PORTLAND, Ore. – As masks are largely disappearing across Oregon a new COVID forecast is coming out from Oregon Health and Science University. OHSU says hospitalizations due to COVID will continue to decline moving forward. Peter Graven, OHSU’s Director of ...
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Klamath County Public Health is seeing a rise in viral gastrointestinal infections. This includes infections such as norovirus and enterovirus. Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach cramping. Public Health said these viruses are contagious. They can ...
Author: Anthony Macuk (KGW) SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — Oregon health and education officials discussed the status of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state at a news conference Friday morning. State health officer and epidemiologist Dr. Dean Sidelinger was joined by ...
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Syphilis cases are on the rise, up five times since the beginning of the pandemic, according to Klamath County Public Health. Valeree Lane with public health said they believe the rise is due to less testing ...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – The Biden administration will begin making 400 million N95 masks available for free to Americans starting next week. The step comes after federal officials emphasized the masks’ better protection against the Omicron variant of COVID-19 over ...
WHITE CITY, Ore. – Do you need dental x-rays? If you qualify, students in the dental assistant program at Rogue Community College may take them for free. RCC has a radiology lab that requires students to take full-mouth sets of ...
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Free COVID-19 vaccines will temporarily be offered at Klamath Community College later this week. Klamath County Public Health said first, second, or booster doses of Johnson & Johnson, Moderna, or Pfizer vaccines will soon be available ...
Author: Galen Ettlin, KGW Staff OREGON, USA (KGW) — As Oregon breaks records for daily coronavirus cases, more people are having to delay surgeries and other treatments because of hospital overcrowding. Joyce Atkins, 75, of Tualatin loves to be active. ...