Oregon seeing flu cases; officials urge vaccination
Health officials say they have started to see cases of flu in Oregon. They recommend everyone 6 months and older get a flu vaccine. People who get…
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St. Helens HS student dies of suspected meningitis
A St. Helens High School student died Monday and health officials suspect bacterial meningitis may have caused his death. Paul Lewis, 16, was a…
Continue ReadingSt. Helens HS student dies of suspected meningitis
A St. Helens High School student died Monday and health officials suspect bacterial meningitis may have caused his death. Paul Lewis, 16, was a…
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Opioid overdose leaves La Pine mom with memories, pain
An average of five Oregonians die every week from an opioid overdose. But the impact of the drug epidemic reaches far beyond those lives lost, as the…
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OSU study: Blue light exposure may speed aging
Prolonged exposure to blue light, such as that which emanates from your phone, computer and household fixtures, could be affecting your longevity,…
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OSU part of effort to widen access to cancer research data
Oregon State University has been awarded $8.8 million to help lead a 3½-year effort to make the volumes of data arising from cancer research more…
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Culver coach back on sidelines, thanks to transplant
Culver High School’s head football coach, Shea Little, has led the Bulldogs to the best record of any high school football team on the High…
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Oregon’s temporary ban on flavored vaping products begins
Gov. Kate Brown’s Executive Order to enact a temporary ban on the sale of flavored tobacco and cannabis vaping products took effect Tuesday.…
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Crook County reports first horse case of West Nile virus
(Update: Adding comments from Crook County health officials, Vector Control manager; horse survived disease) West Nile virus, a disease spread by…
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Medicare open enrollment begins; help is available
The annual open enrollment for Medicare started Tuesday, and the Oregon Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance (SHIBA) Program in the Oregon…
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St. Charles Bend patient tower named for Lussier
In a special presentation next Wednesday, St. Charles Bend’s new patient tower will be named for Jim Lussier, whose 34-year career at St.…
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OLCC OKs six-month ban on flavored vape products
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Liquor Control Commission on Friday approved a six-month ban on the sale of flavored vape products amid an…
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Wash. company recalls chicken salad sandwiches
Jumbo Foods Inc. of Mukilteo, Wash., has issued a voluntary recall of Tuscan Sun (TS) brand chicken salad sandwiches, because it has the potential to…
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Parents still protesting SW Bend cell tower placement
About two dozen parents and a few students braved the freezing temperatures outside Elk Meadow Elementary Wednesday morning, holding up signs and…
Continue ReadingWyden: GAO study finds waste in Medicaid work requirements
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr., D-N.J., released a…
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Wash. officials OK ban on flavored vaping products
SEATTLE (AP) — Health officials in Washington state on Wednesday formally adopted a temporary ban on the sale of flavored vaping products amid…
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$2.2 million CDC grant to study C.O. traumatic brain injury program
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded the Center on Brain Injury Research and Training ( CBIRT ) a 4-year, $2.2 million…
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Merkley, Wyden urge delay in Medicare website overhaul
Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said Wednesday they are urging the Trump administration to delay implementation of a Medicare enrollment…
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Officials: 1 more vaping-related illness in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Health officials say one more Oregonian has a vaping-related severe lung illness, raising Oregon’s toll to nine…
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Study: Coordinated care model cuts unscheduled hospital visits
Oregon Medicaid enrollees are less likely to make unscheduled trips to the hospital following the implementation of the state’s…
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