NBC5 is partnering up with Providence Health & Services to help create healthy communities, together. In this week’s Providence Minute, Dr. Rebecca Elliott from Providence Medical Group explains what Endometriosis is, its symptoms, and how it can be treated. Sponsored ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Local leaders discussed Measure 110 – how we got to where we are and the road ahead. Monday afternoon The Chamber of Medford and Jackson County hosted a forum to discuss the future of Measure 110 now ...
ROSEBURG, Ore. — A mobile crisis program based in Douglas County is set to expand. Adapt Integrated Health Care’s Mobile Crisis Team was created in early 2019 with a Justice and Mental Health Collaboration grant. It says with new grant ...
ASHLAND, Ore. —A new treatment option for COVID-19 positive patients is now available at the Asante Ashland Community Hospital. It’s called Monoclonal Antibody Therapy. It’s designed for people newly diagnosed with covid-19 and those in a high-risk category. The outpatient procedure ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — “It’s very confusing at this point how it’s going to roll out, there’s not a plan.” Rogue Valley Addictions Recovery Center CEO, Lori Paris, says recovery centers are in the dark when it comes to rules and ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — The Jackson County Public Health and Human Services has reported they’ve seen an increase in accidental overdoses from illegal opioids. The red alert is being issued based on a sharp spike of overdoses occurring within the ...
GOLD HILL, Ore. — A fundraiser is helping a Gold Hill boy on his road to recovery. In a few days, Nathaniel Ohlsen will travel to New York to continue treatments for neuroblastoma, a rare form of cancer in the ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – A new treatment program geared towards women opened in Medford today. The Reddy House Residential Treatment program is run by the Addictions Recovery Center. It allows women and new mothers to receive treatment for substance use disorders ...
GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Medical marijuana has been legal in Oregon since 1998 and, as of 2019, the drug is legal in 33 U.S. states for medicinal purposes. While it’s quickly becoming more common, cannabis is still illegal in many ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — The Southern Oregonians for Clear Skies held a meeting today to discuss what they can do to try to prevent massive wildfires in from happening in the future. Their goal is to not only stop the spread ...