In a surprising study, Oregon State University researchers found that no matter how much stress they placed on mice from either a high-fat diet or strenuous exercise, the animals’ mitochondria were able to adapt and continue their normal processes.
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Feb 10 2020
When a human heart was left behind by mistake on a Southwest Airlines plane in 2018, transplant officials downplayed the incident.
Feb 10 2020
The Oregon Primary Care Association (OPCA) is pleased to announce it has received a $100,000 Cambia Health Foundation grant to build health equity.
Feb 10 2020
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A first-of-its-kind clinic just opened on the north Oregon Coast to provide opioid addiction treatment in an area that’s been hard hit by opioid-related deaths.
Feb 8 2020
About a year ago, cardiologists told Dennis Eggers the only option to repair his leaky tricuspid heart valve was open-heart surgery. Unfortunately, that surgery comes with serious risks that Eggers, who also had an unrelated lung tumor removed in May 2019, wasn’t comfortable taking.
Feb 7 2020
Today, Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette (PPCW) recognizes National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and continues our commitment to HIV prevention, testing, education and referrals to care for Black communities that too often face the largest HIV disparities.
Feb 7 2020
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Oregon lawmakers are looking for ways to keep insulin prices in check for patients who need the drug to stay alive.
Feb 6 2020
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Oregon lawmakers faced their first resistance on Thursday to a proposal that would ban flavored vaping products in response to thousands of vaping-related illnesses and dozens of across the country.
Feb 6 2020
Oregon Health & Science University wants you to stop and enjoy the view.
Feb 6 2020
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Five Oregon counties may get a new family treatment court program to help parents overcome substance abuse and keep families together.
The family treatment court model, proposed in House Bill 4040, would put a full-time judge in each participating county in charge of the program.
Feb 5 2020