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

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

"Housing is related to nearly all aspects of health, including infectious diseases. Lacking housing creates a context that ...

Dysentery cases are on the rise in the Portland area. In January, health officials reported 40 cases of the highly contagious ...

Enter wastewater surveillance — a tool public health officials used during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic to monitor the ...

The emergency is over, but the long-term effects of the pandemic are still highly visible across multiple sectors including education, business and real estate.

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

Questions are answered by experts at the Oregon Health Authority, other state agencies or community partners. Questions and ...

U.S. Senator Ron Wyden on Wednesday said he is joining legislation that would raise the minimum age to buy assault weapons.

Two former Oregon governors and advocates gathered at the Willamette Heritage Center Monday to push for legislation aimed at early childhood education, child care and support for families.

Nationally, the test positivity rate for the week ending on February 8, was 4.8 percent, according to the CDC's most recent ...

Oregon, like other states ... Jon Ossoff, slammed the firing of more than 1,000 CDC workers. The agency is based in Atlanta. “President Trump’s indefensible, indiscriminate firing of more ...