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Five More COVID Deaths in Oregon = 4,377

Oregon reports 2,569 new confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The number of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 across Oregon is 540, which is 11 more than yesterday. There are 114 COVID-19 patients in intensive care unit (ICU) beds, which is four more than yesterday.

There are 65 available adult ICU beds out of 690 total (9% availability) in the state of Oregon.

You Can Never Go Home Again: The Limits of COP26

"People have to change from within." ~Dr. Jane Goodall

(LOS ANGELES, Calif.) - There's an old adage, adopted from the title of a 1940 Thomas Wolfe novel, that states, “You can never go home again.” The saying is meant to infer how nostalgia causes us to view the past in an overly-positive light, and how humans tend to remember people and places from our upbringing in static terms.

I had always wanted to be a documentary filmmaker. Be careful what you wish for. "Jesus" had gone to the desert and it was hotter than hell.

The Havana Syndrome in a Nutshell

Were embassy staff victims of a mysterious new secret weapon?

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA.) - An individual assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Cuba was awakened one night in 2016 by severe pain and a sensation of intense pressure in the face, a loud piercing sound in one ear with directional features, and acute disequilibrium and nausea.

Symptoms of vestibular and cognitive dysfunction ensued.

Kaiser RNs and Health Professionals Authorize a Strike

The strike authorization vote finished on Sunday night, with 96% of those who voted saying that they support striking.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Nearly 3,400 workers from Kaiser Permanente in Oregon have voted to authorize a strike.

With a staggering 90% participation rate, the vote count was to strike by 96%, meaning of those who voted, 96% voted Yes.

Two Parties: Two Countries

Honest effort and compassion are two qualities crucial for our future as a country, and as a free people.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - We have a two-party political system, one that evolves with time, people, and circumstance.

Democrats were, for many years, a party that fought against civil rights for African Americans where they were denied them in the American South under the racist Jim Crow system. When I was a boy, back in the 1950s and ‘60s, the Democrats from the South were known as Dixiecrats.

It`s Time for Impunity to End with the FDA: PART 3

Part 3 in my series of the FDA being held accountable for conflicts of interest with pharma

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - In June 2016, this article focused on the first buprenorphine implant for treatment of opioid dependence marketed by San Francisco-based Titan Pharmaceuticals Inc., approved by the FDA on May 26, 2016.

Was there any investigation into a conflict of interest? Read on.

Oregon Reports 41 New COVID-19 Deaths

There are 53 available adult ICU beds out of 645 total in Oregon.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - 41 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon raises the state’s death toll to 3,750.

OHA also reported 1,658 new confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19 bringing the state total to 326,191.

It`s Time for Impunity to End with the FDA: PART 2

This is Part 2 of my series on the impunity of the FDA as regards the opioid addiction/death epidemic crippling the U.S.

(MYRTLE BEACH, SC) - For almost two decades I have been exposing the FDA and their leadership with "pay to play", conflicts of interest with hedge funds and many decision makers forming their own consulting firms -- even while employed at the FDA.

This article expands on Bob Rappaport, MD, Division Director of Analgesic, Anesthetic and Addiction Drugs (now retired from the FDA and serving on pharmaceutical boards).

Oregon`s New Bill Creates Dental Therapists:
What Other Types of Dentists Are There Around the World?

House Bill 2528 creates a third kind of dental license — a dental therapist.

(SALEM, Ore.) - If you want to try and learn more about the types of dentists that are out there or if you know that you need to sign up with a dentist then you have come to the right place.

Here you can find out whatever you need to know.

COVID: Choices Have Consequences

Healthcare workers are not being forced to take a vaccine.

(JEFFERSON CO., Wash.) - I agree no one should be required to take a vaccine (or any medical intervention) against their will. This is a matter of individual, informed choice. But choices have consequences.

In the realm of infectious diseases, the choices we make do not just have personal consequences, they impact others.