Chipotle Restaurants Linked to E. Coli Outbreak

GoLocalPDX News Team and Graphiq

Health officials have connected a number of E.Coli cases in Oregon and Washington to Chipotle restaurants.

Oregon Health Authority Announces New Enrollment System

GoLocalPDX Health Team

The Oregon Health Authority will present “ONE” their new health care enrollment system at the OHA’s Community Advisory Council on November 6.

How Portland and OR Hospitals Rank for Safety

GoLocalPDX News Team

The grades are out. “Leapfrog’s Hospital Safety Score assigns A, B, C, D and F grades to more than 2,500 U.S....

Oregon Health Insurance Market Opens on Sunday

GoLocalPDX News Team

Beginning this Sunday, November 1, Oregonians can sign up, renew or change their health insurance plans at HealthCare.gov.

Portland VA Community Living Center Celebrates 30th Anniversary

GoLocalPDX News Team

The VA Portland Health Care System Community Living Center will commemorate its 30-year anniversary this afternoon with a brief ceremony and celebratory lunch for veteran...

FamilyCare Donates $300,000 to Local Health Organizations

GoLocalPDX Health Team

FamilyCare Health announced this weekend a total of nearly $300,000 in gifts to support four local health organizations dressing community health concerns for low-income Oregonians.

24 Oregon Insurance Agents to Create Drop-In Health Insurance Centers

GoLocalPDX News Team

The Department of Consumer and Business Services, Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace announced on Tuesday that it had awarded grants to 24 insurance agents in the...

American Cancer Society Says Mammograms Should Start at 45, Not 40

GoLocalPDX News Team and GraphIQ

The American Cancer Society has issued new mammogram guidelines on Tuesday suggesting that women should begin mammograms at age 45 and continue yearly until age 54. Previously...

City Council Approves Half-Million for Psychiatric ER Center

GoLocalPDX News Team

The Portland City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to give a half-million dollars to the Unity Center for Behavioral Health, a regional psychiatric ER center.

NEW: Ebola Virus Can be Found in Male Semen 9 Months After Symptoms

GoLocalPDX News Team

A recent study into the persistence of the Ebola virus in body fluids show that some men still produce semen samples that test positive for...

Oregon Has Mixed Grades in Battling Smoking and Cancer

A report card issued by the American Cancer Society (ACS), shows a very mixed bag for in how the state of Oregon is combatting the...

“Clean Out Your Medicine Cabinet Day” Happens October 10

Hilary Devaney, GolocalPDX Contributor

Ever wonder what you should do with all the unwanted or expired drugs just sitting in your medicine cabinet? On Saturday, October 10, the Newberg-Dundee Police...

PSU Receives $3.5 Million Grant for Cutting-Edge Research on E-Cigarettes

Researchers at Portland State University will get to continue their cutting-edge work on the hazards of e-cigarette use thanks to a $3.5-million grant from the...

Rise in E-Cigarettes Not Correlated with Smoking Decrease, Study Finds

Jack Rushall, GoLocalPDX Contributor

According to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, with the rise in e-cigarette smoking in Oregon, there has not been a correlated decrease in regular...

10 Reasons You Should Be Getting Acupuncture

Erin Brockmeyer, GoLocalPDX Contributor

Full disclosure: I am an acupuncturist in downtown Portland, so of course I think you should get acupuncture!

BurnCycle Fosters Good Health Through Local Partnerships

Aleck Z. Woogmaster, GoLocalPDX Contributor

BurnCycle, Portland's first boutique cycling studio located in downtown Portland for two years now, has partnered with other local businesses and individuals to foster...

Rules for Fitting Self-Care into Motherhood

Erin Brockmeyer, GoLocalPDX Natural Health Expert

Moms, you are neglecting yourselves.

Rules for Eating Healthy On a Budget

Erin Brockmeyer, GoLocalPDX Natural Health Expert

There have been countless articles written about this (in fact, if you Google it you get about 47 million entries), but they always seem to miss...

3 Yummy Herbal Popsicle Recipes to Help You Cool Down

Erin Brockmeyer, GoLocalPDX Natural Health Expert

Popsicles aren’t just for kids! Portland is in the midst of another heat wave right in the middle of one hot summer. There...

Evolution Healthcare & Fitness Grand Opening

GoLocalPDX News Team

Evolution Healthcare & Fitness opens August 9th, providing Portland with resources to help clientele make informed choices about their individual health needs.