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FILE - Packets of buprenorphine, a drug used to control heroin and opioid cravings, are shown in Greenfield, Mass., July 23, 2018. As the Oregon Legislature considers overhauling the state's pioneering drug decriminalization law, a bipartisan group of lawmakers are pushing for more funding for medications used to treat opioid addiction in jails.

Fentanyl crisis descends on jail in a small WA town short on treatment

FILE - Packets of buprenorphine, a drug used to control heroin and opioid cravings, are shown in Greenfield, Mass., July 23, 2018. As the Oregon Legislature considers overhauling the state's pioneering drug decriminalization law, a bipartisan group of lawmakers are pushing for more funding for medications used to treat opioid addiction in jails.

April 1, 2024, 6:07am Editor's Choice

When he was growing up, Ivan Howtopat dreamed of being a famous skateboarder. Playing college basketball. Buying his mom a house. Read story

Taylor Richardson, left, smiles as her mother Ruth Richardson, executive director of Planned Parenthood North Central States, center, holds her granddaughter, Trinity, at the little girl&rsquo;s birthday party on Feb. 3. A former Minnesota legislator, Ruth Richardson says she sees health equity as central to the future of Planned Parenthood.

New Planned Parenthood leader says real issue is fairness, health equity

Taylor Richardson, left, smiles as her mother Ruth Richardson, executive director of Planned Parenthood North Central States, center, holds her granddaughter, Trinity, at the little girl&rsquo;s birthday party on Feb. 3. A former Minnesota legislator, Ruth Richardson says she sees health equity as central to the future of Planned Parenthood.

March 31, 2024, 6:00am Health

Ruth Richardson waited near the Iowa capitol’s grand staircase, just outside the limelight. At the podium nearby, abortion-rights supporters railed against the state’s conservative swing on abortion following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, calling Republican bills “nonsense,” “pseudoscientific” and “speaking for the extreme.” Richardson glanced at her speech and… Read story

Amy Ruger of Vancouver left her job as a paraeducator to care for Daniel McLane, her boyfriend of eight years.

Labor and love: 1 in 10 Clark County residents are caregivers, dealing with isolation and rewards

Amy Ruger of Vancouver left her job as a paraeducator to care for Daniel McLane, her boyfriend of eight years.

March 30, 2024, 6:14am Clark County Health

“How’s your mom?” everyone would ask Christina Keys. She’d put a smile on her face and tell them her mother was fine, but still needed daily care after her stroke. Read story

A sign warns visitors of a toxic algal bloom at Lacamas Lake in Camas in July 2020.

‘Very safe’ chemical proposed for algal bloom prevention at Lacamas Lake

A sign warns visitors of a toxic algal bloom at Lacamas Lake in Camas in July 2020.

March 30, 2024, 6:08am Clark County Health

A plan to chemically treat Lacamas Lake for toxic algal blooms this summer could get the go-ahead from the Camas City Council on Monday. Read story

Britain&rsquo;s Kate, Princess of Wales, from left, Princess Charlotte, Prince George, William, the Prince of Wales, Prince Louis and Mia Tindall arrive Dec. 25 to attend the Christmas Day service at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham in Norfolk, England.

How to talk to your kid about serious illnesses

Britain&rsquo;s Kate, Princess of Wales, from left, Princess Charlotte, Prince George, William, the Prince of Wales, Prince Louis and Mia Tindall arrive Dec. 25 to attend the Christmas Day service at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham in Norfolk, England.

March 30, 2024, 6:00am Health

When Kate Middleton announced her recent cancer diagnosis, she emphasized the time she and her husband, William, Prince of Wales, took to share the news with their three children. Read story

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT) delivers opening remarks during a hearing with Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 22, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

Experts say Medicaid rebate change is behind inhaler price cuts

Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT) delivers opening remarks during a hearing with Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 22, 2023, in Washington, D.C.

March 30, 2024, 5:40am Business

A recent tweak to a Medicaid formula could be behind the shake-up to inhaler products, a series of changes that have both benefited and harmed patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD. Read story

Washington becomes first state to ban lead-contaminated cookware

March 29, 2024, 5:43pm Health

Washington is the first state to ban the manufacture, distribution and sale of cookware contaminated with lead, following Gov. Jay Inslee’s approval of a bill that passed this legislative session. Read story

Minh Ha, assistive technology manager at the Perkins School for the Blind tries a LightSound device for the first time at the school&rsquo;s library in Watertown, Mass., on March 2, 2024. As eclipse watchers look to the skies in April 2024, new technology will allow people who are blind or visually impaired to hear and feel the celestial event.

Blind people can hear and feel April’s total solar eclipse with new technology

Minh Ha, assistive technology manager at the Perkins School for the Blind tries a LightSound device for the first time at the school&rsquo;s library in Watertown, Mass., on March 2, 2024. As eclipse watchers look to the skies in April 2024, new technology will allow people who are blind or visually impaired to hear and feel the celestial event.

March 29, 2024, 9:19am Clark County Health

While eclipse watchers look to the skies, people who are blind or visually impaired will be able to hear and feel the celestial event. Read story