Regional Blog & News

Insights and perspectives across the Providence health system

  • Managing blood pressure: Non-medication and OTC options

    Managing blood pressure: Non-medication and OTC options

    If you’ve been diagnosed with high blood pressure, there are lots of ways you can lower your blood pressure without prescription medications.

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  • Meet the Many Faces of Medicaid: Why federal cuts would put the nation's health at risk

    Meet the Many Faces of Medicaid: Why federal cuts would put the nation's health at risk

    Learn how Medicaid support 79 million Americans.

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  • Aquablation now available at St. Joseph Hospital

    Aquablation now available at St. Joseph Hospital

    A new type of surgical treatment for patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) uses the power of water delivered with robotic precision to provide long-lasting BPH relief

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  • A Tribute to St. Mary Medical Center Organ Donors

    A Tribute to St. Mary Medical Center Organ Donors

    Providence honors the donors who have given the gift of life, health and hope to those in need.

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  • A Tribute to Providence St. Joseph Hospital Organ Donors

    A Tribute to Providence St. Joseph Hospital Organ Donors

    Providence honors the donors who have given the gift of life, health and hope to those in need.

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  • A Tribute to Providence Little Company of Mary Organ Donors

    A Tribute to Providence Little Company of Mary Organ Donors

    Providence honors the donors who have given the gift of life, health and hope to those in need.

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  • Five Foods That Can Help You Smell Better — And Why They Work

    Five Foods That Can Help You Smell Better — And Why They Work

    What you eat doesn’t just affect your health — it can influence how you smell.

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  • Lung Cancer Awareness Month: A Q&A with thoracic surgeon Nguyen Minh Le, M.D. 

    Lung Cancer Awareness Month: A Q&A with thoracic surgeon Nguyen Minh Le, M.D. 

    Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in both men and women and is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States.

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  • Contract Termination: UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage Plans

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  • Can dark chocolate make you smarter?

    Can dark chocolate make you smarter?

    Love dark chocolate? Science might have just given you another reason to indulge.

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  • Ambient listening tool helps strengthen patient connection

    Ambient listening tool helps strengthen patient connection

    A new artificial intelligence tool is helping doctors transcribe patient notes during appointments.

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  • A precision oncology revolution is underway at Providence

    A precision oncology revolution is underway at Providence

    Celebrating World Cancer Day with a look at the work of Carlo Bifulco, M.D. as he helps lead advancements in AI-driven, accessible precision oncology at Providence Cancer Institute.

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  • Join us for our Annual Tree Lighting

    Join us for our Annual Tree Lighting

    Join Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center as we ring in the holiday season with our annual tree lighting ceremony. It’s the perfect way to share the spirit of Christmas.

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  • Queen of the Valley earns prestigious breast center accreditation

    Queen of the Valley earns prestigious breast center accreditation

    Accreditation demonstrates the hospital’s commitment to improving comprehensive breast care.

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  • “Compassion Care Floral Gift” program provides fresh flowers to patients

    “Compassion Care Floral Gift” program provides fresh flowers to patients

    The Providence Portland nutrition services team continues a practice started years ago in the garden of a now-retired caregiver. Flower power brings joy and a bit of beauty to our patients.

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  • Community resource desk helps more than 48,000 Oregonians during its decade of service

    Community resource desk helps more than 48,000 Oregonians during its decade of service

    Providence caregivers and clinicians implemented a program ten years ago to screen patients for food insecurity, and then did something about what they learned.

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  • One year later: Napa man who survived car accident shares story of recovery

    One year later: Napa man who survived car accident shares story of recovery

    Providence Queen of the Valley sees 33,894 patients every year in its emergency department. Last year alone, the hospital cared for 598 trauma patients and 285 motor vehicle crashes.

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  • Understanding breast cancer: Awareness, screening and support

    Understanding breast cancer: Awareness, screening and support

    Read Dr. Neha Damle's guest commentary in the Napa Valley Register, where the medical oncologist emphasizes the importance of early breast cancer detection.

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  • Caring for our caregivers: Spiritual support when it's needed most

    Caring for our caregivers: Spiritual support when it's needed most

    Since 2022, TeleSpiritual Health has been a compassionate lifeline for caregivers offering virtual support available every day of the week from the comfort of their home.

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  • 2025 SITC Meeting: Three Providence researchers honored at 40th anniversary

    2025 SITC Meeting: Three Providence researchers honored at 40th anniversary

    Providence Cancer Institute researchers share important cancer research at SITC annual meeting and receive recognition for their contributions to science.

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