Health & Wellness

In the Gym

All Bodies Strong Is Leading Portland’s Size-Inclusive Fitness Movement

It’s the city’s only gym explicitly designed for fat liberation.

09/23/2024 By Alice Wolfe Photography by Jason Hill

Women's Health

Meet the Oregon Researcher Battling Period Stigma

Bethany Samuelson Bannow works on the bleeding edge of menstrual health.

06/07/2024 By Zoe Sayler

Your Worst Nightmare, Solved

Can You Get Rid of Bedbugs on Your Own?

Before you bonfire your mattress, consider the options.

04/12/2024 By Winston Ross Illustrations by Jack Dylan

Subcultures

About the Thousands of Dentists Converging on Portland This Week

May the floss be with them.

04/03/2024 By Arianne Cohen

Golden Years

Wise Oregonians Give Us Their Best Advice

Listen to your elders.

03/20/2024 By Zoe Sayler and Andi Prewitt

Medical Marvel

New OHSU Research Points to Potential Infertility Treatment

The work may help same-sex couples and others who can’t conceive a biological child.

03/18/2024 By Zoe Sayler

420-Friendly

This Guidebook Tours the Country’s Coolest Cannabis Destinations

In Green Scenes, Portlander Lauren Yoshiko scopes out cat-themed dispensaries, consumption-friendly treehouses, and chic smoke shops.

03/12/2024 By Rebecca Jacobson

How Refreshing

Oregonians Get Some of the Best Sleep in the Nation

How do we sleep at night? Better than most.

02/28/2024 By Zoe Sayler

No Regerts

And the Most Commonly Removed Tattoos in Portland Are...

A professional tattoo remover explains the limits of erasing body art, from finger mustaches to microbladed eyebrows.

02/08/2024 By Matthew Trueherz

Drug Epidemic

Enrolling a Teen in Rehab? That’ll Be $28,731, Up Front

The average wait time is one month, and Oregon had zero available beds for teens on Medicaid.

01/17/2024 By Zoe Sayler

Sanity

Why Are Oregon Therapists Training for 500 Fewer Hours?

Alarming as it sounds, it’s a good thing.

12/13/2023 By Arianne Cohen

Downtime

What, Exactly, Will Elite Thorns Soccer Players Do All Winter?

Yes, that might have been Reyna Reyes you saw at the Hawthorne New Seasons.

11/17/2023 By Ellee Thalheimer

cannabis

Marijuana Use Tied to Heart Failure—with Some Caveats

Portland’s favorite herb increases cardiovascular risk, according to two new studies that will be presented at an American Heart Association conference next week.

11/08/2023 By Matthew Trueherz

Creative Exercise

Rucking Takes a Hike in Portland

Pssst. People are rucking all around you.

10/20/2023 By Ellee Thalheimer Illustrations by Skyler Elzy

Health & Wellness

Where to Get an Updated COVID Vaccine in Portland

Which pharmacies have the new 2023 vaccine in stock? Here’s where you can book an appointment to boost your protection.

10/10/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Helping Others

How One Portland Neighborhood Partnered with a Homeless Encampment

Faced with an influx of homeless neighbors, a Southeast Portland neighborhood association got creative.

09/21/2023 By Hannah Wallace

Weight Loss

Looking for Wegovy, Ozempic, or Semaglutide in Portland? It’s the Wild West.

We sent a reporter in search of the weight loss drug, and found dead ends and sky-high bills—and a work-around.

08/30/2023 By Jacob Fenton

Buzz Off

Why Are Mosquitoes Swarming Portland? For Starters, the County Didn’t Spray.

Mosquito populations are up fivefold this summer—and Multnomah County is giving out free mosquito fish to help limit their spread.

06/14/2023 By Katherine Chew Hamilton

Essay

The Deschutes River Became My Therapist and Healer

"The pain I fought, the darkness I navigated, and the loneliness I endured as a navy veteran fighting PTSD would leave my body the closer I got to the river to fly-fish."

06/08/2023 By Chad Brown

Water Safety

Heading to a Swim Hole? It Might Not Be Safe Right Now

Warm weather earlier in the year doesn't mean it's time to hit your river spot.

05/30/2023 By Sam Stites

Portland Monthly

Health & Wellness

All Bodies Strong Is Leading Portland’s Size-Inclusive Fitness Movement

Meet the Oregon Researcher Battling Period Stigma

Can You Get Rid of Bedbugs on Your Own?

About the Thousands of Dentists Converging on Portland This Week

Wise Oregonians Give Us Their Best Advice

New OHSU Research Points to Potential Infertility Treatment

This Guidebook Tours the Country’s Coolest Cannabis Destinations

Oregonians Get Some of the Best Sleep in the Nation

And the Most Commonly Removed Tattoos in Portland Are...

Enrolling a Teen in Rehab? That’ll Be $28,731, Up Front

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