WASHINGTON, D.C. (NBC) – The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first-ever over-the-counter birth control pill in the US. The oral contraceptive called “Opill” is expected to be available starting early next year without a prescription or any age ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNN) – The Food and Drug Administration granted full approval to the Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi. It’s a landmark decision for the first medicine proven to slow the course of the memory-robbing disease. Full approval prompts the Centers for ...
ROGUE RIVER, Ore. – It’s not uncommon for many of us to get into a situation where we go to the grocery store and buy a bunch of produce, just to have it go bad before we get to use ...
This Healthcare with Heart features Mercy Flights EMT Angel who talks about dehydration. He explains how dehydration occurs and outlines the symptoms. He also offers tips on preventing dehydration. Sponsored by Mercy Flights ...
This week Asante’s Health Expert Beth Croker talks about walking. She explains how important it is to walk, and how it can help you live a healthier life. Your Health Matters – find out more here Sponsored by Asante ...
This Healthcare with Heart Features Amber, a Mercy Flights RN. She talks about healthy sleep habits, offering some tips for better sleep. Watch to find out more. Sponsored by Mercy Flights ...
(CNN) New provisional data from the CDC shows that drug overdose deaths are hovering at near-record levels. Those deaths are only slightly less than the record levels reached during the pandemic. According to the new data, just under 110,000 people ...
SALEM, Ore. (CNN) – A fruit company based in Salem, Oregon is voluntarily recalling several of its frozen fruit items that contain strawberries. Willamette Valley Fruit Company says the strawberries were grown in Mexico and could be contaminated with hepatitis ...
Author: Anthony Macuk (KGW), KGW Staff PORTLAND, Ore. — Roughly 1,800 nurses at Providence Portland Medical Center and two other Providence facilities will stage a five-day strike starting June 19 unless progress is made in contract bargaining, the Oregon Nurses ...
Author: Katherine Cook PORTLAND, Ore. — A $1 million funding grant is equipping and expanding the new Precision Biofabrication Hub at the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute. Researchers at the hub take small samples of human cells from organ tissues to ...