March 17, 2023, 6:06am Clark County Health Subscriber Exclusive
In early 2021, Susan Martin of Vancouver noticed light spotting, a surprise since she had gone through menopause 10 years earlier. She did not think much of it, but called her doctor anyway. Her doctor immediately referred Martin to a gynecologist, who ordered a biopsy — and she tested positive… Read story
March 17, 2023, 6:04am Clark County Health
More than 26,000 Clark County residents could lose health coverage in the coming months as the expiration of the COVID-19 public health emergency puts an end to continuous Medicaid enrollment. Read story
March 16, 2023, 6:43pm Health
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered a number of improvements in access to mental health care on Thursday to reduce suicides in the military, but held off on endorsing more controversial recommendations to restrict gun and ammunition purchases by young troops, sending them to another panel for study. Read story
March 16, 2023, 3:17pm Clark County Health Free
The Clark County case rate decreased slightly this week, with a seven day case rate, measuring new cases per 100,000 people, of 38.5 Thursday, down from 46.7 on March 2. The case rate and hospitalizations were not recorded March 9 due to a technical issue. Read story
March 16, 2023, 8:02am Health
Doug Whitney inherited the same gene mutation that gave Alzheimer’s disease to his mother, brother and generations of other relatives by the unusually young age of 50. Read story
March 15, 2023, 1:58pm Health
For the two weeks that the Hackneys’ baby girl lay in a Pittsburgh hospital bed weak from dehydration, her parents rarely left her side, sometimes sleeping on the fold-out sofa in the room. Read story
March 15, 2023, 10:14am Health
Medication abortions in the United States usually involve two different drugs. Read story
March 15, 2023, 7:43am Health
The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposal Tuesday to regulate “forever chemicals” in drinking water could pose steep cleanup costs for public water systems across Washington. Read story