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
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
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
March 20, 2024, 6:18pm Clark County Health
Local governments in Clark County and across Washington received a combined $55 million to combat the opioid epidemic. The money comes from litigation resolutions between the state and opioid distributors, manufacturers and national pharmacy chains. Read story
March 20, 2024, 3:25pm Health
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a multimillion-dollar measure to send state money to tribes and Indigenous people in the state who die from opioid overdoses at disproportionately high rates in Washington. Read story
March 20, 2024, 7:35am Health
Researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center have unveiled a new type of blood test used to detect colorectal cancer, with high hopes not only in its ability to reduce barriers to testing for this particular disease, but also potentially pave the way for many other types of cancer screenings. Read story
March 19, 2024, 6:09am Clark County Health
From serums to fancy moisturizers and creams, skin care routines among teens have become increasingly more complicated, but Vancouver dermatologist Dr. Jessica Smith believes less is more when it comes to skin. Read story
March 19, 2024, 6:05am Business
Over the four years Leanne Zink has worked in an office off Vancouver’s East Fourth Plain Boulevard, she has watched homelessness and drug problems worsen nearby. She must frequently call 911 to get help for those she finds passed out in front of her office. She now carries overdose-reversal medication… Read story
