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Drag racer Cooper Chun sits for a portrait Tuesday at DC Auto Solutions in Vancouver. Chun was set to compete for a national championship in drag racing before being diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma, a rare form of cancer, in 2022. Now in remission, he’s back on the track and recently secured a major win at a race in St. Louis.  At top, stickers adorn the windshield of Chun’s car.

Back to the races: Vancouver drag racer returns to his passion after beating cancer in his teens

Drag racer Cooper Chun sits for a portrait Tuesday at DC Auto Solutions in Vancouver. Chun was set to compete for a national championship in drag racing before being diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma, a rare form of cancer, in 2022. Now in remission, he’s back on the track and recently secured a major win at a race in St. Louis.  At top, stickers adorn the windshield of Chun’s car.

February 15, 2025, 6:11am Clark County Health

For Vancouver drag racer Cooper Chun, racing has always been an integral part of his life. It’s that lifelong passion that fueled his determination to overcome a cancer diagnosis as a teen. Read story

A cat poses for a picture in London, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025.

House cats with bird flu could pose a risk to public health

A cat poses for a picture in London, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025.

February 15, 2025, 6:00am Health

More than 80 domestic cats, among many other types of mammals, have been confirmed to have had bird flu since 2022 — generally barn cats that lived on dairy farms, as well as feral cats and pets that spend time outdoors and likely caught it by hunting diseased rodents or… Read story

Some people didn’t know they had a bird flu infection, study of veterinarians suggests

February 15, 2025, 5:41am Health

A new study shows that bird flu has silently spread from animals to some veterinarians. Read story

Tim Andrews and his wife, Karen, share an embrace while leaving Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on Feb. 1, 2025.

New Hampshire man is second to get pig kidney

Tim Andrews and his wife, Karen, share an embrace while leaving Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on Feb. 1, 2025.

February 14, 2025, 6:21pm Health

A New Hampshire man fought for the chance at a pig kidney transplant, spending months getting into good enough shape to be part of a small pilot study of a highly experimental treatment. His effort paid off: Tim Andrews, 66, is only the second person known to be living with… Read story

FILE - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is shown Sunday, March 15, 2020, in Atlanta.

CDC to lose one-tenth of workforce under Trump administration probationary job cuts

FILE - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is shown Sunday, March 15, 2020, in Atlanta.

February 14, 2025, 8:34am Health

Nearly 1,300 probationary employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — roughly one-tenth of the agency’s workforce — are being forced out under the Trump administration’s move to get rid of all probationary employees. Read story

Texas judge fines New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas

February 13, 2025, 5:34pm Health

A Texas judge on Thursday fined a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas in one of the first challenges in the U.S. to “shield laws” enacted in Democratic-controlled states where abortion is legal. Read story

FILE - Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump shakes hands with Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a campaign rally at the Desert Diamond Arena, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz.

Vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as Trump’s health chief after a close Senate vote

FILE - Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump shakes hands with Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a campaign rally at the Desert Diamond Arena, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz.

February 13, 2025, 9:32am Health

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s health secretary, putting the prominent vaccine skeptic in control of $1.7 trillion in federal spending, vaccine recommendations and food safety as well as health insurance programs for roughly half the country. Read story

A man cover his face as he rides his motorcycle surrounded by dust in Ahmedabad, India, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025.

Nearly everyone in the world breathes bad air. This is what you can do to lower your risk

A man cover his face as he rides his motorcycle surrounded by dust in Ahmedabad, India, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025.

February 13, 2025, 6:00am Health

Everyone loves a breath of fresh air. Unfortunately, too often our air is anything but fresh. Read story