Every day that Tiffany Simmons goes to work at St. Charles Bend, she finds herself awash with despair. And every day that Josh Newton starts h… Read more
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is allowing the Texas law that bans most abortions to remain … Read more
On July 20, a curious haze blanketed the sky across the eastern half of the United States. S… Read more
Through agriculture, Blanchet Farm promotes self-sufficiency and confidence in recovery for … Read more
Health regulators on Tuesday unveiled their proposal to allow Americans to buy hearing aids … Read more
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced several steps Tuesday it plans to take to reduc… Read more
Gov. Kate Brown’s mandate that health care workers, teachers and school staff be fully vacci… Read more
The Deschutes County Commission decided against changing the county’s health plan to fully c… Read more
MILTON-FREEWATER — A family in Milton-Freewater is holding a pumpkin patch fundraiser for mu… Read more
The Deschutes County Commission will soon be discussing whether the county’s health care pla… Read more
U.S. health advisers said Thursday that some Americans who received Moderna’s COVID-19 vacci… Read more
WASHINGTON — With many Americans who got Pfizer vaccinations already rolling up their sleeve… Read more
Older adults without heart disease shouldn’t take daily low-dose aspirin to prevent a first … Read more
For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday authorized an electronic cig… Read more
PENDLETON — The patient had been fighting in the intensive care unit for weeks, and the nurs… Read more
A vision for expanded medical, dental and behavioral health services in Jefferson County is … Read more
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — The Northern Idaho hospital that was the first in the state to instit… Read more
AUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Texas to suspend the most restrictive a… Read more
A report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services estimates COVID-19 vaccinati… Read more
About 90% of the St. Charles Health System workforce is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, o… Read more
PENDLETON — Umatilla County health officials have traced nearly 180 COVID-19 cases to events… Read more
PENDLETON — When the social media star announced in a video that her 5-year-old son has auti… Read more
The Biden administration on Thursday put final touches on consumer protections against so-ca… Read more
BOISE, Idaho — A constant barrage of misinformation has Idaho health care workers facing inc… Read more
Walgreens has acquired employee-owned Bi-Mart’s pharmacy operations in Oregon, Washington an… Read more
In August, staff at hospitals around Oregon began rationing scarce care among patients to an… Read more
Decision day is looming for thousands of unvaccinated Oregon health care workers. Read more
Gov. Kate Brown said Tuesday that she was "gravely concerned" about an alarming spike in COV… Read more
Pfizer booster vaccinations are now available for eligible people at many locations across … Read more
The Council on Aging of Central Oregon is providing free Medicare counseling to support adul… Read more
Never did Maureen Meade think that she would get COVID-19. Read more
Moda Health, one of Portland’s largest health insurers, has come back from the financial bri… Read more
St. Charles Health System has purchased a refrigerated mobile morgue to handle an overflow … Read more
A Bend man and a residential care company he operated will repay the government $2.9 million… Read more
Smoke from regional forest fires is pouring into Bend and Central Oregon making the the part… Read more
Juggling the needs of three to four COVID-19 patients at a time, patients who need constant … Read more
State regulators have given their tentative approval to a new psychiatric hospital in Wilson… Read more
St. Charles Health System will soon get a burst of nurses, paramedics and other health care … Read more
On the day 150 Oregon National Guard members arrived in town, St. Charles Bend was caring fo… Read more
Oregon set a new daily record Tuesday with 2,941 identified coronavirus cases, shattering th… Read more
High patient counts, longer hospitalizations and surging COVID-19 numbers have pushed St. Ch… Read more
Researchers asked U.S. regulators to pull some sunscreens from the market, including brands … Read more
Surging COVID-19 cases and staff shortages are forcing St. Charles Health System to not sche… Read more
When Marichelle Gurski was in college, she didn’t understand why student fees couldn’t be us… Read more
Central Oregon doctors are finding it difficult to change the minds of unvaccinated resident… Read more
Vaccination rates drop significantly outside of the Portland metro area, according to result… Read more
A new provision of federal law means fans, air conditioners and air filters can be covered b… Read more
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday said that the delta variant of the coronavi… Read more
The signs were there even before the pandemic that St. Charles Health System would face a nu… Read more
Joshua Geer has overdosed before. Three times, in fact. Read more
What’s true across the nation appears to be true in Oregon: If you’re a Republican, you’re l… Read more
A dead bat found in southeast Bend tested positive for rabies this week, prompting county he… Read more
WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidelines for school… Read more
The delta variant of the coronavirus is spreading in Oregon, albeit slowly, while other stat… Read more
An unusually public spat has broken out between the makers of one of the coronavirus vaccine… Read more
Two people died over the weekend at a homeless camp on Hunnell Road on Bend’s north end, and… Read more
Face coverings and physical distancing will be maintained at St. Charles Health System's fou… Read more
Stashed in locked cabinets at mortuaries around Central Oregon are the cremated remains of p… Read more
Bend resident Joanna Malaczynski was introduced to the issue of toxic chemicals in consumer … Read more
Central Oregon doctors say heat exhaustion is a real condition for anyone spending any amoun… Read more
A new class of dental therapists, working under the supervision of dentists, would provide b… Read more
Oregonians who were hoping the Legislature might do something to help with their prescriptio… Read more
HERMISTON — As newly vaccinated patients are resuming their normal preventative health care,… Read more
Portland pediatrician Paul Norman Thomas has agreed to significant restrictions on his medic… Read more
As Central Oregon nears a 70% vaccination rate for those 16 and older, and the fear of COVID… Read more
