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Jack Keller, 3, hugs his diabetic service dog Max in front of his home in Kalama. Max will paw Jack’s parents to alert them if Jack’s blood sugar enters dangerous territory.

Community pitches in to help Kalama family buy service dog for diabetic son

Jack Keller, 3, hugs his diabetic service dog Max in front of his home in Kalama. Max will paw Jack’s parents to alert them if Jack’s blood sugar enters dangerous territory.

April 2, 2019, 6:05am Clark County Health

Jack Keller can’t really carry conversations yet, so his dog Max will do it for him. Read story

Sea Mar could receive $175,000 in state funding to help construct a mixed-used housing/health clinic project along Northeast Fourth Plain Boulevard.

Sea Mar looks to bring health care home

Sea Mar could receive $175,000 in state funding to help construct a mixed-used housing/health clinic project along Northeast Fourth Plain Boulevard.

April 1, 2019, 6:06am Clark County Health

Imagine being able to get medical care in the building where you live. Read story

Besides itchy throats and eyes and runny noses, seasonal allergies can also lead to sadder moods and decreased work productivity.

Allergy season returns to Clark County

Besides itchy throats and eyes and runny noses, seasonal allergies can also lead to sadder moods and decreased work productivity.

April 1, 2019, 6:01am Clark County Health

Itchy, watering eyes? No, those tears aren’t from sadness — or are they? Read story

Melinda Tyler-Furniss and Bill Furniss at their home in Vancouver. The couple got a bill of $22,150.78 after an out-of-network hospital stay last year.

Vancouver woman gets surprise $22,000 medical bill

Melinda Tyler-Furniss and Bill Furniss at their home in Vancouver. The couple got a bill of $22,150.78 after an out-of-network hospital stay last year.

April 1, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Health

Melinda Tyler-Furniss, 60, remembers feeling severely bloated and on the verge of vomiting. She was worried about a bowel impaction. Read story

Tamine Robinson holds her 1-year-old daughter Riley, both of Battle Ground, as registered nurse Julie Ward fixes a bandage on Riley’s leg after administering the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine during a free vaccination clinic March 1, 2019, at Legacy Medical Group’s Family Wellness office in Vancouver.

Board of Health hears from those who oppose eliminating vaccination exemptions

Tamine Robinson holds her 1-year-old daughter Riley, both of Battle Ground, as registered nurse Julie Ward fixes a bandage on Riley’s leg after administering the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine during a free vaccination clinic March 1, 2019, at Legacy Medical Group’s Family Wellness office in Vancouver.

March 27, 2019, 8:48pm Clark County Health

About a dozen people spoke in opposition to eliminating personal exemptions to vaccination at Wednesday’s Clark County Board of Health meeting. Read story

Community Home Health & Hospice offers free men’s grief support group

March 27, 2019, 6:04am Clark County Health

Community Home Health & Hospice will offer a free five-week bereavement support group. Read story

Participants in an EnhanceFitness class keep in step with instructor Laurie Porter while working out at Battle Ground Community Center. The class provides free group exercise for people 60 and older.

EnhanceFitness offers free exercise opportunity for those 60 and older

Participants in an EnhanceFitness class keep in step with instructor Laurie Porter while working out at Battle Ground Community Center. The class provides free group exercise for people 60 and older.

March 25, 2019, 6:01am Clark County Health

About 25 people are standing next to chairs in the Battle Ground Community Center. Read story

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Nurses say abuse hotline has barriers to mandatory reporting

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March 24, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Health

Three local nurses say wait times of up to an hour are creating a barrier to the mandatory reporting of child abuse. Read story

Operating room manager Jen Walling looks at a newly painted pink ribbon in a Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center operating room. The operating room frequently has breast cancer surgeries in it, and the pink ribbon, which has the word “hope” painted on it, is a positive symbol for breast cancer patients.

Breast cancer patients will now see pink ribbon in Legacy operating room

Operating room manager Jen Walling looks at a newly painted pink ribbon in a Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center operating room. The operating room frequently has breast cancer surgeries in it, and the pink ribbon, which has the word “hope” painted on it, is a positive symbol for breast cancer patients.

March 22, 2019, 7:59pm Clark County Health

Tamira Hite hopes the ribbon can make a difference for women just like herself. Read story

Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler, center, conducts a meeting in his office in 2017 at the Capitol in Olympia. (Ted S.

Washougal woman’s ordeal could help lead to change in state law

Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler, center, conducts a meeting in his office in 2017 at the Capitol in Olympia. (Ted S.

March 21, 2019, 7:31pm Clark County Health

A Washougal woman who suffered a heart attack in August and was subsequently hit with nearly $227,000 in medical bills has had her debt erased. Read story