January 27, 2022, 6:27pm Business Updated 21 hours ago
Praxis Health, Oregon’s largest independent medical group, acquired a 35-year-old Vancouver clinic this month, marking the group’s first expansion into Washington. Read story
January 28, 2022, 7:50am Health FreeUpdated 18 hours ago
Free N95 masks will soon be available at multiple pharmacies and grocery stores in Washington, with some locations already offering masks as early as Thursday. Read story
January 28, 2022, 2:17pm Health
Omicron, the highly contagious coronavirus variant sweeping across the country, is driving the daily American death toll higher than during last fall's delta wave, with deaths likely to keep rising for days or even weeks. Read story
January 28, 2022, 11:54am Health
Scientists and health officials around the world are keeping their eyes on a descendant of the omicron variant that has been found in more than 50 countries, including the United States. Read story
January 27, 2022, 5:10pm Clark County Health Updated 11 hours ago
With hospitals and medical providers reporting continuing staff shortages, state Sen. Annette Cleveland, D-Vancouver, has proposed legislation to give hazard pay retention bonuses to some health care workers. Read story
January 27, 2022, 2:30pm Clark County Health FreeUpdated 11 hours ago
Clark County reported 28 new deaths due to COVID-19 this week, the most reported in a seven-day period since the pandemic began. 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.
January 27, 2022, 7:37am Health
President Joe Biden said Thursday that 14.5 million Americans got private health insurance for this year under the Obama-era health law, thanks to help from his administration. Read story
January 27, 2022, 7:33am Health
Three people have died in Washington after testing positive for the flu amid flu activity that has risen to moderate levels in the state, state health officials said Wednesday. Read story
January 26, 2022, 7:53pm Health
The Washington state Legislature on Wednesday fast-tracked a delay of the implementation of a long-term care program — and the payroll tax that pays for it — to address solvency concerns and other issues raised about the first-in-the-nation defined benefit. Read story
January 26, 2022, 6:30pm Clark County Health Updated 21 hours ago
Clark County hospitals are still struggling to meet the demands brought on by the pandemic, and specifically the surge in omicron cases. That was the message physicians and officials from the county’s hospitals delivered to the Clark County Board of Health Wednesday morning. Read story