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Health

Bowling Joy

Exercise, snacks and socializing at Emerald Lanes

EW-ExtraHealth 4 days 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 5 days 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 5 days 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 4 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 4 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 →

Urgent or Emergency

Is it time to go to the ER? Maybe it’s urgent care. 

Health 4 months ago

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

Health 4 months ago

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

Health 4 months ago

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 →

An Active Life Starts Anytime

With a goal, sports can sustain and bring growth for a lifetime 

Health 5 months ago

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 

Health 5 months ago

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 →

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