September 9, 2024, 10:18am Health
For the first time in years, Washington has been admitting mental health patients from jail to its state psychiatric facilities without significant delays. Read story
September 9, 2024, 10:18am Clark County Health
Rehabilitation staff at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center have voiced concerns over a future stand-alone, inpatient rehabilitation facility to be built in Vancouver. Read story
September 9, 2024, 6:46am Health
Programs that feed older, homebound adults are instituting waiting lists amid budget crunches, rising costs of food, growing demand for their services and funding cuts from the government. Read story
September 9, 2024, 6:02am Clark County News
An alternative to the traditional Pap smear will be available in the United States starting this fall but Clark County’s major health care providers don’t have immediate plans to use the new test. Read story
September 8, 2024, 6:07am Health
When pediatrician Eric Ball opened a refrigerator full of childhood vaccines, all the expected shots were there — DTaP, polio, pneumococcal vaccine — except one. Read story
September 8, 2024, 6:00am Health
While flames may be the most visual wildfire danger, experts say smoke and fire retardant slurry can have long-lasting effects on human health and the environment. Read story
September 8, 2024, 6:00am Health
MIAMI -- The nurses came to make a point. Many dressed in red and carried signs. Their message to the federal government: End what they say is a national hiring freeze that has led to thousands of vacancies across the veterans’ health system, affecting patient care. Read story
September 7, 2024, 6:10am Clark County Health Subscriber Exclusive
Other volleyball teams might spend practice working on serves, sets and spikes. Battle Ground spends much of that time on mental exercises. Read story
