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Dr. Leslie Cagle is pictured at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver. Cagle has been working in Clark County since 1990, and plans to retire at the end of the year. She will live in Paris, France for the next six months.

Groundbreaking Clark County doctor: It’s a good time to say goodbye

Dr. Leslie Cagle is pictured at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver. Cagle has been working in Clark County since 1990, and plans to retire at the end of the year. She will live in Paris, France for the next six months.

December 17, 2018, 6:02am Clark County Health

Retiring Dr. Leslie Cagle has been performing surgeries in Clark County since 1990 and helped bring laparoscopy and bariatric surgeries to the county Read story

Clark College School of Nursing professors Mary Ellen Pierce, left, and Lisa Aepfelbacher, right, at the Clark College building at Washington State University Vancouver. Aepfelbacher and Pierce are two of five tenured faculty members the school of nursing has right now. Ideally the school would have 14 to 15 tenured faculty members.

Nationwide shortage of nursing school educators evident at Clark College

Clark College School of Nursing professors Mary Ellen Pierce, left, and Lisa Aepfelbacher, right, at the Clark College building at Washington State University Vancouver. Aepfelbacher and Pierce are two of five tenured faculty members the school of nursing has right now. Ideally the school would have 14 to 15 tenured faculty members.

December 15, 2018, 6:01am Clark County Health

Congratulations are exchanged in the hallways. There’s champagne assembled on a table near the stage. Parents carry bouquets, and students wear suits and dresses at the Clark College School of Nursing’s pinning ceremony at Gaiser Hall on the Clark College Campus in Vancouver. Read story

Whooping cough spreads to Kelso School District

December 12, 2018, 8:59am Clark County Health

Whooping cough has spread to the Kelso School District, with eight cases of the illness confirmed by Tuesday morning, the district reported. Read story

Vancouver grief education group aims for healing, opportunity to bond

December 11, 2018, 6:05am Clark County Health

Community Home Health & Hospice is offering a free, six-week grief education group in Vancouver that aims to not only help people grieve, but also educate them on their grief. Read story

Kaliah Matthews, 8, stretches at the beginning of a community education yoga class at Union Ridge Elementary School in Ridgefield. Kaliah’s mother, Kristen, teaches the yoga class at Union Ridge. A national study shows that yoga and meditation are rising in popularity among children ages 4 through 17.

Ridgefield classes prove you’re never too young for yoga

Kaliah Matthews, 8, stretches at the beginning of a community education yoga class at Union Ridge Elementary School in Ridgefield. Kaliah’s mother, Kristen, teaches the yoga class at Union Ridge. A national study shows that yoga and meditation are rising in popularity among children ages 4 through 17.

December 10, 2018, 5:59am Clark County Health

The children in Kristen Matthews’ yoga class start lining up 11 purple mats in a circle on the floor of their portable classroom. Read story

An arrangement of prescription Oxycodone pills in August.

Opioid Action Summit to explore solutions

An arrangement of prescription Oxycodone pills in August.

December 6, 2018, 7:45pm Clark County Health

Collaboration is key in fighting the opioid epidemic. Read story

Molecular Testing Labs in Vancouver and Kathy Ireland Worldwide are selling at-home HIV testing kits for $25 through Friday in support of World AIDS Day 2018.

Vancouver lab offers at-home HIV testing kits for $25

Molecular Testing Labs in Vancouver and Kathy Ireland Worldwide are selling at-home HIV testing kits for $25 through Friday in support of World AIDS Day 2018.

December 5, 2018, 6:00am Clark County Health

Molecular Testing Labs in Vancouver and Kathy Ireland Worldwide have collaborated to offer affordable at-home HIV testing kits this week. Read story

Dr. Scott Rushing, the medical director of PeaceHealth Southwest’s GYN/oncology services, glances up from his control console during his 1,000th robotic surgery, at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver. The console is similar to a flight simulator or video game. Rushing controls the surgeon robot with the console’s pedals and actuators, which are like joysticks.

Vancouver doctor in select company having completed 1,000th robot surgery

Dr. Scott Rushing, the medical director of PeaceHealth Southwest’s GYN/oncology services, glances up from his control console during his 1,000th robotic surgery, at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver. The console is similar to a flight simulator or video game. Rushing controls the surgeon robot with the console’s pedals and actuators, which are like joysticks.

December 3, 2018, 6:02am Clark County Health

Dr. Scott Rushing takes off his shoes and sits down at the console before beginning surgery. Read story

$10,000 will benefit PeaceHealth Hospice program’s mission

December 3, 2018, 6:00am Clark County Health

A financial boost is on the way for Vancouver’s PeaceHealth Hospice. Read story

Kristen Fugiel, fourth from left, drops off comfort packs at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver for mothers who have experienced pregnancy loss. Fugiel and MOMS Club of Vancouver-Southwest Washington donated 100 packs to PeaceHealth to help mothers navigate the grief that accompanies a miscarriage.

Comfort packs aim to help with pregnancy loss

Kristen Fugiel, fourth from left, drops off comfort packs at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver for mothers who have experienced pregnancy loss. Fugiel and MOMS Club of Vancouver-Southwest Washington donated 100 packs to PeaceHealth to help mothers navigate the grief that accompanies a miscarriage.

December 3, 2018, 6:00am Clark County Health

In November 2016, Kirsten Fugiel experienced a miscarriage — the loss still hurts. Read story