OregonSaves Ready for Launch
Sheila Miller knew there would be changes when she moved from working for a daily newspaper to Statehood Media, a regional lifestyle media company based in Bend and Portland. She had to give up a ....
Category: Health care
Pandemic Compels Oregonians to Shift to Telehealth
Vanessa Esteves had wanted to increase her use of telemedicine ever since she incorporated the technology into her practice three years ago. Then the coronavirus pandemic gave her the chance—her telemedicine patients increased nearly sixfold ....
Help for Family Caregivers in Oregon
Yvonne Smith knows the physical, mental and emotional toll family caregivers face because she's been through it herself. Three times. "The reality of caregiving is going to affect us all in some way," says Smith, ....
Managing meds can prevent drug interactions
Jane Mitchell takes four different prescription drugs each day. She takes one for blood pressure, one for cholesterol and one for osteoporosis. Then she takes another pill to treat heartburn the latter medication causes. ....
Planning death: Choices and dialogue at the end of life
Milton Buehner braved floodwaters in Houston to see an oncologist at one of the country’s leading cancer centers in May so he could learn more about his diagnosis of a rare form of renal cancer. ....
Drug Theft Affects Care
When he was confronted by police and his supervisors with some questionable medication records about nine months ago, Cole Elf, 28, of Bend, admitted he stole 40 prescription painkillers from a handful of residents at ....