Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released a report Tuesday documenting the array of shortfalls that currently exist in the mental…
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration has authorized additional booster doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna coronavirus…
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN Jada Pinkett Smith found herself at the center of conflict when her husband Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock at the…
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Oregon State University has received a $5.6 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to launch a research center devoted to…
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN The highly contagious Omicron subvariant BA.2 is now the dominant coronavirus strain in the United States, causing more than…
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration has expanded the emergency use authorization of the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines…
Continue ReadingCNN By Katia Hetter, CNN As the United States navigates a third year of the Covid-19 pandemic, cases are rising modestly in the Northeast,…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A new law in Idaho will ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, and allow family members to sue abortion providers — and…
Continue ReadingBy Tasnim Ahmed, CNN Metformin use by men in the three-month period before they conceived a child was linked to a 40% higher risk of birth defects in…
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People across Portland looking to help someone experiencing a mental health crisis have a new option: They can call 911 and ask for the Portland…
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN Prediabetes in America’s youth is following a concerning trend: Rates among children have more than doubled in about…
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Health Council announced Monday that Carmen Madrid has been named executive director of the health care…
Continue ReadingBy Tasnim Ahmed, CNN Over a year after recovering from a Covid-19 infection, Jennifer Hobbs is adjusting to her new normal: brain fog, joint pain,…
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Kent, CNN The next time you feel aches or soreness, you might consider skipping the pain reliever and reaching instead for an old photo.…
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN New York City is to offer free access to doulas for families in the city’s most vulnerable neighborhoods. Mayor Eric Adams…
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Drayer, CNN Most of us know we should eat more fruits, vegetables and whole grains. So why would the National Institutes of Health spend $150…
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN The Biden administration is expected to give older adults the option of getting a second Covid-19 vaccine booster as early as…
Continue ReadingBy Elissa Strauss, CNN I recently asked my third grade son about crushes in his class. After two years of having limited interaction with human…
Continue ReadingBy Casey Barber, CNN Baked, fried, roasted, mashed, creamy, crunchy, salty and starchy — potatoes seem designed to appeal to everyone, and…
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN Forty-five percent of the world’s population is trying to shed a few pounds, according to a 2020 Ipsos poll.…
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