Roseburg Urgent Care and its 12 sister medical care facilities got a new unified identity this month — Nova Health.
Taking care of your feet and ankles during the summertime was the topic of a recent Talking Health program on News Radio 1240 KQEN.
A new senior living and memory care facility is scheduled to open in the summer of 2020.
A free Medicare 101 seminar, hosted by the Douglas County Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance (SHIBA) team will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 13 at the UCAN offices, 280 Kenneth Ford Drive, Roseburg.
Erin Saylor received a phone call from family members that they couldn’t find her 12-year-old son Lucas around 9:30 p.m. May 26 while the family was camping at Toketee.
As the weather becomes warmer, more people will be spending time outside. You can almost feel the shift in mood! The benefits are many: fresh air, sunshine, natural movement, the greater chance to see a friend or make a new one.
The connection between concussions and dementia will be explored at the Dementia & Brain Injury Awareness Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Winston Community Center, 440 SE Grape Ave.
Plant-based options like a zucchini burrito at Carlos Restaurante in Winston.
Chadwick Clubhouse, “fostering a community that rebuilds lives and hope through purposeful opportunities for adults living with mental illness,” opened in Roseburg in November of 2018. Located in a 900 square foot house on Chadwick Street near downtown, we welcomed our first member that day.
Douglas County might not seem like a place where sun exposure would cause a lot of skin cancer, but high rates have medical professionals so concerned, they’ve declared war on melanoma.
A bill tightening school vaccination requirements is making progress in the state legislature.
Earl Wilson was 63 when he died last summer after a long fight with cancer, but he got to play in the Douglas County Cancer Services benefit golf tournament last year at the Roseburg Country Club before he passed.
If you’ve been thinking heart disease is mainly a manly thing, then here is some news that may jolt you.
Setting goals is a necessary first step
About 25 people turned out for a presentation and question-answer session about vaccinations Thursday night at CHI Mercy Medical Center for a discussion about the effectiveness and safety of vaccinations.
The American Red Cross is urging donors of all blood types to give blood to help meet the needs of trauma patients and others with serious medical conditions.
Blue Zones Project - Umpqua and the Roseburg High School National Honor Society will team up to hold an Earth Day volunteer cleanup Saturday.
In the first three parts of this series about how to get and stay motivated to move, we covered topics like assessments, having a realistic plan, being good for your word, and failure.
Alzheimer’s disease is on the rise. Every five years the cases of Alzheimer’s double. Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States; 5.8 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s today. There is no pharmaceutical approach that has meaningful effectiveness on the tr…
I’m taking a quick detour from our series “How to Get and Stay Motivated To Move” to talk to YOU, particularly the people who really want to drop some sizes.
Douglas County was 25th on the list of most cancer-prone counties in Oregon, in the state in statistics from 2012 to 2016, according to recent figures from the Oregon Health Authority.
Minor nutrition changes can bring major long-term benefits to your health and wellbeing. Here are six healthy dietary tips to consider.
Calling all parents and caregivers (grandparents, foster parents, aunts, uncles, etc.) of children 14 and under who are suffering with a brain disorder or mental health condition. The National Alliance on Mental Illness Douglas County wants to help.
A bill proposed in the Oregon State Legislature would prevent parents from refusing required immunizations on behalf of their children for philosophical reasons.
The Northwest Mothers Milk Bank, the Umpqua Valley Breastfeeding Coalition, and the Douglas County Perinatal Task Force are coming together to host the Great Northwest Milk Drive, during the annual Welcome, Baby! Community Baby Shower.
Phoenix Charter School eighth-grader Ryan Lockhart knows many people struggle with their health, whether it’s battling a sweet tooth, not exercising enough or some other challenge. For that reason, he said it’s “pretty cool” to be a student at the first Blue Zones Project Approved high schoo…
Ana Orozco, a teacher at Roseburg Playschool, was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, but an entire community is rallying to support her both financially and emotionally.
