The mask mandate for health care settings will be lifted in Oregon on April 3rd, more than two and a half years after the rule was...

Dr. John Powell presents Revisiting Informed Consent and what happened to herd immunity? For today's Evergreen Talks presentation. The...

Dr. John Powell delivers a presentation about COVID-19 in today's Evergreen Talk. Evergreen Family Medicine and Urgent Care 2570 NW...

Thank you for listening to our last townhall discussion about Covid issues, and the many kind remarks. I will divide the frequently asked...

Please see the "Response to questions and comments about the Evergreen January townhall presentation" blog where Dr. Powell responds to...

Our previous Oregon governor and retired Douglas County Emergency Department physician (1974-92) recently wrote a guest column for our...

The question in the above headline comes from the title of the feature article in the September 13, 2021 issue of the British Medical...

“That’s anecdotal evidence.” It’s a dismissive phrase. Whatever you just said is unreliable. Not to be trusted or taken seriously....

Dear Evergreen Friends, Many of you may have seen or are aware of the recent letter published on behalf of DCIPA Board of Directors in...

Jeff Manning’s September 11 article depicted me an anti-vaccine physician dealing in misinformation about the Covid vaccine. That is...

I’ve had my 15 minutes of fame. I hope my time’s up. It’s overrated. On Friday, Sept 10, 2021, the News Review graciously issued an...

I sat in stunned disbelief as I read the front-page headline article of the News Review, written by Donovan Brink. I had just returned...

August 2021 Delta Surge: The Evergreen team depends on every player to serve our community. Douglas County is in the middle of the COVID...

I was surprised my mention of Ivermectin became such a flash point. Unfortunately, this focus misses the point I intended. Which is the...

State of Covid, August 2021 My view Simplistic solutions to complex problems are rarely correct. “Get vaccinated and wear the mask” is...

Informed consent for a medical intervention involves sharing known and potential risks. This blog represents my effort to provide a...

I hope you have that place in you. Hidden, even from you, intuition springing from values, incubation growing into illumination –...

COVID-19 VACCINATION INFORMED CONSENT FORM A foundational principal for the ethical practice of medicine in America is informed consent....

On March 18, the governor of Florida held a round table discussion with the physicians and scientists who supported a focused protection...