Mazes and Medicine
ERs and urgent cares, nurses and PCPs, navigating the system in the Health Issue
When do you go to urgent care? When is the ER the best option? Why is it so hard to find a primary care doctor … Continue reading
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Healing is a Home
Everyone Village, PeaceHealth and Volunteers in Medicine partner to create a 10-bed recuperation wing and clinic
“It takes a village.” For Everyone Village, a 70-unit community in Eugene for people transitioning out of homelessness, that phrase couldn’t be more accurate. “Our … Continue reading
Urgent or Emergency
Is it time to go to the ER? Maybe it’s urgent care.
Whether it’s illness or injury, our bodies are constantly sending alerts to our brain, signaling when something doesn’t feel right. When painful situations present themselves, … Continue reading
Searching For Care
Primary care services are getting harder to find
It’s getting harder to find a primary care provider, not just in Eugene and Springfield, but nationwide. The National Center for Health Workforce Analysis projects … Continue reading
Compassionate Nursing Assistant Training
Nursing certifications and a program that gets students on the job
As long as people continue aging or seeking medical attention, there is a need for certified nursing assistants. They work all hours of the day … Continue reading
‘In da Clerb, We all Fam’
Need to get out more? There’s a club for that!
By Camilla Mortensen We’re a couple years past Netflix and chill and the days of COVID shutdowns (and hoping to stay that way), but some … Continue reading
Slang from All Angles
How different generations view lingo
“A word that’s used within a culture, and that’s created by that culture,” is how Jeremiah Campbell, member of Gen-Z and barista at 5th Street … Continue reading
‘Third Acts’
Old age isn’t just about retirement and golf. Some people enjoy the freedom to try their hand at new careers.
Retirement is often considered the end, but what if it’s really just the beginning? A Gettysburg College study found the average person spends 90,000 hours … Continue reading
An Active Life Starts Anytime
With a goal, sports can sustain and bring growth for a lifetime
Noriko Seiner was one of the 12,000 runners lined up at Hayward Field at 7 am April 27. She had run several half marathons and … Continue reading
Sleep Remedies
Falling asleep, falling back to sleep — suggestions for rest and relaxation
Why did no one tell us that as you start getting older, you start having trouble sleeping? Some of us have trouble falling asleep, some … Continue reading