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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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