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Tiffany Kraff, left, and Keri Rivera, technicians at TMS NW, demonstrate the deep transcranial magnetic stimulation machine at TMS NW in Vancouver. TMS spurs electronic activity that stimulates areas of the brain that are underactive in people with depression.

Vancouver clinic uses magnetic fields to treat depression, OCD

Tiffany Kraff, left, and Keri Rivera, technicians at TMS NW, demonstrate the deep transcranial magnetic stimulation machine at TMS NW in Vancouver. TMS spurs electronic activity that stimulates areas of the brain that are underactive in people with depression.

November 5, 2019, 6:02am Clark County Health

Watching a person receive transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS, feels like viewing something from a science fiction movie. Read story

Saffron Smith, 2, looks up while yoga teacher Daniele Strawmyre helps her mother, Jennifer Smith, with a downward dog pose during a Ready Set Grow yoga class at the Slocum House in Esther Short Park on Saturday, October 26, 2019. Ready Set Grow is a yoga studio based in Portland and Vancouver.

Ready Set Grow offers prenatal, postpartum yoga in Vancouver

Saffron Smith, 2, looks up while yoga teacher Daniele Strawmyre helps her mother, Jennifer Smith, with a downward dog pose during a Ready Set Grow yoga class at the Slocum House in Esther Short Park on Saturday, October 26, 2019. Ready Set Grow is a yoga studio based in Portland and Vancouver.

November 4, 2019, 6:03am Clark County Health

When Daniele Strawmyre, 45, gave birth to her first child about six years ago, it prompted all kinds of new anxieties and challenges. Read story

Two taken to hospital after three-vehicle crash in Battle Ground

November 2, 2019, 7:47pm Clark County News

A three-vehicle crash in Battle Ground Saturday afternoon resulted in minor injuries and two hospitalizations. Read story

Mammography Technologist Aimee Lehartel, center, and Dr. Michael Morich explain how their new breast cancer biopsy machine works at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver. PeaceHealth purchased the machine in March, and Lehartel calls it &quot;the newest, latest and greatest&quot; technology available.

New biopsy table aids technicians and patients

Mammography Technologist Aimee Lehartel, center, and Dr. Michael Morich explain how their new breast cancer biopsy machine works at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver. PeaceHealth purchased the machine in March, and Lehartel calls it &quot;the newest, latest and greatest&quot; technology available.

October 28, 2019, 6:05am Breast Cancer

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center has a new way to better detect cancer and serve its patients. Read story

Health exchange offers preview

October 28, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Health

Washington residents will have a little more time to digest individual marketplace insurance options for next year, thanks to a new feature being rolled out by the Washington Health Benefit Exchange. Read story

Clark College in Vancouver.

Clark College microaggression training set for January

Clark College in Vancouver.

October 28, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

When Ruby Lewis starts teaching at Clark College in late January, her classroom is going to feel much different than a traditional one. Read story

Vancouver native celebrates baby born after uterus transplant

October 21, 2019, 6:02am Clark County Health

In the weeks after having her first child, Kayla Edwards has been interviewed by USA Today, Time magazine, the “Today” show and “Tamron Hall,” a daytime talk show on ABC named after its host. Read story

Henrietta Lacks Health and Bioscience High School seniors Dante Diaz, from left, Paola Terrazas and Anastasiya Kashyrna demonstrate how they learn how to count medication in their pharmacology classroom. The classrooms use pretend medicine, like cornstarch pills, or even beans and beads to mimic medication. Henrietta Lacks High offers programs in biotechnology, biomedical engineering, public health, pharmacy, nursing and patient services.

Clark Asks: How did Vancouver come to have a Henrietta Lacks high school?

Henrietta Lacks Health and Bioscience High School seniors Dante Diaz, from left, Paola Terrazas and Anastasiya Kashyrna demonstrate how they learn how to count medication in their pharmacology classroom. The classrooms use pretend medicine, like cornstarch pills, or even beans and beads to mimic medication. Henrietta Lacks High offers programs in biotechnology, biomedical engineering, public health, pharmacy, nursing and patient services.

October 19, 2019, 6:02am Clark County Life

At a time when some schools across the U.S. are rethinking their names or mascots, one high school in Vancouver is driven by its name. Read story

Paula Zellers, left, and Laura Thornquist row at the front of their team's dragon boat on Vancouver Lake. Their team, Catch-22, which is coed and has about 75 members, features close to a dozen people diagnosed with breast cancer. Zellers and Thornquist are two of those people.

Breast Cancer Survivor Paddler Day teaches benefits of dragon boating

Paula Zellers, left, and Laura Thornquist row at the front of their team's dragon boat on Vancouver Lake. Their team, Catch-22, which is coed and has about 75 members, features close to a dozen people diagnosed with breast cancer. Zellers and Thornquist are two of those people.

October 17, 2019, 9:31pm Breast Cancer

When Laura Thornquist was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008, it was a shock because of how fit she was. Read story

Members of the Rose Village Community Health Work Team speak with local law enforcement and advocate for their community.

Community-based workforce emerges in Clark County health care

Members of the Rose Village Community Health Work Team speak with local law enforcement and advocate for their community.

October 17, 2019, 6:02am Clark County Health

In the changing health care landscape, a new, important workforce is emerging with the aim to connect health systems and the people who utilize them. Read story