Julie Leister, PMHNP
Julie Leister is a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner board certified by the ANCC with a 30-year career in nursing. Julie’s background includes critical care, emergency department, and [...]
A Healthy Heart Can Help Beat Bad Habits
(This column was originally published in the News-Review) A healthy heart, like most good things in life, doesn’t happen overnight. Fad diets and fitness spurts can do as much harm as good for a [...]
World-class medical talent comes to Newton Creek
Hailing from around the world and selected from a pool of nearly 200 applicants, a team of eight top-tier physicians in training began their residencies in Roseburg in July. This is the start of [...]
What to know about COVID-19
Health officials have identified a presumptive case of COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) in Douglas County. In response to this news, and the growing number of cases in Oregon, we’d like to share some [...]
Tools to prevent cervical cancer
More than 13,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer each year. However, cervical cancer is preventable and, if detected early, treatable. How do you prevent [...]
‘An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure’
Flu season may not hit in full force until February, but preventative measures in the early fall can dampen its blow. The Centers for Disease Control tracks the influenza virus as it circulates [...]
