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What You Need to Know About 2024 Medicare and How It May Affect Social Security Cost of Living…
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…
Potentially Disease-Causing Parasites Have Been Found in Portland’s Drinking Water Source
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…
The Symptoms of Heat Sickness: Staying Safe During the Oregon Heat Wave
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…
Oregon Senator Wyden Encourages Action As Opioid Deaths Are on the Rise
“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.”…
Oregon Puts Burn Bans and Cooling Plans in Place in Face of 100-Degree Heat Wave
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…
Oregon Residents Could Receive Up to 12 Weeks of Paid Time Off For Medical/Family Leave Starting…
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…
Treatment for Hepatitis C is Widely Available in the United States. So Why Has Only a Third of Cases…
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…
The Types Of Magic Mushrooms Within Oregon and How to Get Them
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…
Oregon Health Authority Has Mishandled Hundreds of Thousands of Federal Money Dedicated Towards…
Mental health is a bit of a divisive subject in this country. Sometimes it’s highly advocated for, and other times it’s wholly ignored for the sake of putting tax dollars elsewhere. Well unfortunately, the latter had happened in the state…
Lessons on Having a Long, Fulfilling Life as Told by Century-Old Sisters
If you’ve grown up as an only child, having siblings was no doubt a thought you’ve pondered on and off again. Having someone to play with growing up would have been nice, but you’d also have to deal with petty arguments. Having more…