December 9, 2019, 6:04am Editor's Choice
When Musse Barclay moved from Ethiopia to Clark County in 2008 to live with his adopted family, there were growing pains in his new environment. Read story
December 9, 2019, 2:33pm Health
Pete Frates, a former college baseball player whose battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease helped inspire the ALS ice bucket challenge that has raised more than $200 million worldwide, died Monday.… Read story
December 10, 2019, 10:05am Health
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared likely Tuesday to rule that insurance companies can collect $12 billion from the federal government to cover their losses in the early years of the health care law championed by President Barack Obama. Read story
December 9, 2019, 11:58am Health
New results from the largest long-term study of brain development and children’s health raise provocative questions about obesity and brain function. Read story
December 9, 2019, 6:05am Health
A large study led by government scientists is renewing concern about whether chemicals used to dye and straighten hair raise the risk of cancer. Read story
December 9, 2019, 6:03am Health
Researchers at Oregon State University are one step closer to curbing osteoarthritis after making a breakthrough by providing the first ever complete look at what’s happening to joints with the condition at the cellular level. Read story
Each year, more than 200,000 women in the U.S. are diagnosed with breast cancer, including thousands of women in Washington. In honor of their fight — and as part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month — The Columbian published this collection of stories about the women who have received breast cancer diagnoses, the science and technological advances for treating them and the community that supports them.
December 9, 2019, 6:03am Health
Here’s your opportunity to treat friends and loved ones with the kinds of considerate items they aren’t likely to buy for themselves. Read story
December 8, 2019, 6:00am Health
Clark County Dental Society President Keith Collins is trying to create greater medical record transparency and collaboration in Southwest Washington. Read story
December 6, 2019, 10:14am Health
NEW YORK — The U.S. winter flu season is off to its earliest start in more than 15 years. Read story
December 5, 2019, 10:45am Health
WASHINGTON — The House will hold a showdown vote next week on Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s bill empowering Medicare to negotiate prices for costly prescription drugs, her office announced Thursday. Read story