Five years ago, between the memorials for Vietnam War, Korean War and Merchant Marine veterans in the southwest corner of the VA Portland Health Care…
Posts published in “Health”
Keeping Vancouver Lake afloat a complicated challenge
Clark County is inviting the public to comment on its long-term, 308-page solution to the toxic blue-green algae blooms and noxious plant growth that has…
Washington GOP leaders propose bill to allow opting out of Washington Cares Act
The state’s top Republican legislative leaders on Monday announced a proposed bill that would allow Washington workers to opt out of the state’s new long-term…
Vancouver wells see a slight drop in PFAS
The city of Vancouver’s latest round of sampling showed the amount of “forever chemicals,” or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, have fallen in some of its…
Washougal High jazz ensemble performs surprise concert to lift spirits of cancer patient in Vancouver
One day earlier this spring, Blake Perkins, a Washougal resident and Vancouver-based dentist, learned that one of his longtime patients, Ray Johnson, was struggling with…
Vancouver long-term care facilities get creative to combat loneliness, isolation of residents
As COVID-19 restrictions have loosened across much of the United States, long-term care facilities still find themselves in a very restricted environment. Because of how…
Clark County Public Health reports 2 COVID deaths, 80 new cases
Two women in their 80s — both with underlying health conditions undetermined — died of COVID-19 over the weekend, according to Clark County Public Health.…
Walk for Alzheimer’s Vancouver to have altered format due to pandemic
When Christyna Hengstler was growing up, she would visit her grandmother, Donna Hobbs, during summer. During the visits, Hobbs liked to give her a Shirley…
Clark County adds 38 new COVID-19 cases, one fatality
Clark County Public Health reported 38 new positive COVID-19 cases and one new death in statistics released Friday. The new cases brings the county’s total…
COVID-19 mortality far outpaces recent influenza outbreaks, officials say
Clark County Public Health confirmed 21 new cases of novel coronavirus on Thursday morning, bringing the total for the week so far to 174. The…