Gemma Dicarlo

According to the Oregon Health Authority, nearly 35,000 Oregonians visited emergency rooms in 2023 for issues related to a brain injury. These injuries can result in a range of symptoms, from confusion and short-term memory loss to depression, anger issue... See more

This fall, the U.S. Department of the Interior canceled nearly 80 grants to organizations that focus on habitat restoration, species conservation and other ecological work. According to a social media post from the Department of Government Efficiency, the... See more

Big changes are in store for the federal student loan program. President Trump’s tax and spending bill, which was signed into law last summer, ends a supplemental loan for graduate students and caps the amount they can borrow from the government. It also ... See more

Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington counties recently launched a regional dashboard that tracks the health impacts of climate change in the metro area. It includes data on heat and cold events, air quality, infectious diseases and the effects climate chan... See more

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted Friday morning to stop recommending hepatitis B vaccines for all newborns. The decision upends decades of precedent. Since 1991, the CDC has recommended th... See more