SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The Omicron variant of COVID-19 was found in California, marking the first detection of the variant in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control, a traveler who returned to California from South Africa ...
(CNN) – Flu outbreaks are already popping up in some parts of the country just as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a report about the impact a severe flu season may have on our already vulnerable health ...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (NBC) – Concussions can disrupt brain connectivity in teens. That’s according to a new report from researchers at the University of Rochester. They found that adolescents and young adults who suffered three to five concussions had a disruption ...
BOSTON, Mass. (NBC) – A new vaccine trial is underway. This one is focused on Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital have begun a clinical trial looking at the safety and efficacy of their nasal vaccine for the ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – A warning from the CDC: measles is now considered a global threat again. It’s one of the most contagious viruses known and the CDC says measles is a threat to the world once again after 22 ...
Author: Christelle Koumoué (KGW) ADRIAN, Ore. (KGW) — An Oregon school district is facing a fine of $11,000 for not upholding the state indoor mask mandate for its students and other violations. The current state mandate requires students to wear ...
Author: Christine Pitawanich PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW) — Two school psychologists at two of Oregon’s largest school districts reached out to KGW for National School Psychology week, which is taking place Nov. 8-12. They not only wanted to raise awareness of ...
Author: KGW Staff, Alma McCarty (KGW) BEAVERTON, Ore. (KGW) — Washington County Public Health is investigating six cases of Legionnaires’ disease reported within the last week in the Murrayhill area of Beaverton. Four people have been hospitalized. The county said ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Grab your masks and your buckets, it’s almost Halloween time! But is it safe enough to be out trick or treating? Well, barring any “Nightmares on Elm Street” in west Medford, health officials largely say it’s okay to ...
SALEM, Ore. – Oregon has hit a major milestone in the fight against COVID-19. On Wednesday, the Oregon Health Authority reported 80% of Oregonians 18 and older have had at least one dose of their vaccination series against COVID-19. That ...