June 18, 2021, 7:36am Health
Washington is going to fully reopen soon. Not today. Probably not tomorrow. But soon. End of the month at the latest. Read story
June 17, 2021, 1:47pm Clark County Health
Clark County reported 29 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths on Thursday as new case averages continue to fall as vaccination rates rise. Read story
June 19, 2021, 3:23pm Health
WASHINGTON — With the Affordable Care Act now secure in the framework of the nation’s health care programs, Democrats are eager to leap above and beyond. Read story
June 19, 2021, 2:14pm Clark County Health
As Vancouver resident Claudia Carter continues to fight stage 4 pancreatic cancer, she recently crossed one more thing off her bucket list. Read story
June 18, 2021, 4:35pm Health
CARRIERE, Miss. — Sitting poolside with his wife and two daughters, Rhett Shaffette says he’s already received the best gift this Father’s Day. Read story
June 17, 2021, 9:40am Health
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is devoting $3.2 billion to advance development of antiviral pills for COVID-19 and other dangerous viruses that could turn into pandemics. 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.
June 17, 2021, 8:44am Health
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to the Obama era health care law, preserving insurance coverage for millions of Americans. Read story
June 17, 2021, 7:40am Health
SEATTLE — Despite the recent spread globally and across Washington state of the COVID-19 variant known as delta, a different variant is keeping state epidemiologist Dr. Scott Lindquist up at night: the gamma variant, first identified in Brazil. Read story
June 16, 2021, 5:08pm Clark County Health
Clark County reported 31 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths Wednesday as Public Health officials adjusted previous counts of total cases and deaths. Read story
June 16, 2021, 4:35pm Health
As cases tumble and states reopen, the potential final stage in the U.S. campaign to vanquish COVID-19 is turning into a slog, with a worrisome variant gaining a bigger foothold and lotteries and other prizes failing to persuade some Americans to get vaccinated. Read story