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Shelly, from left, Kora, 9, and Kirsten Copeland watch as family cat Hazel hops on the couch Thursday at the Copelands’ home in Vancouver. Kora, a King Elementary School student, is one of 20 American Heart Association youth ambassadors.

Vancouver 9-year-old promotes heart health as an American Heart Association youth ambassador

Shelly, from left, Kora, 9, and Kirsten Copeland watch as family cat Hazel hops on the couch Thursday at the Copelands’ home in Vancouver. Kora, a King Elementary School student, is one of 20 American Heart Association youth ambassadors.

January 28, 2025, 6:07am Clark County News

A Vancouver elementary school student is one of 20 K-12 students nationwide selected as an American Heart Association youth ambassador for the 2024-25 school year. Read story

Patient Michael Garrity, center, speaks Sept. 25 with Dr. Joseph Garasic, left, and Dr. Randy Zusman in Boston.

New option can fight high blood pressure

Patient Michael Garrity, center, speaks Sept. 25 with Dr. Joseph Garasic, left, and Dr. Randy Zusman in Boston.

January 28, 2025, 6:03am Health

Nothing doctors prescribed controlled Michael Garrity’s dangerously high blood pressure — until they zapped away some nerves on his kidneys. Read story

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Tips to reduce eye strain from digital devices

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January 28, 2025, 6:03am Health

The trouble started every day at around 3 p.m., after Cathy Higgins had spent five or six hours staring at an array of computer screens at her desk. Her university job overseeing research projects involved peering closely at numbers and details on contracts, applications and budgets. Read story

FILE - A vial of a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine sits on a countertop at a pediatrics clinic in Greenbrae, Calif., on Feb. 6, 2015.

Some state lawmakers see new opportunities to pass vaccine exemptions

FILE - A vial of a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine sits on a countertop at a pediatrics clinic in Greenbrae, Calif., on Feb. 6, 2015.

January 27, 2025, 8:17am Health

Vaccination bills are popping up in more than 15 states as lawmakers aim to potentially resurrect or create new religious exemptions from immunization mandates, establish state-level vaccine injury databases or dictate what providers must tell patients about the shots. Read story

Judy Sandler, who was diagnosed in her 50s with ADHD, walks in the woods near her home, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Lincolnville, Maine.(AP Photo/Robert F.

Rise in diagnoses is prompting more US adults to ask: ‘Do I have ADHD?’

Judy Sandler, who was diagnosed in her 50s with ADHD, walks in the woods near her home, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Lincolnville, Maine.(AP Photo/Robert F.

January 27, 2025, 8:14am Health

Allison Burk’s teenage daughter struggled with uncontrolled emotions, a shrinking attention span and a growing tendency to procrastinate. A family doctor suggested ADHD testing, which led to an unexpected discovery: The teen had ADHD, and Burk did too. Read story

FILE - Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of Health and Human Services, speaks during a meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/J.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s famous name and controversial views collide in his bid for top health job

FILE - Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be secretary of Health and Human Services, speaks during a meeting at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/J.

January 27, 2025, 8:08am Health Wire

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said vaccines are not safe. His support for abortion access has made conservatives uncomfortable. And farmers across the Midwest are nervous over his talk of banning corn syrup and pesticides from America’s food supply. Read story

FILE - A view of the P4 lab inside the Wuhan Institute of Virology is seen after a visit by the World Health Organization team in Wuhan in China’s Hubei province, Feb. 3, 2021.

CIA believes COVID most likely originated from lab

FILE - A view of the P4 lab inside the Wuhan Institute of Virology is seen after a visit by the World Health Organization team in Wuhan in China’s Hubei province, Feb. 3, 2021.

January 26, 2025, 1:39pm Health

The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory, according to an assessment that points the finger at China even while acknowledging that the spy agency has “low confidence” in its own conclusion. Read story

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrives before the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.

Health groups prepare for the unthinkable: Working with RFK Jr.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrives before the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.

January 26, 2025, 9:16am Health

When President Donald Trump tapped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to become the nation’s top health official, his administration inherited a sprawling list of ideas to “Make America Healthy Again,” from banning TV drug advertisements to dropping restrictions on raw milk. Read story

After more than four years of planning and construction, the UW Medicine Center for Behavioral Health and Learning — a teaching hospital that will primarily serve people in need of inpatient psychiatric care — officially opened Wednesday.

New UW behavioral health hospital limits admissions amid defense dispute

After more than four years of planning and construction, the UW Medicine Center for Behavioral Health and Learning — a teaching hospital that will primarily serve people in need of inpatient psychiatric care — officially opened Wednesday.

January 26, 2025, 6:05am Health

In May, the University of Washington opened a highly anticipated $244 million behavioral health hospital, aimed largely at providing long-term care to patients involuntarily committed for mental health needs. Read story

Peppi, a yellow Lab and official “Canine Companion,” sits on the lap of OB-GYN Kristina Fraser in November at the HCA HealthONE Rose medical center in Denver.

Dogs paired with providers at hospitals help ease staff and patient stress

Peppi, a yellow Lab and official “Canine Companion,” sits on the lap of OB-GYN Kristina Fraser in November at the HCA HealthONE Rose medical center in Denver.

January 26, 2025, 6:00am Health

Outside HCA HealthONE Rose medical center, the snow is flying. Inside, on the third floor, there’s a flurry of activity within the labor and delivery unit. Read story