Flu vaccination rates drop 26% among Oregon’s eligible health care workers
The influenza vaccination rate among Oregon health care workers dropped 26% between the 2019-2020 and 2021-2022 influenza seasons, new data show,…
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Using an alternate light source could help nurses and police detect bruises on darker skin, research says
By Meron Moges-Gerbi and Nicole Chavez, CNN Sexual assault and domestic violence injuries, like bruises, can be challenging to spot on darker skinned…
Continue ReadingCDC advisers vote in favor of using mpox vaccine in future outbreaks
By Jen Christensen, CNN The independent vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted unanimously Wednesday in favor of…
Continue ReadingLaxative use may be linked to dementia risk, study says
By Kyla Russell, CNN Researchers say they’ve found a possible link between regular laxative use and a person’s risk of dementia, but…
Continue ReadingFDA releases draft guidance on how plant-based milk items should be labeled
By Jacqueline Howard and Sandee LaMotte, CNN The plant-based milk you buy may soon have a revised label. The US Food and Drug Administration issued…
Continue ReadingMost Americans are uncomfortable with artificial intelligence in health care, survey finds
By Jen Christensen, CNN Most Americans feel “significant discomfort” about the idea of their doctors using artificial intelligence to…
Continue Reading‘He came here to be safe, but it turns out it wasn’t’: Mourners remember Syrian doctor killed in earthquake in Turkey
By Will Wintercross, Global Health Reporting Center A doctor who colleagues say cared for thousands of Syrians over his career was among more than…
Continue ReadingBest medications for low back pain, according to new research
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Ouch, that aching back! Perhaps it’s from sitting too long, picking up a heavy object, a sudden slip or fall, or an…
Continue ReadingNear-eradication of a debilitating parasitic disease is a pillar of Carter’s legacy
By Jen Christensen, CNN In 2015, millions of people around the world tuned in to hear President Jimmy Carter announce that his cancer —…
Continue ReadingNear-eradication of a debilitating parasitic disease is a pillar of Carter’s legacy
WSB, LEANNE SMITH, THE CARTER CENTER, CNN By Jen Christensen, CNN In 2015, millions of people around the world tuned in to hear President Jimmy…
Continue ReadingThis doctor wants to congratulate you on having a teenager. Here’s why
By Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Dr. Ken Ginsburg is tired of swimming against the tide when it comes to public perceptions about teens. After…
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Oregonians react to more accessible federal ADA website
A revamped website for the Americans with Disabilities Act has launched to make the site more…
Continue ReadingWhether or not you have ever lifted a weight, you can protect your brain health now
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Even if you’ve never been physically active, you can start moving now and see benefits. That’s according to a…
Continue ReadingAfter a train derailment, Ohio residents are living the plot of a movie they helped make
CNN By Brenda Goodman and Kyla Russell, CNN When Ben Ratner’s family signed up in 2021 to be extras in the movie “White Noise,”…
Continue ReadingLow wages linked with elevated mortality risk for middle-age workers in the US, study finds
By Deidre McPhillips and Alicia Wallace, CNN Middle-age workers who tend to earn a low wage have an elevated mortality risk, especially when they…
Continue ReadingOnly 5.7% of US doctors are Black, and experts warn the shortage harms public health
CNN By Jacqueline Howard, CNN When being truly honest with herself, Seun Adebagbo says, she can describe what drove her to go to medical school in a…
Continue ReadingOnly 5.7% of US doctors are Black, and experts warn the shortage harms public health
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN When being truly honest with herself, Seun Adebagbo says, she can describe what drove her to go to medical school in a…
Continue Reading145,000 cans of Enfamil ProSobee infant formula recalled over bacterial risk
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN Reckitt, one of the main formula manufacturers in the US, said Monday that it is recalling two batches of Enfamil…
Continue ReadingPresident Carter is on hospice care, but what is it? Our medical analyst explains
CNN By Katia Hetter, CNN On Saturday, the Carter Center announced that former US President Jimmy Carter will be receiving hospice care at his home in…
Continue ReadingPresident Carter is on hospice care, but what is it? Our medical analyst explains
By Katia Hetter, CNN On Saturday, the Carter Center announced that former US President Jimmy Carter will be receiving hospice care at his home in…
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