public health

The Jackson County Vector Control District receives no county funding and says rising costs, growing demand and invasive mosquito species have strained its resources.

Officials have detected measles for the first time since wastewater monitoring began.

The decision comes amid changes at the federal level. The Food and Drug Administration recently authorized the sale some fruit-flavored tobacco for adult use.

The situation in Oregon is not yet on par with major outbreaks in states like Utah and South Carolina. But state health officials say they are worried about cases that are going unreported, and about the spread of the virus to schools and urgent care clinics this week.

The jury awarded a family $3 million in the closely-watched case over Facebook and YouTube addiction.

As extreme heat becomes a year-round reality, California is often still responding like it’s an emergency.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has positioned himself as a national public health leader by staking out science-backed policies in contrast with the Trump administration.

California is battling measles outbreaks across seven counties as federal funding cuts gut local health departments and vaccine skepticism fuels spread among unvaccinated children.

Despite state vaccine requirements, many southwest Oregon counties and schools aren’t reaching immunization levels needed for herd immunity.

Starting in 2025, California tortillas will contain folic acid to help prevent birth defects—a change aimed at closing a gap for Latina mothers.

Whether federal cuts are legal is still undecided. But local health departments have closed clinics, stopped programs, cut immunization appointments, and laid off workers anyway.

Overdose deaths in Oregon went down 22% in 2024, the Oregon Health Authority announced on Friday. The decrease follows a nationwide trend of declining overdose deaths.