A major restructuring of federal food assistance is now reaching kitchen tables across Oregon, where approximately 35,000 people have already lost Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits and hundreds of thousands more are moving through eligibility reviews that could determine whether their assistance continues. The changes…
Election season has arrived again, and before another round of candidate interviews begins, the Grants Pass Tribune wants to try…
The expanding financial relationship between the Trump family, cryptocurrency and the federal government entered a consequential new phase this month…
A national debate over the future of American health care is making its way through Oregon, with Southern Oregon becoming…
Oregon’s government ethics laws rarely become dinner table conversation until the conduct of an elected official places them squarely before…
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Coffee at breakfast, another cup during the workday, iced tea with lunch and perhaps an energy drink or caffeinated soda later in the afternoon can make caffeine accumulate faster than many people realize. Because caffeine is so firmly embedded in everyday life, its effects are often measured by cups, cans…
Modern food chemistry uses additives designed to make products last longer, look brighter, and remain stable on store shelves. Once inside the human body, however, some of these substances can interact with cells, enzymes,…
The disturbing, almost zombie like appearance sometimes associated with fentanyl intoxication is not simply a matter of someone being heavily sedated. Behind the slowed movements, drooping posture, diminished awareness, and shallow breathing can be…
Mimosa pudica seed has earned an unusual place in traditional botanical medicine. Small and unassuming when dry, the seed undergoes a remarkable transformation when exposed to moisture, developing a slippery, gelatinous coating created by…
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Oregon Health & Science University spent nearly two years searching for someone to take permanent command of its sprawling health…
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A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from relocating FBI headquarters to the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, halting an effort to overturn a years-long…
