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The Eastern Oregon Center for Independent Living keeps its focus on treating the root causes of addiction
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State workplace safety officials plan to protect employees from indoor heat this summer. But due to cost concerns, a separate rule is in the works for state prisons that will take more time.
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A new study finds a neighborhood's front yards may be the window to its soul: Welcoming or whimsical features such as benches and flamingos are linked to happier, more connected neighbors.
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In late March, a handful of dairy cattle tested positive for a strain of bird flu in two herds in Texas. Now it's spread across seven other states — including Idaho. There are no active cases in Oregon, though officials are on high alert.
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Mikael Petrosyan of Children's National Hospital says gun violence against children is preventable.
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Two new studies show the unseen toll smoke is taking on people across the country. Climate change is likely to make the problem even bigger.
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Oregon’s long-term care ombudsman highlighted significant issues at the facility in a report released earlier this month.
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They represent a small fraction of the tens of thousands of people who’ve lost free Medicaid benefits since last April.
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The lawsuit is one of several class-action proceedings that have led the courts to assume oversight of the prison system’s treatment of those who are sick or suffer from mental illnesses.
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Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford is facing multiple lawsuits by former employees claiming that the hospital discriminated against them for not taking the COVID vaccine.
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Folic acid reduces the risk of birth defects and the FDA requires that bakers include it in enriched bread. California could extend the mandate to tortillas and foods made with corn masa flour.
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Lawmakers in at least 12 states, including Illinois, are debating bills that would legalize physician-assisted death.
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A new study by the Oregon Center for Nursing suggests hiring outside Portland area shouldn’t be so tough and that retaining nurses is about more than wages.
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So far this year, the U.S. has seen more than 120 cases of the highly contagious disease — more than double the cases for all of 2023. Still, chances of widespread transmission remains low.