State Senator Natalia Fernandez said, “The governor’s budget proposals for mental health reflect the long-overdue seriousness that is as serious as the problem itself. A significant increase in spending from 2023 should lead to a wave of positive outcomes for issues that are inextricable from mental health and substance abuse. I am encouraged to see … Read more
Students with intellectual disabilities (ID) face unique challenges during the transition to independent living on campus. Time management issues, relationship orientation, and dealing with stigma are just some of the challenges that must be faced. Brittany Powers first realized there were flaws in the system that operated in the Lifetime Health and Wellness Unit for … Read more
When it comes to curing disease with food, quackery goes too far. Over the centuries, raw garlic has been touted as a home remedy for everything from chlamydia to the common cold. The Renaissance included cures for the plague Figs soaked in hyssop oil. During the 1918 influenza pandemic, Native Americans Onion wolf or raucous … Read more
This article originally appeared trail runner Getting stronger is simple: Lift heavy things, put them down, and repeat. According to a new review led by researchers from the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, you should use heavy weights that you can lift one to five times through a full range of motion, and … Read more
Researchers at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology will use a unique set of imaging technologies to study Alzheimer’s disease on a scale never seen before. Jonathan Swedler, Carley Illinois College of Medicine Professor of Biomedical Sciences and Translation and Professor of Chemistry, and Van Lamm, CI MED Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences … Read more
Oregonians got free reproductive healthcare coverage, including abortions, under a law that took full effect in 2019. But at least a dozen insurance companies charged consumers anyway, state officials said Wednesday. . The Department of Consumer and Business Services released reports of abuses by 12 health insurance companies covering nearly 1 million Oregonians. The audits … Read more
Superintendent Nora Vargas. Photo by Chris Stone Chairman of the County Board of Supervisors Nora Vargas He focused on improving life for families, a stronger economy, better infrastructure and mental health care, and fighting homelessness in his county’s state address Wednesday night. Speaking to a full crowd at the West Plaza County Management Center, Vargas, … Read more
Those of us who have a friend who can eat sugary foods every day and not gain an ounce or a relative who has developed heart disease despite avoiding saturated fats know that one-size-fits-all dietary recommendations don’t reflect how differently we respond to food. But now one of the most comprehensive and ambitious new studies … Read more
Women have always been very vigilant about unwanted male attention in the gym. But before smartphones, the sensation of being stared at was more of a feeling than a certainty. Catching perceived perpetrators at work has now become a sport of its own on TikTok, with women secretly leaving their phones taped and then watching … Read more
Having volunteered for her parents’ nonprofit since a young age, health sciences student Rayne Smith hopes to continue serving the community as director of public relations for the Black Women in Medicine club. SPECIAL TO ORACLE / RAIN SMITH Reine Smith, a health sciences undergraduate, was born with the heart of a servant, according to … Read more
