Health

Those terminally ill ask more states to legalize physician-assisted death

DENVER — On a brisk day at a restaurant outside Chicago, Deb Robertson sat with her teenage grandson…

Coronavirus

OHA study finds no link between COVID-19 vaccine and cardiac deaths

During the pandemic, reports linked the COVID-19 vaccine to cardiac deaths, especially among young people, but a new…

Health

U.S. measles cases are up in 2024

Measles outbreaks in the U.S. and abroad are raising health experts’ concern about the preventable, once-common childhood virus.…

Health

Biden administration sets first-ever limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

The Biden administration on Wednesday finalized strict limits on certain so-called “forever chemicals” in drinking water that will…

Education

COCC’s Madras campus expanding medical education, will help Jefferson County

Central Oregon Community College is set to bring more health care and early childhood education opportunities to Jefferson…

Bend

Chasing care: patient navigators help increase abortion access in rural Oregon

Oregon is one of the most protective states in the country for women seeking an abortion, stronger than…

Education

St. Charles teams up with OHSU to offer fast-track nursing program

A partnership between Oregon Health & Science University, St. Charles Health System and the Central Oregon Community College…

Health

As new health authority director, Sejal Hathi focuses on learning about Oregon

In her first two months leading the Oregon Health Authority, Sejal Hathi has focused on traveling the state…

Health

St. Charles Health System stabilizes workforce, reduces need for traveling nurses

Higher wages and a great location have created a stabilized nursing workforce at St. Charles Health System’s Bend…

Bend

Country music star Randy Travis to visit Bend for stroke awareness talk

Country music legend Randy Travis, renowned for his chart-topping hits and profound influence on the genre, will be…

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