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Damon Diessner lost 200 pounds on a diabetes prevention program in Redmond, Washington./Laurie McKenzie

Though Millions Are At Risk For Diabetes, Medicare Struggles To Expand Prevention Program

Only 3,600 of an estimated 16 million Medicare beneficiaries eligible for a two-year diabetes prevention program have actually signed up since Medicare started covering the program in 2018.

Jul 21, 2021

Miché Aaron struggled in the doctoral program until she was diagnosed with ADHD but is now thriving academically./Will Kirk/Johns Hopkins University

With A Diagnosis At Last, Black Women With ADHD Start Healing

Already subject to unique discrimination at the intersection of gender and race, Black women with ADHD often remain undiagnosed because their symptoms are mischaracterized.

Jul 20, 2021

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Oregon Families Will Receive Up To $1,100 Per Child For Food

The payments are intended to make up for the free or reduced-cost meals that more than children missed out on during the past year.

Jul 20, 2021

Veterans Affairs offers medical services in Eugene. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Disabled Vet Sues VA Center In Eugene, Claiming Discrimination, Whistleblower Retaliation

James Reagan Marcroft-Clark accuses the VA of ostracizing him after he complained about an official at a local housing agency.

Jul 20, 2021
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Multnomah County worked to vaccinate people of color and people experiencing homelessness. | MOTOYA NAKAMURA/MULTNOMAH COUNTY

Oregon Has Quarter Million Vaccinations To Go To Hit Goal For Racial Minorities

The vaccination rate target for minorities – as well as for whites – recedes into the distance as fewer and fewer people are receiving shots each day.

Jul 20, 2021
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