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Roman Battaglia/JPR NewsThe suit alleges a nurse swapped pain medication with tap water, causing infection and death in a patient. -
Andrew Nixon/CapRadioResidents all over the state have felt the impacts of wildfire smoke. A new report from California’s Legislative Analyst’s Office offers suggestions for legislators to respond.
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When the warning light goes on in your car, you reach for the owner's manual, don't you?It sure would be great if we had that kind of manual for the human… -
We are often urged as individuals to work to improve our health. But can we all get better together, as a community? The recent news that childhood… -
A rule to ban smoking out in the open air on hiking trails, picnic areas, and common areas of campgrounds is under consideration by the Oregon Parks… -
Oregon Health & Science University is planning to create a satellite campus in Klamath Falls, Oregon to focus on rural medicine.OHSU's provost and vice… -
Maybe the birth rate is way off from what it was in the baby boom years, but there's still a lot of attention and industry focused on keeping mothers and… -
It's been quite a year for what was called Ashland Community Hospital. The small hospital needed to find a merger partner, had one, then watched as the… -
Don't smoke, eat well, stay active, and maintain a healthy weight. Four simple actions can greatly reduce your risk of chronic disease. But the devil is… -
Look out for military marine markers on the Oregon Coast. That is the warning from Oregon State Police. The markers are silver canisters about 18 inches…
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While we argue about insurance and payments, medical science continues to advance into the future.Genetic testing is now available to patients in the… -
The recent release of a memoir by singer Linda Ronstadt sheds additional light on Parkinson's disease.Ronstadt is a Parkinson's patient, and the disease… -
Call it a senior center or an "old folks' home," few people want to go there to live out the remaining days of their lives, no matter how comfortable.Many…
