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1 in 5 maternal deaths are from suicide. Why is it so hard to get help?

March 24, 2024, 6:00am Health

There are traces of Andrea Kolbe all over her big sister, Kyra Vocci. Read story

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Life expectancy in WA counties varies by as much as 11 years

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March 24, 2024, 5:55am Health

Where you live has a significant impact on how long you live. In Washington, life expectancy varies by up to 11 years depending on your county of residence, according to a new report. Read story

Jerry and James Lanz encourage others to become organ donors. According to the National Kidney Foundation, one kidney can filter enough blood to keep your body functioning normally.

Vancouver man gave his brother a kidney in 1971, since then, ‘we got the chance to spend a lot more time together’

Jerry and James Lanz encourage others to become organ donors. According to the National Kidney Foundation, one kidney can filter enough blood to keep your body functioning normally.

March 23, 2024, 6:02am Clark County Health

Sunlight peeked through the gaps of a large tree in Vancouver’s Esther Short Park as James and Jerry Lanz wrapped their arms around each other. Read story

What to know about essentials oils

March 22, 2024, 6:09am Health

People often have questions about using essential oils before, during and after pregnancy. These natural oils are distilled from plants or other sources and retain their characteristic fragrance. Aromatherapy is the therapeutic use of essential oils, but research on its effectiveness is limited. Some studies have shown that aromatherapy may… Read story

FILE - Donna Cooper holds up a dosage of Wegovy, a drug used for weight loss, at her home, March 1, 2024, in Front Royal, Va. The popular weight-loss drug Wegovy may be paid for by Medicare &mdash; as long as patients using it also have heart disease and need to reduce the risk of future heart attacks, strokes and other serious problems, federal officials said Thursday, March 21.

Medicare can pay for obesity drugs like Wegovy in certain heart patients

FILE - Donna Cooper holds up a dosage of Wegovy, a drug used for weight loss, at her home, March 1, 2024, in Front Royal, Va. The popular weight-loss drug Wegovy may be paid for by Medicare &mdash; as long as patients using it also have heart disease and need to reduce the risk of future heart attacks, strokes and other serious problems, federal officials said Thursday, March 21.

March 21, 2024, 3:52pm Health

Medicare can pay for the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy — as long as the patients using it also have heart disease and need to reduce the risk of future heart attacks, strokes and other serious problems, federal officials said Thursday. Read story

Drug overdoses reach another record with almost 108,000 Americans in 2022, CDC says

March 21, 2024, 3:43pm Health

Nearly 108,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2022, according to final federal figures released Thursday. Read story

FILE - A patient arrives at the Massachusetts General Hospital emergency entrance, Friday, April 3, 2020, in Boston.  Doctors in Boston say they have transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a 62-year-old patient. Massachusetts General Hospital said Thursday, March 21, 2024, it&rsquo;s the first time a pig kidney has been transplanted into a living person.

US surgeons have transplanted a pig kidney into a patient

FILE - A patient arrives at the Massachusetts General Hospital emergency entrance, Friday, April 3, 2020, in Boston.  Doctors in Boston say they have transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a 62-year-old patient. Massachusetts General Hospital said Thursday, March 21, 2024, it&rsquo;s the first time a pig kidney has been transplanted into a living person.

March 21, 2024, 8:49am Health

Doctors in Boston announced Thursday they have transplanted a pig kidney into a 62-year-old patient. Read story

Rebound Orthopedics & Neurosurgery on 192nd in Camas.

Vancouver’s Rebound Orthopedics & Neurosurgery confirms systems hack

Rebound Orthopedics & Neurosurgery on 192nd in Camas.

March 21, 2024, 6:08am Clark County Health

Rebound Orthopedics & Neurosurgery confirmed its computer systems were compromised in early February, according to a statement posted on its website. Read story