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(Mariel Abbene/The Columbian)

Grasping those ‘best by’ labels

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June 19, 2017, 6:00am Clark County Health

An estimated 160 billion pounds of food is wasted in the U.S. every year — and much of the food may be perfectly fine to eat. A recent survey found 84 percent of people at least sometimes throw away food solely because the “best by” date stamped on the package… Read story

Jonas Lail plays with his son, Hudson, who died on June 1. A once-in-a-lifetime shot five days after Hudson’s death has helped Lail find peace. At top, Jonas Lail shortly after hitting a hole-in-one on the 16th hole at Royal Oaks Country Club in Vancouver.

Once-in-a-lifetime golf shot brings sense of peace to grieving father

Jonas Lail plays with his son, Hudson, who died on June 1. A once-in-a-lifetime shot five days after Hudson’s death has helped Lail find peace. At top, Jonas Lail shortly after hitting a hole-in-one on the 16th hole at Royal Oaks Country Club in Vancouver.

June 18, 2017, 6:00am Clark County Health

Today was supposed to be the first Father’s Day Jonas Lail celebrated with his infant son, Hudson. Read story

Engorged with blood, a mosquito begins to withdraw from its victim.

County officials prepare for mosquito season

Engorged with blood, a mosquito begins to withdraw from its victim.

June 16, 2017, 7:19pm Clark County Health

Cool weather and high river levels have so far kept mosquitoes at bay, but county health officials are preparing for the arrival of mosquito season as the weather warms up. Read story

Free air conditioners offered to multiple sclerosis patients

June 16, 2017, 11:10am Clark County Health

The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Portland is accepting applications for free window air conditioners for MS patients in Oregon and Southwest Washington. The organization will order window units every Friday for delivery the following week through July 31 or until the funding runs out. Last year, the organization gave away… Read story

Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center.

Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center receives $500,000 gift

Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center.

June 14, 2017, 6:39pm Clark County Health

Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center received a $500,000 donation — the hospital’s largest single donation — that will be used to enhance its current breast health center. Read story

Dr. David Maloney of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle is greeted by patient Ken Shefveland of Vancouver, whose lymphoma was successfully treated with CAR-T cell therapy. Immune therapy is the hottest trend in cancer care and its next frontier is creating “living drugs” that grow inside the body into an army that seeks and destroys tumors.

‘Living drugs’ new frontier for cancer patients out of options

Dr. David Maloney of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle is greeted by patient Ken Shefveland of Vancouver, whose lymphoma was successfully treated with CAR-T cell therapy. Immune therapy is the hottest trend in cancer care and its next frontier is creating “living drugs” that grow inside the body into an army that seeks and destroys tumors.

June 12, 2017, 5:58pm Clark County Health

Ken Shefveland’s body was swollen with cancer, treatment after treatment failing until doctors gambled on a radical approach: They removed some of the Vancouver man’s immune cells, engineered them into cancer assassins and unleashed them into his bloodstream. Read story

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Wake up to better sleeping habits

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June 12, 2017, 6:30am Clark County Health

More than a third of American adults aren’t getting enough sleep. And while some may think spending less time snoozing is no big deal, sleep physicians say that’s not the case. Read story

Chickenpox is an infectious disease causing a mild fever and a rash of itchy inflamed blisters.

Walnut Grove Elementary hit with chicken pox outbreak

Chickenpox is an infectious disease causing a mild fever and a rash of itchy inflamed blisters.

June 6, 2017, 5:31pm Clark County Health

Walnut Grove Elementary School is in the midst of a chickenpox outbreak that may have some kids excluded from classes for the rest of the school year. Read story

An exterior view of PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center (The Columbian files)

PeaceHealth gains $2.45M in donations

An exterior view of PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center (The Columbian files)

June 5, 2017, 4:57pm Clark County Business

The PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Foundation received $2.45 million in gifts that will be used to support programs for cancer, hospice and family medicine. Read story

Andy Pyle, right, holds his daughter, Georgia, 2, as her vision is tested by a Salmon Creek Lions Club member Friday at Truman Elementary School in Vancouver.

New device helps group offer more vision checks

Andy Pyle, right, holds his daughter, Georgia, 2, as her vision is tested by a Salmon Creek Lions Club member Friday at Truman Elementary School in Vancouver.

June 5, 2017, 6:05am Clark County Health

The Salmon Creek Lions Club is getting back to its roots. Read story