April 12, 2024, 7:36am Business
More and more medical studies show that heart issues in women are not only underdiagnosed but should be treated differently. Read story
April 12, 2024, 6:05am Clark County Health
Paul Hunter’s legs are rotting. The wounds along his calves, skin and ankles are eating away at his freckled flesh. Every time he takes his socks off, the wounds rip open again. Read story
April 11, 2024, 12:52pm Health
Measles outbreaks in the U.S. and abroad are raising health experts' concern about the preventable, once-common childhood virus. Read story
April 10, 2024, 4:44pm Business
Nurses at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver will picket outside the hospital April 18. Read story
April 10, 2024, 8:18am Health
The Biden administration on Wednesday finalized strict limits on certain so-called “forever chemicals” in drinking water that will require utilities to reduce them to the lowest level they can be reliably measured. Officials say this will reduce exposure for 100 million people and help prevent thousands of illnesses, including cancers. Read story
April 10, 2024, 6:07am Business
When Cheryl Irvin’s 72-year-old husband died at their home near Vancouver from a heart attack Feb. 25, she expected to obtain his death certificate, cremate him and hold a memorial within a week. Instead, his body was refrigerated at a funeral home for a month. The memorial went forward with… Read story
April 9, 2024, 2:47pm Business
The company responsible for a global recall of sleep apnea machines will be barred from resuming production at U.S. facilities until it meets a number of safety requirements, under a long-awaited settlement announced Tuesday by federal officials. Read story
April 9, 2024, 8:52am Business
More than 200 chemical plants nationwide will be required to reduce toxic emissions that are likely to cause cancer under a new rule issued Tuesday by the Environmental Protection Agency. The rule advances President Joe Biden’s commitment to environmental justice by delivering critical health protections for communities burdened by industrial pollution from… Read story