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CGN Vaccination

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Families are opting out of vaccinating their children for non-medical reasons in the highest numbers in Oregon State history. 

Tackling Type 1
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Tackling Type 1

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Connor Shortt, a 2014 grad of The Dalles-Wahtonka High School, always had his eye on some type of work in the medical field. He wasn’t sure just what it would be until May 2016, when he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes after his sophomore year at Pacific University. Now he wants to be an endocrinologist, a doctor who specializes in treatment of the disease.

Ask Dr. K: Gestational Diabetes requires monitoring
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Ask Dr. K: Gestational Diabetes requires monitoring

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DEAR DOCTOR K: I was just diagnosed with gestational diabetes. What are the risks to my baby? And what do I need to do to keep her safe? DEAR READER: Gestational diabetes is high blood sugar that occurs during pregnancy. Normally, the hormone insulin moves sugar (glucose) from the bloodstream into cells that use it for fuel.