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Columbian Health Reporter

Being struck by an orca can cause injury.

Medical coding reaches the 21st century

Being struck by an orca can cause injury.

October 11, 2015, 12:53am Clark County Health

U.S. switches to system including procedures developed in the '80s Read story

Kirsten Becker, executive director of Autism Anchoring Dogs, center, attaches a tether connecting Saint Bernard Andy to 9-year-old Deklan Montes, who has autism, in the Montes family&#039;s Vancouver home.

Dog trains to be autistic boy’s ‘anchor’

Kirsten Becker, executive director of Autism Anchoring Dogs, center, attaches a tether connecting Saint Bernard Andy to 9-year-old Deklan Montes, who has autism, in the Montes family&#039;s Vancouver home.

October 5, 2015, 6:01am Clark County Health

Deklan Montes is an intelligent 9 year old. He's above-average compared to other kids his age, according to his mother. Read story

9Round holds annual fundraiser for nonprofit

September 30, 2015, 4:45pm Clark County Health

Fitness center 9Round Vancouver is hosting its fourth Annual Kick Event to benefit the local nonprofit Pink Lemonade Project. 9Round is a boxing and kickboxing fitness center. During the one-day fundraising event, 9Round will donate a penny for every kick. The event is 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Read story

Victor Zamora, right, gets his Tdap shot from pediatric nurse practitioner Jenny Lu, right, in Tustin, Calif.

Whooping cough outbreak ongoing

Victor Zamora, right, gets his Tdap shot from pediatric nurse practitioner Jenny Lu, right, in Tustin, Calif.

September 28, 2015, 6:03am Clark County Health

Clark County is still in the midst of a whooping cough outbreak, and health officials are hoping the new school year won't mean even more diagnoses. Read story

A 3-D image shows Dr. Todd Borus, an orthopedic surgeon with Rebound, where to use the MAKO surgical robot to remove bone and cartilage during a MAKOplasty hip replacement surgery Sept. 21 at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center. When Borus has removed enough bone and cartilage, the green area turns white. (Photos by Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)A 3-D image shows Dr. Todd Borus, an orthopedic surgeon with Rebound, where to use the MAKO surgical robot to remove bone and cartilage during a MAKOplasty hip replacement surgery Sept. 21 at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center. When Borus has removed enough bone and cartilage, the green area turns white.

Technology improves surgical accuracy

A 3-D image shows Dr. Todd Borus, an orthopedic surgeon with Rebound, where to use the MAKO surgical robot to remove bone and cartilage during a MAKOplasty hip replacement surgery Sept. 21 at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center. When Borus has removed enough bone and cartilage, the green area turns white. (Photos by Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)A 3-D image shows Dr. Todd Borus, an orthopedic surgeon with Rebound, where to use the MAKO surgical robot to remove bone and cartilage during a MAKOplasty hip replacement surgery Sept. 21 at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center. When Borus has removed enough bone and cartilage, the green area turns white.

September 28, 2015, 5:43am Clark County Health

Fifty-seven-year-old Jurita Kelley has lived with consistent hip pain for the past decade. Read story

Clinic’s new program offers care for people with serious illnesses

September 25, 2015, 6:00am Clark County Health

The Vancouver Clinic has launched a new program aimed at supporting and easing the suffering of patients living with complex illnesses or facing the end of their lives. Read story

Touchmark offers free sample fitness classes

September 23, 2015, 11:34am Clark County Health

Touchmark Health & Fitness Club is offering a variety of free fitness classes during Active Aging Week. Active Aging Week is an annual event held during the last week of September and organized by the International Council on Active Aging. The event is designed to encourage adults 50 or… Read story

Frances Zable, 84, of Washougal had a stroke in August. She was taken by ambulance to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center, where caregivers have refined stroke treatment to provide care quickly. The hospital’s stroke program response times have consistently been below the national average.

PeaceHealth speeds response to benefit those having stroke

Frances Zable, 84, of Washougal had a stroke in August. She was taken by ambulance to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center, where caregivers have refined stroke treatment to provide care quickly. The hospital’s stroke program response times have consistently been below the national average.

September 21, 2015, 6:15am Clark County Health

Frances Zable knew she was having a stroke. Read story

Tiffany Johnson, left, embraces her longtime friend Shelly Johnson at the site of Shelly and her husband, Craig’s, new home. Tiffany Johnson created a nonprofit group, Raise the Roof Foundation, to raise money to build the Johnsons a new home.

Ready for Fresh Start

Tiffany Johnson, left, embraces her longtime friend Shelly Johnson at the site of Shelly and her husband, Craig’s, new home. Tiffany Johnson created a nonprofit group, Raise the Roof Foundation, to raise money to build the Johnsons a new home.

September 20, 2015, 6:00am Clark County Health

Last summer, Craig and Shelly Johnson learned their dream home for the last 24 years was poisoning them. Read story

Robert H. Navarette, right, a World War II veteran, listens to speakers at the POW/MIA Recognition Day Observance at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Vancouver on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015.

POW/MIA Recognition Day marked by symbols, reflections

Robert H. Navarette, right, a World War II veteran, listens to speakers at the POW/MIA Recognition Day Observance at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Vancouver on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015.

September 19, 2015, 7:33pm Clark County News

Flags lined the walkway at the Armed Forces Reserve Center on Saturday morning. On the left, members of the Combat Veterans International and Patriot Guard Riders held American flags. On the right stood the flags of the 50 states. Read story