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Columbian Health Reporter

Dr. Hoa Ly, right, and his wife, Chi, prepare the table for a traditional Vietnamese meal Wednesday at their Vancouver home. Hoa and Chi both came to the U.S. as refugees after the Vietnam War.

Legacy Salmon Creek official recounts harrowing journey to U.S.

Dr. Hoa Ly, right, and his wife, Chi, prepare the table for a traditional Vietnamese meal Wednesday at their Vancouver home. Hoa and Chi both came to the U.S. as refugees after the Vietnam War.

February 21, 2017, 6:01am Clark County Health

Hoa Ly’s interest in medicine began as a 15-year-old diagnosed with dengue fever for the second time — a diagnosis that’s fatal for about 30 percent of people. Read story

Construction of Rainier Springs Hospital, a 72-bed psychiatric hospital that will be built in Salmon Creek, is expected to begin in March.

Rainier Springs Hospital construction to begin in March

Construction of Rainier Springs Hospital, a 72-bed psychiatric hospital that will be built in Salmon Creek, is expected to begin in March.

February 20, 2017, 8:45pm Clark County Health

Construction of a 72-bed psychiatric hospital is set to begin in Salmon Creek next month, with the facility slated to open next summer. Read story

Dr. Dino Ramzi checks patient Wendi Deans&#039; sore neck during an appointment Feb. 10 at his clinic, Patient Direct Care, in Battle Ground. The clinic uses a model called direct primary care, in which people pay a monthly fee for access to primary care services.

Direct primary care: Health care via monthly membership

Dr. Dino Ramzi checks patient Wendi Deans&#039; sore neck during an appointment Feb. 10 at his clinic, Patient Direct Care, in Battle Ground. The clinic uses a model called direct primary care, in which people pay a monthly fee for access to primary care services.

February 20, 2017, 6:05am Clark County Health

When people walk into Dr. Dino Ramzi’s office for the first time, they often have a common reaction: “Am I in the right place?” Read story

Amy Coles, left, shares a moment with her daughter, Kaylin, 13, in their home in Battle Ground. Kaylin was diagnosed with chronic kidney failure in May, and her family is searching for a living donor.

Waiting for a kidney for Kaylin

Amy Coles, left, shares a moment with her daughter, Kaylin, 13, in their home in Battle Ground. Kaylin was diagnosed with chronic kidney failure in May, and her family is searching for a living donor.

February 20, 2017, 6:05am Clark County Health

By all outward appearances, Kaylin Coles is a normal, healthy teenager. Read story

Microbiologist Lillian McLitus, center, inserts a sample into the new DNA testing machine as OHSU lab student Lue Ann MacKenzie looks on at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in September.

PeaceHealth deal with Quest will lead to layoffs

Microbiologist Lillian McLitus, center, inserts a sample into the new DNA testing machine as OHSU lab student Lue Ann MacKenzie looks on at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in September.

February 15, 2017, 3:29pm Clark County News

PeaceHealth is selling some of its laboratory services and handing over the management of its hospital labs to Quest Diagnostics — a deal that will lead to layoffs for about 500 PeaceHealth employees. Read story

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The number of cases of congenital syphilis is increasing

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February 13, 2017, 6:05am Clark County Health

Sexually transmitted disease rates in Clark County are increasing, which is troubling enough to public health officials. But having two babies born with syphilis last year is not only troubling, it’s tragic, said Dr. Alan Melnick, Clark County health officer. Read story

County councilors in favor of drug take-back idea

February 13, 2017, 6:02am Clark County News

Lawmakers are once again trying to create a statewide program to collect and dispose of unwanted medications — and Clark County councilors are backing the effort. Read story

3 free dental days set locally

February 6, 2017, 6:02am Clark County News

Three local dental offices are offering free care during daylong events later this month. Read story

REACH workshop focuses on weight loss

February 3, 2017, 10:32am Clark County Health

The Vancouver Clinic is hosting a REACH workshop for those looking to lose weight and become healthier. The REACH (Refine Eating and Activity to Change your Health) workshop is 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 11 at The Vancouver Clinic’s 87th Avenue office, 700 N.E. 87th Ave. The class is… Read story

Volunteer Tim North, center, picks up trash along Mill Plain Boulevard with other residents of the Hough neighborhood on Jan. 23.

Hough volunteers on garbage patrol clean up neighborhood

Volunteer Tim North, center, picks up trash along Mill Plain Boulevard with other residents of the Hough neighborhood on Jan. 23.

February 1, 2017, 6:00am Clark County Life

Nancy Schultz stood on the corner of Mill Plain Boulevard and Franklin Street with a wagon full of plastic bags, buckets and garbage grabbers. She put on a neon yellow vest — “I Hough” emblazoned on the back — and peered toward a sound wall along the north side of… Read story