 | Louie Pitt remembers the moment that COVID-19 got real for him. Read more |
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 | More younger people were diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in the past decade than ever before. Read more |
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 | Eastern Oregon stood apart from the national storylines of pet adoptions increasing in 2020 due to the pandemic. Read more |
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 | The wind-snapped tree crashed down across the mountain trail, close enough to Diana Brown that she felt the ground tremble. Read more |
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 | ENTERPRISE — Theresa Russell, owner of Olive Branch Family Health and Michael McDonald, who works at the clinic, simultaneously answered, “No!” when asked if they would require any of their eight employees get the COVID vaccine. Read more |
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 | On a chilly Thursday morning in December, hope arrived in a box. Read more |
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 | When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, non-urgent medical care took a back seat to prioritize more pressing needs and reduce the risk of spreading the virus. Now, almost a year later, an awful lot of people have fallen behind on cancer screenings, perhaps unaware of test options and how health centers have adjusted to maintain safety during the pandemic. Read more |
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 | Few measures in the history of public health intervention compare to the impact vaccines have had on preventing disease and saving human lives. In the United States, vaccination against nine common vaccine-preventable diseases has reduced them by more than 90%, with some diseases now eliminated. In a cohort of vaccinated children, nearly 20 million cases of diseases were prevented, including preventing over 40,000 deaths. Yet for many, whether to seek an approved COVID-19 vaccine is still a question. Read more |
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 | Life really does come full circle. Dr. Marcel Tam, a doctor at the Indian Health Center a rural community in Central Oregon, spends his wor… Read more |
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