Health & Wellness

When psilocybin (commonly referred to as psychedelic mushrooms or “magic mushrooms”) became legal and plans for a licensed psilocybin center in Eugene was announced, we all knew where this was going to go. We’ve seen this before when…

Fentanyl has now become the opiate of America.  It is not just Fentanyl itself, although it is bad enough on its own, but its negative effects are exacerbated by the other substances being substituted for it: ‘cut’ in the street argot.…

Starting January of 2024, tens of millions of older folk will be seeing a decent increase in their Social Security benefits from the COLA, or cost-of-living adjustment. It will be a 3.2% raise as an adjustment for the rise in the average…

A new wave of concern has swept over Oregon, and its name is cryptosporidium. If you don’t know it, you should prepare to get familiar, because its presence within the source of Portland’s drinking water is something that should be of…

As yet another heat wave hits the great state of Oregon, it’s understandable that people would get worried over their own wellbeing. While many understand that heat sickness and heatstroke is bad, many aren’t quite aware of just how bad…

“As a Portlander, I’m not satisfied. I think it’s been too long without any real solutions and certainly very substantial funds have been made available — federal funds, state funds — and I think it’s important to put them to better use.”…

From burn pans to cooling plans, Oregon is now in safety mode as it tries its best to stand strong in the face of 100 degree weather. This isn’t the first heat wave they’ve faced, and it won’t be the last, but that isn’t the issue. The…

Have you had a newborn you haven’t been able to spend time with, or a surgery you’ve had to miss weeks of work for? These things can break your bank, especially with unexpected losses or medical accidents that require time off. Well, it may…

Hepatitis C is a viral agent that affects somewhere between 2.5 million to 4.7 million people within the United States, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. That’s no small number, needless to say. According to the…

Psilocybin mushrooms are a fairly common variety of fungi that span across a number of genera, and encapsulates all species of hallucinogenic mushrooms there are. You may be far more familiar with the term “magic mushrooms'', as they’re…