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Columbian Health Reporter

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Sign-ups for ACA in Clark County, state rise

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January 26, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

The number of Clark County residents enrolled in health plans through the state-based insurance exchange more than doubled in December. Read story

County records another death from flu

January 25, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

Another Clark County resident has died from the flu. Read story

Dick Malin, left, collapsed from cardiac arrest while exercising at Marshall Community Center on Jan. 2.

Vancouver man brought back to life by CPR

Dick Malin, left, collapsed from cardiac arrest while exercising at Marshall Community Center on Jan. 2.

January 23, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

The afternoon of Jan. 2 is a blank spot in Dick Malin's memory. The Vancouver man remembers planning a workout at Marshall Community Center, but that's it. Read story

Ridgefield resident Ken Schrecengost, 76, had a defibrillator implanted along the left side of his chest after experiencing a major heart attack two years ago.

Trial helping halt cardiac arrest

Ridgefield resident Ken Schrecengost, 76, had a defibrillator implanted along the left side of his chest after experiencing a major heart attack two years ago.

January 19, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

The technology to prevent sudden cardiac arrest is evolving in Clark County. Read story

Clark County sees first flu death of year

January 16, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

For the second time in as many years, the flu has proven deadly in Clark County. Read story

Alex Campbell, 9, with his mom, Mandy Campbell, was transported recently from Randall Children's Hospital at Legacy Emanuel in Portland to Texas Children's Hospital.

Vancouver boy waits for transplant

Alex Campbell, 9, with his mom, Mandy Campbell, was transported recently from Randall Children's Hospital at Legacy Emanuel in Portland to Texas Children's Hospital.

January 15, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

PORTLAND -- Alex Campbell's room is quiet. The natural light from the Portland sky illuminates the room. Handmade get-well cards sit on a shelf across from his bed. Those, he points out, were made by his friends at Salmon Creek Elementary School, where Alex is in fourth grade. Read story

The flu is continuing to circulate through Clark County, spreading faster and earlier than previous years.

Flu spreading at faster pace in Clark County this year

The flu is continuing to circulate through Clark County, spreading faster and earlier than previous years.

January 13, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

The flu is continuing to circulate through Clark County, spreading faster and earlier than previous years. Read story

Without lifestyle changes, up to 30 percent of people with prediabetes will receive a Type 2 diabetes diagnosis within five years, according to the CDC.

Preventing diabetes means weight loss, exercise

Without lifestyle changes, up to 30 percent of people with prediabetes will receive a Type 2 diabetes diagnosis within five years, according to the CDC.

January 12, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

An estimated 79 million Americans -- about 35 percent of adults -- have prediabetes, but the vast majority won't ever know they have the condition. Read story

Hospitals impose visitor restrictions in effort to control flu

January 9, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

The surging flu season is prompting more area hospitals to impose visitor restrictions. Read story

Residents in the Shumway Neighborhood took their concerns about a foot massage business on H Street to Vancouver police.

Clark County, Vancouver study massage firms

Residents in the Shumway Neighborhood took their concerns about a foot massage business on H Street to Vancouver police.

January 9, 2014, 4:00pm Clark County News

Clark County and Vancouver city officials are taking a look at local business licensing and exploring code changes to prevent illicit massage businesses from flourishing in Southwest Washington. Read story