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Health

50 Years of WIC, Now Threatened

After 50 years of WIC in Lane County, it is bracing to face new challenges due to federal budget changes. 

EW-ExtraHealth 3 weeks ago

Before running for county commissioner in Lane County, Laurie Trieger had long admired the number of county-provided services like the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) … Continue reading →

Caring For Your Health

From the world’s youngest doctor to taking care of our youngest community members in the Health Care issue

Health 3 weeks ago

With Medicaid cuts on the horizon, a rising cost of insurance premiums and a lack of access to primary care, it’s easy to find yourself … Continue reading →

Prodigy Doctor

World’s youngest doctor has a practice in Eugene

Health 3 weeks ago

When Dr. Balamurali Ambati was four years old, he stood up on a chair in the kitchen to see what his mom was cooking. To … Continue reading →

A Long Road to Prenatal Care

In an area where mood disorders and substance abuse are higher than national averages, Lane County’s Nurse Family Partnership program meets families where they live

Health 3 weeks ago

For some pregnant people in Lane County, getting prenatal care is more than making an appointment. It can mean finding a way to travel over … Continue reading →

Kiatsu Migraine Relief 

Classes at the Oregon Ki Society’s Eugene Dojo offer an alternative treatment to migraine-related pain 

Health 3 weeks ago

Migraines are not just painful headaches. They can be debilitating, last up to 72 hours and disrupt life by leaving sufferers exhausted for days. While … Continue reading →

Bowling Joy

Exercise, snacks and socializing at Emerald Lanes

EW-ExtraHealth 8 months ago

Walking through its nostalgic sliding doors, you’ll hear balls gliding down lanes, slamming into gutters and colliding with pins across the hardwood. As a longtime … Continue reading →

Clashing of Swords

The Eugene Fencers Club is making fencing cool again

Health 8 months ago

“En garde, ready, fence!” says Mindy Parks, president of the Eugene Fencers Club’s board of directors, as she referees a match. As two fencers fight, … Continue reading →

Dancing Anyway

For dancers taught to shrink themselves, access and belonging matter more than perfection

Health 8 months ago

I have always been plus-sized. Even as a child, I learned how quickly shame can attach itself to a body — not through lectures, but … Continue reading →

Mazes and Medicine 

ERs and urgent cares, nurses and PCPs, navigating the system in the Health Issue 

Health 12 months ago

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 →

Healing is a Home

Everyone Village, PeaceHealth and Volunteers in Medicine partner to create a 10-bed recuperation wing and clinic 

Health 12 months ago

“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 →

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