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Juan Daniel Tristan, right, with his brother Paul, center, and nephew. Tristan was incarcerated for more than two decades and died this month, at 58, at the Salem Hospital. Prison officials took him from the Oregon State Penitentiary to the hospital on Dec. 26 where the hospital staff said he had multiple organ failure, pneumonia and sepsis, and tested positive for COVID-19.

As Prison COVID-19 Deaths Rise Rapidly, Inmates’ Relatives, Advocates Sound Alarm

So far, at least 41 Oregon prisoners have died during the pandemic after testing positive for the virus.

Indigenous health care workers treat patients last week at a campaign hospital set up in the Parque das Tribos neighborhood of Manaus, Brazil. Oxygen shortages at hospitals in Brazil's Amazon prompted authorities to airlift patients to other states.

Why Scientists Are Very Worried About The Variant From Brazil

They don't yet understand why the coronavirus variant called P.1 has spread so explosively there. Its set of mutations seem especially dangerous. And this week P.1 was confirmed in the U.S.

President Biden will sign executive orders Thursday that will revoke a Trump-era policy cutting funds to global organizations that offer abortion and to expand access to health insurance.

Biden Revokes Trump Abortion Policy, Takes Steps To Shore Up Affordable Care Act

One executive order opens a special enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act from Feb. 15 to May 15.

Ashland Works Toward Tiny House Village

Eugene got one, Medford got one, now a group in Ashland wants one: a tiny house village. And not just for cuteness, but to house people who can't afford…

Boys Under The Hood: The Squeaky Wheel

We do love our motor vehicles in America. And in a region like ours, far-flung and thinly populated, we often can't live without 'em. So it's plenty…

A Tale Of Turning A Ditch Back Into A Stream

It's easy to take our physical surroundings for granted, especially if we're outdoors and the landscape is pretty. But could it be pretty in different…

How are the COVID-19 vaccine and booster campaigns going in your state?

The U.S. is striving to vaccinate as many people as possible against COVID-19 — and keep them up-to-date with boosters. But some states are lagging behind. See how yours is faring.

<em>Wall Street Journal</em> newspaper reporter Daniel Pearl was killed by Islamic militants in Pakistan in 2002. A video of his interrogation and death was sent to the U.S. Consulate in Karachi and posted on the Internet.

Pakistan Court Orders Release Of Man Accused Of Killing 'Wall Street Journal' Reporter

Journalist Daniel Pearl's beheaded body was found in a shallow grave in the Pakistani port city of Karachi in 2002. The murder conviction of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh was overturned last year.

The nearly 5,600-page legislative package that Congress passed in December includes new laws regarding aid to rural hospitals, funds for training more physicians, modest improvements in mental health care parity, and medical bill transparency.

Beyond COVID-19: 4 Other Key Health Issues Congress Recently Addressed

The huge spending bill Congress passed last month included aid to rural hospitals, training for new doctors, new rules regarding mental health coverage and requirements for billing transparency.

As It Was: Wily Agents Lie in Wait for Buyers Looking for Forest Land

There was a land rush in Oregon in 1902 by people seeking homesteads on timber lands. They poured off the trains in places like Ashland, where…

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