September 23, 2020, 10:33pm Clark County Health
As COVID-19 rates increase in Clark County, one of the county’s top officials pushed back against broad scientific consensus and challenged public health efforts promoting the use of face coverings… Read story
September 23, 2020, 7:21pm Clark County Health
Two staff members at Prairie High School were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus. No students were exposed. Read story
September 24, 2020, 1:04pm Clark County Health
Clark County recorded 26 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths on Thursday, as research showed that people are most commonly catching the disease within their own household or at small private social gatherings. Read story
September 24, 2020, 11:30am Business
This fall, the University of Washington plans to test smartphone technology that tells users if they may have been exposed to the virus that causes COVID-19. Read story
September 24, 2020, 9:08am Health
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Swiss authorities ordered 2,500 students at an elite hospitality management school to quarantine themselves due to a coronavirus outbreak allegedly linked to off-campus partying, the latest back-to-school sign of higher education’s place in the pandemic. Read story
September 23, 2020, 12:11pm Clark County Health
Clark County recorded 34 new COVID-19 cases and one new fatality in data released Wednesday by Clark County Public Health. 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.
September 23, 2020, 8:51am Health
WASHINGTON — A huge international study of a COVID-19 vaccine that aims to work with just one dose is getting underway as top U.S. health officials sought Wednesday to assure a skeptical Congress and public that they can trust any shots the government ultimately approves. Read story
September 22, 2020, 1:07pm Health
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus topped 200,000 Tuesday, by far the highest in the world, hitting the once-unimaginable threshold six weeks before an election that is certain to be a referendum in part on President Donald Trump's handling of the crisis. Read story
September 22, 2020, 12:16pm Clark County Health
Clark County's COVID-19 activity rate has drifted back into the "high" range, dashing hopes for a return to more in-person classes in area schools. Read story
September 22, 2020, 6:04am Clark County Health
Candidates running for the state Legislature have been invited to participate in a series of forums focused on issues impacting people with disabilities. Read story