NMA Hosts 2026 Colloquium on African American Health Photo courtesy of The National Medical Association (NMA) The National Medical Association (NMA), the nation’s largest and oldest organization representing African American physicians and their patients, is convening leading clinicians, researchers, and health advocates for its 2026 National Colloquium on African American Health, taking place at The Morrow Hotel in Washington, D.C. The event started on Thursday and conclud

Group Invests $50M to Elevate Child Care, Elder Care in 2026 Races Children draw in one of the classrooms at the Children’s Promise Centers child care center in Albuquerque, N.M., April 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File) (AP) An advocacy group seeking to expand support for child and elder care says it plans to spend $50 million to boost Democrats in key congressional races, aiming to tie the rising cost of caregiving to the nation’s broader affordability debate. T

Millions of Americans jump into 2026 with steep insurance hikes A lectern awaits the arrival of House Democrats to speak on the health care funding fight on the steps of the House at the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 12, 2025 (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) (AP) — Enhanced tax credits that have helped reduce the cost of health insurance for the vast majority of Affordable Care Act enrollees expired overnight, cementing higher health costs for millions of Americans at the s

Porthaven Post Acute Staff (Photo courstey of Porthaven) Porthaven Post Acute provides skilled nursing and care for patients with severe, complex or life-threatening illness or injury who require intensive, continuous medical care for serious health issues. But their problems are made worse because many of these patients lack stable housing, a problem that is getting worse as homelessness continues to grow. “Porthaven routinely accepts patients that many other facilities cann

Portland Community College is delivering a big assist to men’s health Aaron Bell Sr. (Photo courtesy of Portland Community College) NORTH PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland Community College is delivering a big assist to men’s health. The Cascade Campus gym (705 N. Killingsworth St.) will host the annual Aaron Bell Sr. Black Men’s Health Awareness Day from 1-4 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 17. The event honors the legacy of Aaron Bell Sr., a PCC men’s basketball assistant coach who passed aw

Community partnership provides essential food support to local families in need Event attendees and volunteers Portland Trail Blazers center Duop Reath joined UnitedHealthcare and Boys and Girls Clubs of Portland Metro to deliver holiday food boxes to 100 families and shoot hoops with kids at the Blazers Club in Northeast Portland. Trading three-point field goals for high-fives, Reath and Blazers Club kids—the only Boys & Girls Club in the nation partnered with an NBA franc

Legacy Executives Refuse To Bargain Ahead of Strike Frontline healthcare workers from ONA, OFNHP and AFT show their support for advanced practice providers (APPs) at Legacy Health who are preparing for a strike. Photo Courtesy of ONA The Oregon Nurses Association (ONA) has filed an unfair labor practice charge against Legacy Health for illegally refusing to meet with advanced practice providers (APPs) and come to a fair contract agreement to prevent a strike. While Legacy

Police Officer and Author Releases Powerful Memoir on Healing, Strength & Softness Portland native, author, and community advocate Rashida Saunders Portland native, author, and community advocate Rashida Saunders is set to release her debut memoir, Permission to Break: A Memoir of Strength, Suppression, and Softness, a raw and deeply personal reflection on what it means to survive, heal, and reclaim one’s voice. Saunders, a current Portland Police Bureau officer and founder o

Supporting Families Impacted by Federal Shutdown City of Gresham Assistant City Manager Larry Morgan (left) hands a check to SnowCap Operations Manager Jeremy Wilbeski (right), a donation to support SnowCap's mission to deliver food and resources to families in need in Gresham and East County. With the need for accessible food for struggling families greater than ever, the City of Gresham is partnering with Snowcap Community Services to ensure families in need have access to