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Leslie Struxness (Leslie Struxness)

Vancouver doctor captures the world in photos while trying to change it

Leslie Struxness (Leslie Struxness)

January 21, 2025, 6:05am Clark County Health

Shooting portraits doesn’t come naturally to Leslie Struxness, a doctor of obstetrics and gynecology who has practiced in Vancouver for nearly four decades. Read story

A flimsy tarp provides little shelter during a winter rainstorm for those camping Feb. 8, 2024, in downtown Vancouver.

Clark County homelessness task force changes winter shelter response threshold from 32 to 36 degrees

A flimsy tarp provides little shelter during a winter rainstorm for those camping Feb. 8, 2024, in downtown Vancouver.

January 21, 2025, 6:05am Clark County Health

Residents at a downtown Vancouver encampment described the cold weather Thursday as debilitating. The campers huddled around fires and wrapped themselves in blankets to try to stave off the biting chill that was deepened by fitful winds and slight rain. Read story

Women face health challenges at midlife

January 21, 2025, 5:59am Health

A study published in Menopause provides a comprehensive overview of the most common conditions diagnosed in clinical practice among women in the U.S. Upper Midwest during their critical midlife transition. Read story

Report: Many household cleaners can’t fight norovirus

January 21, 2025, 5:57am Health

The U.S. has seen a slow surge of norovirus, the country’s leading cause of foodborne illness, with the Centers for Disease Control advising caution and higher levels of cleanliness. However, norovirus can defeat most household cleaners, according to a National Institute of Food and Agriculture report. Read story

FILE - A doctor checks the blood pressure of A 94-year-old woman in Sant Sadurní d’Anoia, Catalonia region, Spain, Friday, July 31, 2020.

Researchers: Dementia risk is on the rise

FILE - A doctor checks the blood pressure of A 94-year-old woman in Sant Sadurní d’Anoia, Catalonia region, Spain, Friday, July 31, 2020.

January 21, 2025, 5:56am Health

About a million Americans a year are expected to develop dementia by 2060, roughly double today’s toll, researchers reported Monday. That estimate is based on a new study that found a higher lifetime risk than previously thought: After age 55, people have up to a 4 in 10 chance of… Read story

A new study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders found about one in 10 men experience depression during the postnatal period.

New dads can be affected by postpartum depression, too

A new study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders found about one in 10 men experience depression during the postnatal period.

January 21, 2025, 5:55am Health

While postpartum depression is often associated with mothers, research shows fathers also face significant mental health challenges after welcoming a new baby. Read story

RFK Jr. wants to improve Americans’ health. Here’s some advice from the outgoing FDA chief

January 20, 2025, 2:18pm Health

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has called the Food and Drug Administration a “corrupt system” that is waging “war on public health.” He has pledged to eliminate “entire departments” at the agency charged with ensuring the safety of the foods Americans eat and the medicines we take, warning the more than… Read story

FILE - A United States government website, COVIDTests.gov, is displayed on a computer, Jan. 19, 2022, in Walpole, Mass.

It’s been 5 years since Washington’s first COVID case. Here’s what to know

FILE - A United States government website, COVIDTests.gov, is displayed on a computer, Jan. 19, 2022, in Walpole, Mass.

January 20, 2025, 9:55am Health

It’s been five years since the country’s first COVID-19 outbreak was recorded in Washington state. Read story