Oregon Health Authority said Monday it has partnered with End HIV Oregon to…
Continue ReadingPacificSource said Tuesday it has contracted with COIC, then LogistiCare to provide non-emergency rides to doctors for Medicaid patients in Central…
Continue ReadingScientists at Oregon State University may have proven how much people love coffee, tea, chocolate, soda and energy drinks as they validated their new…
Continue ReadingThe rapid spread of a stomach virus through the Greater Albany School District has forced the closure of all schools in the district for the rest of…
Continue ReadingCompounds from hops may combat metabolic syndrome by changing the gut microbiome and altering the metabolism of acids produced in the liver, new…
Continue ReadingOregon State University research has provided the first complete, cellular-level look at what’s going on in joints afflicted by osteoarthritis, a…
Continue ReadingCoverys Community Healthcare Foundation recently awarded Volunteers in Medicine Clinic of the Cascades in Bend a $33,000 grant to help fund…
Continue ReadingSens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., on Thursday called out the Trump administration’s promotion of junk health care plans on HealthCare.gov.…
Continue ReadingMental health illnesses are such a taboo topic in society, but one mother of a mentally-ill child is working to break the stigma and bring more…
Continue ReadingThe most recent of 52 cases of pertussis, also known as whooping cough in Deschutes County this year was reported at Bend Senior High School,…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon Health Authority is launching a new program in an effort to combat opioid…
Continue ReadingVitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc., a Lakewood, Colorado-based natural grocery chain, is recalling Natural Grocers brand 2-pound Organic…
Continue ReadingThe Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services will be hosting its first hearing on prescription drug prices on Tuesday, Nov. 19, from 5:30…
Continue ReadingNovember is National Family Caregivers Month, a time to recognize the important role these folks play in many people’s…
Continue ReadingNew Seasons Market is recalling fresh ground beef sold at meat counters in three of its Portland-area stores because it may be contaminated with…
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