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Faiz Humadi, 72, a retired civil engineer originally from Iraq, uses the virtual reality goggles inside the All of Us van in the parking lot of the Grocery Outlet Bargain Market on Fourth Plain Boulevard. The VR goggles teach people about the impact of certain medical breakthroughs.

National Institutes of Health brings ‘All of Us’ effort to Vancouver

Faiz Humadi, 72, a retired civil engineer originally from Iraq, uses the virtual reality goggles inside the All of Us van in the parking lot of the Grocery Outlet Bargain Market on Fourth Plain Boulevard. The VR goggles teach people about the impact of certain medical breakthroughs.

August 1, 2019, 8:49pm Clark County Health

Clark County is part of a nationwide research effort through next week. Read story

A sign in the Vancouver Lake Regional Park parking lot warns against allowing pets inside the lake, which has had E. coli and blue-green algae health advisories the past few weeks.

Vancouver Lake remains closed for cyanotoxins

A sign in the Vancouver Lake Regional Park parking lot warns against allowing pets inside the lake, which has had E. coli and blue-green algae health advisories the past few weeks.

July 31, 2019, 5:07pm Clark County Health

Vancouver Lake's swim beach will remain closed after testing showed there are elevated cyanotoxin levels still present at the lake. Clark County Public Health recommends no recreating in the lake. Read story

The Eagle Creek wildfire burns Sept. 5, 2017, on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge near Cascade Locks, Ore.

Public Health: Smoke safety key as weather warms

The Eagle Creek wildfire burns Sept. 5, 2017, on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge near Cascade Locks, Ore.

July 30, 2019, 5:54pm Clark County Health

While the region has had a mild summer so far, Clark County Public Health is advising residents to prepare for upcoming smoky, unhealthy air quality. Read story

Don Wood of Vancouver floats on his inner tube on Vancouver Lake earlier in July.

E. coli detected again at closed Vancouver Lake

Don Wood of Vancouver floats on his inner tube on Vancouver Lake earlier in July.

July 30, 2019, 4:40pm Clark County Health

Vancouver Lake remains closed for cyanotoxins, and testing has also revealed elevated levels of E. coli bacteria, according to a Clark County Public Health news release. Read story

Jamboree, or “Jam” for short, is pictured in a C-Tran bus Monday in Vancouver. Jamboree is 10 weeks old and traveled to Vancouver to spend a year of puppy training with C-Tran’s Lead Travel Trainer Veronica Marti. The training is preparing him to be a guide dog for Guide Dogs for the Blind. As pictured above, Jamboree gets his own C-Tran nametag while he is in Vancouver for his training.

C-Tran helps train puppy for career assisting blind

Jamboree, or “Jam” for short, is pictured in a C-Tran bus Monday in Vancouver. Jamboree is 10 weeks old and traveled to Vancouver to spend a year of puppy training with C-Tran’s Lead Travel Trainer Veronica Marti. The training is preparing him to be a guide dog for Guide Dogs for the Blind. As pictured above, Jamboree gets his own C-Tran nametag while he is in Vancouver for his training.

July 30, 2019, 5:59am Clark County Health

Here’s what you need to know if you spot a 10-week-old puppy named Jamboree on a C-Tran bus. Read story

John Majerus of Majerus & Co. Physical Therapy demonstrates exercises for client Sophia Rubano, 14, of Camas, as she is treated for a broken ankle while her father, Chris, looks on. Majerus previously worked for Rebound Rehabilitation.

Majerus & Co. Physical Therapy a true mom-and-pop shop

John Majerus of Majerus & Co. Physical Therapy demonstrates exercises for client Sophia Rubano, 14, of Camas, as she is treated for a broken ankle while her father, Chris, looks on. Majerus previously worked for Rebound Rehabilitation.

July 29, 2019, 6:02am Clark County Business

When the golf simulator at Majerus & Co. Physical Therapy was struck by lightning in 2008, John and his wife, Jodie Paschall-Majerus, each read the situation differently. Read story

Glitch disrupts email service at Free Clinic

July 26, 2019, 5:58am Clark County Health

Clients who try to email employees at the Free Clinic of Southwest Washington will get an error message. "Currently, due to technical difficulties, no email is coming in or going out," the clinic said in an email Thursday. Read story

Newborn screening bill approved by House

July 26, 2019, 5:55am Clark County Health

A bill that would help standardize medical screenings for newborns passed the House of Representatives on Wednesday. Read story

Dana Constanza, 10, left, and Alexa Bautista, 7, both of Vancouver, eat together during the Summer Playgrounds Program at Evergreen Park in Vancouver on Wednesday.

Kids get fit, fed at Vancouver Summer Playgrounds Program

Dana Constanza, 10, left, and Alexa Bautista, 7, both of Vancouver, eat together during the Summer Playgrounds Program at Evergreen Park in Vancouver on Wednesday.

July 24, 2019, 8:28pm Clark County Health

When in doubt, nothing guarantees popularity like providing free pizza. Read story

Vancouver Lake has been closed to swimmers, according to a Clark County Public Health news release.

Cyanotoxins close Vancouver Lake again

Vancouver Lake has been closed to swimmers, according to a Clark County Public Health news release.

July 24, 2019, 4:41pm Clark County Health

Clark County Public Health again has closed the swim beach at Vancouver Lake Regional Park after water testing revealed elevated levels of cyanotoxins. Read story