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Clark County COVID-19 case rate, hospitalizations decline

March 31, 2023, 12:21pm Clark County Health FreeUpdated 19 hours ago

COVID-19 case rate, hospitalizations decline Read story

Long COVID in Clark County: It’s what we don’t know

March 26, 2023, 6:06am Clark County Health Subscriber Exclusive

For the past six months, Melissa Worlein’s life has been dictated by a timer. Read story

Battle Ground High School students raise funds to aid classmate

March 31, 2023, 6:01am Clark County Health

Students at Battle Ground High School raised nearly $3,000 at the annual Best of Battle Ground show on Saturday. The money will go toward the surgery and recovery for 15-year-old Luke Montei, who has a heart condition called hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Read story

Jenny Bevard stands in her wellness room that she created after being diagnosed with long COVID as a space to focus on both her mental and physical health.

Faces of long COVID: Two Vancouver women struggle with symptoms for months, years

Jenny Bevard stands in her wellness room that she created after being diagnosed with long COVID as a space to focus on both her mental and physical health.

March 26, 2023, 6:05am Clark County Health

In the beginning of 2020, Jenny Bevard, 45, was working as an emergency room tech in Clark County. Read story

Clark County health worker report

March 25, 2023, 6:05am Clark County Health

The Washington State Department of Health took disciplinary actions or has withdrawn charges against these Clark County providers. Read story

From left, Alanna Palmer, Lisa Ford and Leslie Disher stand next to the da Vinci Robotic Surgical system after completing a robotic hernia surgery at the new Vancouver Clinic Surgery Center.

Vancouver Clinic robot streamlines surgical procedures

From left, Alanna Palmer, Lisa Ford and Leslie Disher stand next to the da Vinci Robotic Surgical system after completing a robotic hernia surgery at the new Vancouver Clinic Surgery Center.

March 24, 2023, 6:05am Clark County Health

Last week, two Vancouver Clinic surgeons worked with a team to perform robotic hernia and hysterectomy surgeries. Read story

The Washington State Department of Health is advising those eating sturgeon and lamprey caught from the lower Columbia River to limit meal quantities due to high levels of PCBs and mercury.

State: Limit eating sturgeon, lamprey caught in Columbia River

The Washington State Department of Health is advising those eating sturgeon and lamprey caught from the lower Columbia River to limit meal quantities due to high levels of PCBs and mercury.

March 23, 2023, 5:22pm Clark County Health

The Washington State Department of Health recommended on Thursday to limit eating sturgeon and lamprey caught from the Columbia River due to detected levels of contamination. Read story

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Clark County COVID-19 case rate dips this week

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March 23, 2023, 12:33pm Clark County Health Free

The Clark County COVID-19 case rate decreased slightly this week, with a seven-day case rate, measuring new cases per 100,000 people, of 35.7 Thursday, down from 38.5 March 16. Read story

FILE - In this April 16, 2019, file photo, a woman exhales a puff of vapor from a Juul pen in Vancouver, Wash. A former Juul Labs executive is alleging that the vaping company knowingly shipped 1 million tainted nicotine pods to customers. The allegation comes in a lawsuit filed Tuesday, Oct. 29, by a former finance executive who was fired by the vaping giant earlier this year.

Clark County schools to receive payouts as part of Juul lawsuit

FILE - In this April 16, 2019, file photo, a woman exhales a puff of vapor from a Juul pen in Vancouver, Wash. A former Juul Labs executive is alleging that the vaping company knowingly shipped 1 million tainted nicotine pods to customers. The allegation comes in a lawsuit filed Tuesday, Oct. 29, by a former finance executive who was fired by the vaping giant earlier this year.

March 23, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Health

Four school districts in Clark County are set to receive payouts over multiple years as part of a nationwide class-action lawsuit against Juul Labs Inc. and affiliated companies for deceptively marketing vaping devices to minors. Read story

Sandra Sermone poses with the Presidential Award she recently received due to her work trying to cure her son's rare brain disease.

Brush Prairie woman receives 2022 Gold Presidential Volunteer Service Award

Sandra Sermone poses with the Presidential Award she recently received due to her work trying to cure her son's rare brain disease.

March 21, 2023, 6:04am Clark County Health

In 2008, Sandra Bedrosian Sermone gave birth to twin boys, Tony and Rocco. Early on, Tony was in and out of the hospital for four years with no diagnosis as he lost the ability to swallow, walk and talk. Read story