I adopted my daughter from foster care. It took a specialized village to help her succeed. The day our daughter toddled around a corner of her foster…
Continue Reading Here’s a look at diabetes, a disease that affects millions of people around the world. Diabetes is characterized by high levels of blood…
Continue Reading The US is hitting major Covid-19 vaccination milestones, but health experts say those who are not inoculated should not rely on protection from those…
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Despite your watery eyes and runny noses, a local allergy specialist says last year was much worse – this is…
Continue ReadingPediatricians worry parents will misinterpret a finding by advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and become scared —…
Continue ReadingModerna’s Covid-19 vaccine is safe and appears to be effective in adolescents, the company said Tuesday. In a Phase 2/3 trial of 3,732 children…
Continue ReadingThe most severe symptoms that come with MIS-C, the rare but serious Covid-19 related condition, seem to resolve within six months after…
Continue Reading As an obese Black woman, I have waged my personal “battle of the bulge” for years. I even wrote “A Fat Girl Gets Naked” about…
Continue Reading Experts are turning their focus in the fight against Covid-19 to vaccinating young Americans — warning that even though they don’t face a…
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At least 25 states, plus Washington, DC, have now fully vaccinated at least half of their adult residents, data published Sunday by the Centers for…
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Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Monday that $39.3 million in American Rescue Plan funding is headed to Oregon to support…
Continue ReadingChildren are at increased risk of accidental poisoning from edibles and other products made from marijuana, according to a new study analyzing calls…
Continue ReadingAs a nutritionist, I have been privy to lot of debate in the nutrition world about which foods keep us healthy and which foods actually cause…
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The Council on Aging of Central Oregon announced Monday that the Central Oregon Health Council has awarded the agency $137,837 to support older…
Continue ReadingChildren are at increased risk of accidental poisoning from edibles and other products made from marijuana, according to a new study analyzing calls…
Continue ReadingAs the Covid-19 vaccine rollout continues in the United States, with people ages 12 and older receiving their shots, vaccine makers are now preparing…
Continue ReadingIf there’s one thing you can count on to never change, it’s that everything changes. How we respond and react to that truism can make all…
Continue ReadingAt least 25 states — plus Washington, DC — have now fully vaccinated at least half of their adults, data published Sunday by the Centers…
Continue Reading A new study published Sunday indicates dogs might be able to lend a helping paw in the fight against Covid-19. In a collaboration between the London…
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