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She was too sick for a traditional transplant. So she received a pig kidney and a heart pump

April 24, 2024, 8:16am Health

Doctors have transplanted a pig kidney into a New Jersey woman who was near death, part of a dramatic pair of surgeries that also stabilized her failing heart. Read story

Smoke and vapor coming from locomotives being repaired at BNSF&rsquo;s maintenance yard have residents in the Lincoln neighborhood worried about pollution exposure.

‘Pollutants’ from BNSF locomotives in rail yard called ‘outrageous’ by Lincoln neighborhood residents

Smoke and vapor coming from locomotives being repaired at BNSF&rsquo;s maintenance yard have residents in the Lincoln neighborhood worried about pollution exposure.

April 24, 2024, 6:07am Business

Smoke and steam billowing from locomotives parked at BNSF Railway’s maintenance yard near West 39th Street has some residents worried about what’s ending up in their air. Read story

Remnants of bird flu virus found in pasteurized milk, FDA says

April 23, 2024, 7:20pm Business

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that samples of pasteurized milk had tested positive for remnants of the bird flu virus that has infected dairy cows. Read story

Kroger to pay Washington $47.5 million over role in opioid crisis

April 23, 2024, 5:41pm Business

The grocery chain Kroger is slated to pay the state of Washington $47.5 million for its role in the opioid epidemic, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Tuesday. Read story

A bag of Narcan, a brand of the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone, stands at the ready April 4 at a homeless encampment in downtown Vancouver.

Vancouver approves joining state’s opioid settlement; city to get nearly $1M in deal with Johnson & Johnson

A bag of Narcan, a brand of the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone, stands at the ready April 4 at a homeless encampment in downtown Vancouver.

April 23, 2024, 5:26pm Clark County Health

On Monday, the Vancouver City Council signed off on joining an opioid settlement between the state of Washington and Johnson & Johnson over the pharmaceutical company’s marketing practices that helped fuel the opioid epidemic in Washington. Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks about abortion access during a Democratic National Committee event Oct. 18, 2022, in Washington. As he campaigns for a second term, Biden is highlighting how women&rsquo;s health has been affected by the overturning of federal abortion protections. His campaign is getting help from two women who say abortion restrictions put them in medical peril. Amanda Zurawski of Texas and Kaitlyn Joshua of Louisiana say their personal experiences are driving them to campaign for Biden in North Carolina and Wisconsin over the next two weeks.

Biden administration tightens rules for obtaining medical records related to abortion

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks about abortion access during a Democratic National Committee event Oct. 18, 2022, in Washington. As he campaigns for a second term, Biden is highlighting how women&rsquo;s health has been affected by the overturning of federal abortion protections. His campaign is getting help from two women who say abortion restrictions put them in medical peril. Amanda Zurawski of Texas and Kaitlyn Joshua of Louisiana say their personal experiences are driving them to campaign for Biden in North Carolina and Wisconsin over the next two weeks.

April 23, 2024, 8:07am Health

The medical records of women will be shielded from criminal investigations if they cross state lines to seek an abortion where it is legal, under a new rule that the Biden administration finalized Monday. Read story

FILE - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton makes a statement at his office, May 26, 2023, in Austin, Texas. Paxton is dropping a request for a Seattle hospital to hand over records regarding gender-affirming treatment potentially given to children from Texas as part of a lawsuit settlement announced Monday, April 22, 2024.

Seattle hospital won’t turn over gender-affirming care records in lawsuit settlement with Texas

FILE - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton makes a statement at his office, May 26, 2023, in Austin, Texas. Paxton is dropping a request for a Seattle hospital to hand over records regarding gender-affirming treatment potentially given to children from Texas as part of a lawsuit settlement announced Monday, April 22, 2024.

April 23, 2024, 7:29am Health

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is dropping a request for a Seattle hospital to hand over records regarding gender-affirming treatment potentially given to children from Texas as part of a lawsuit settlement announced Monday. Read story

(Photo contributed by the Munro family)

Longtime Evergreen educator Scott Munro rehabilitating after brain injury

(Photo contributed by the Munro family)

April 23, 2024, 6:09am Clark County Health

Every school has a few names and faces it wouldn’t be the same without: the cool teacher, the favorite substitute or the principal who’s been there longer than anyone can remember. Read story