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Side view of hot latte coffee with latte art in a ceramic green cup and saucer isolated on white background.

New research brews up look at coffee, heart risks

Side view of hot latte coffee with latte art in a ceramic green cup and saucer isolated on white background.

March 24, 2023, 6:05am Health

and their doctors — have long wondered whether a jolt of java can affect the heart. New research published Wednesday finds that drinking caffeinated coffee did not significantly affect one kind of heart hiccup that can feel like a skipped beat. Read story

From left,  Alanna Palmer, Lisa Ford and Leslie Disher stand next to the da Vinci Robotic Surgical system after completing a robotic hernia surgery at the new Vancouver Clinic Surgery Center.

Vancouver Clinic robot streamlines surgical procedures

From left,  Alanna Palmer, Lisa Ford and Leslie Disher stand next to the da Vinci Robotic Surgical system after completing a robotic hernia surgery at the new Vancouver Clinic Surgery Center.

March 24, 2023, 6:05am Clark County Health

Last week, two Vancouver Clinic surgeons worked with a team to perform robotic hernia and hysterectomy surgeries. Read story

The Washington State Department of Health is advising those eating sturgeon and lamprey caught from the lower Columbia River to limit meal quantities due to high levels of PCBs and mercury.

State: Limit eating sturgeon, lamprey caught in Columbia River

The Washington State Department of Health is advising those eating sturgeon and lamprey caught from the lower Columbia River to limit meal quantities due to high levels of PCBs and mercury.

March 23, 2023, 5:22pm Clark County Health

The Washington State Department of Health recommended on Thursday to limit eating sturgeon and lamprey caught from the Columbia River due to detected levels of contamination. Read story

Appeals court blocks vaccine mandate for U.S. government workers

March 23, 2023, 5:10pm Health

President Joe Biden’s order that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 was blocked Thursday by a federal appeals court. Read story

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Clark County COVID-19 case rate dips this week

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March 23, 2023, 12:33pm Clark County Health

The Clark County COVID-19 case rate decreased slightly this week, with a seven-day case rate, measuring new cases per 100,000 people, of 35.7 Thursday, down from 38.5 March 16. Read story

Registered nurse Estella Wilmarth tends to a patient in the acute care unit of Harborview Medical Center, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, in Seattle.

Washington hospitals lost $2 billion in 2022. A plan to up Medicaid rates could help

Registered nurse Estella Wilmarth tends to a patient in the acute care unit of Harborview Medical Center, Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, in Seattle.

March 23, 2023, 7:43am Health

Washington hospitals lost more than $2 billion last year, but this week reached an early agreement with state lawmakers that would get them more federal dollars and help health care systems out of their growing financial hole. Read story

FILE - In this April 16, 2019, file photo, a woman exhales a puff of vapor from a Juul pen in Vancouver, Wash. A former Juul Labs executive is alleging that the vaping company knowingly shipped 1 million tainted nicotine pods to customers. The allegation comes in a lawsuit filed Tuesday, Oct. 29, by a former finance executive who was fired by the vaping giant earlier this year.

Clark County schools to receive payouts as part of Juul lawsuit

FILE - In this April 16, 2019, file photo, a woman exhales a puff of vapor from a Juul pen in Vancouver, Wash. A former Juul Labs executive is alleging that the vaping company knowingly shipped 1 million tainted nicotine pods to customers. The allegation comes in a lawsuit filed Tuesday, Oct. 29, by a former finance executive who was fired by the vaping giant earlier this year.

March 23, 2023, 6:00am Clark County Health

Four school districts in Clark County are set to receive payouts over multiple years as part of a nationwide class-action lawsuit against Juul Labs Inc. and affiliated companies for deceptively marketing vaping devices to minors. Read story

More deaths, injuries linked to recalled eyedrops

March 22, 2023, 10:44am Health

U.S. officials are reporting two more deaths and additional cases of vision loss linked to eyedrops tainted with a drug-resistant bacteria. Read story