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Health

Bowling Joy

Exercise, snacks and socializing at Emerald Lanes

EW-ExtraHealth 5 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 5 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 5 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 9 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 9 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 9 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 9 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 9 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 10 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 10 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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