Health

CDC calls for expanded testing for bird flu after blood tests reveal more farmworker infections

Federal health officials on Thursday called for more testing of employees on farms with bird flu after a…

Health

Don’t wait for a holiday surge. Now is a good time to get your flu and COVID-19 vaccines

WASHINGTON — If you missed the early fall push for flu and COVID-19 vaccines, it’s not too late.…

Health

Influx of mobile methadone clinics bring treatment to the streets

There’s a small line forming outside a plain white box truck in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood. A half-dozen folks…

Health

Alzheimer’s disease unlocks inner artist for Redmond man

For a few years, Kevin Groshong’s brain wasn’t working the way he wanted it to. Around Redmond, his…

Health

Winter depression is real and there are many ways to fight back

As winter approaches and daylight hours grow shorter, people prone to seasonal depression can feel it in their…

Health

First case of bird flu in a pig discovered on Crook County farm

State officials announced Wednesday that a severe form of bird flu has been detected for the first time…

Health

Overdose deaths are down nationally, but up in Oregon, Western states

Despite an encouraging national dip in the past year, overdose deaths are still on the rise in many…

Health

Bird flu infects four Washington farmworkers

Four workers at a poultry farm in Franklin County, Washington, tested positive for bird flu, Washington Department of…

Health

St. Charles and Bend police to host medication disposal

Community members can safely dispose of unwanted medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 26 at the…

Health

Alzheimer’s patients and their families hear a new word: Progress

When Dennis Carr learned he had early Alzheimer’s disease, he immediately thought of his older brother who had…

Marketplace