December 12, 2016, 6:02am Clark County Health
The first question Dr. Ronnie-Gail Emden was asked when she arrived for her job interview was how she would manage to be a mother and a doctor. Read story
December 10, 2016, 11:11pm Clark County Business
A Clark County nurse practitioner sanctioned by the state health department in 2009 for overprescribing opioids at the Payette Clinic is once again facing disciplinary action. Read story
December 7, 2016, 5:03pm Clark County Health
When Carrie Miller’s cat, Ben, died this spring, the Vancouver woman was devastated. Read story
December 7, 2016, 4:21pm Business
A group of about 900 PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center service and laboratory employees working at various Vancouver locations have voted to be represented by a union. Which union will represent the group, however, has yet to be determined. Read story
December 5, 2016, 6:04am Clark County Health
Rhett Earhart lies calmly as chiropractor Cecelia Mikles runs her hands down his spine. When Mikles reaches the bottom of his spine, she notices a little curve to the left. She extends Rhett’s legs so they’re straight and checks their length. The left is a little short, she says. Read story
December 4, 2016, 6:02am Clark County News
Mike Meherin isn’t the longest-tenured Seattle Seahawks fan — with no childhood memories of the expansion team joining the National Football League or of future Hall of Fame receiver Steve Largent catching passes from quarterback Jim Zorn — and he isn’t a season ticket holder, driving 160 miles north on… Read story
December 1, 2016, 9:27am Clark County Health
The Clark County Board of Health is seeking applicants to fill a vacancy on the Public Health Advisory Council. The position is for a federally-recognized tribe member who lives or works in Clark County. The three-year term begins immediately. The advisory council makes recommendations to the county councilors, who serve… Read story
November 28, 2016, 3:07pm Clark County Health
The Washington Poison Center is now the owner and curator of the statewide medication return website. The poison center has updated the website, www.takebackyourmeds.org, to include an interactive map of take-back locations across the state. The map differentiates between locations that accept controlled and non-controlled substances. The poison center… Read story
November 28, 2016, 2:43pm Clark County Health
The American Heart Association – Oregon & Southwest Washington Division is preparing for American Heart Month in February with the launch of Little Hat, Big Hearts. Through Little Hat, Big Hearts, volunteers knit or crochet little red hats for babies born at Portland metro hospitals throughout the month of February. Read story
November 28, 2016, 6:05am Clark County Health
If you asked a college-aged Nelson Saldua how his career path would look, he wouldn’t have forecasted much of his life accurately. About the only thing a 20-something Saldua would have gotten correct was that he would become a doctor. Read story
