Training program participants bolstered the workforce of state and local public health departments that for decades have been starved of resources.

The surge in the extremely contagious bacterial illness in Portland is linked to the number of people experiencing homelessness.

Enter wastewater surveillance — a tool public health officials used during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic to monitor the virus' spread. But new research led by Oregon State University shows that testing wastewater won’t be as helpful for tracking the spread of the H5N1 bird flu.

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SALEM, Ore. (KATU) — Lawmakers are considering a bill that would mandate pre-screenings for cytomegalovirus (CMV) in newborns.

There are 70 confirmed cases of the bird flu among humans in the U.S., as of Tuesday. The CDC said the current public health risk is low.

Seasonal flu is causing a second peak of illness and hospitalizations in Oregon this month, in what may end up being the worst flu season in the past decade.

Alex Fitzpatrick/Axios The fatal drug overdose rate fell 4% nationwide and nearly 10% in Florida, per new CDC data. Why it matters: Overdose deaths seem to be falling as pandemic-era isolation ebbs and access to life-saving medications like Naloxone grows.