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Aderyn McLean, 11, of Vancouver, left, joins her mom, Kelly McLean, teaching yoga at a studio in Camas. McLean said she hopes to pursue careers in writing and teaching.

Vancouver sixth-grader among youngest yoga teachers in country

Aderyn McLean, 11, of Vancouver, left, joins her mom, Kelly McLean, teaching yoga at a studio in Camas. McLean said she hopes to pursue careers in writing and teaching.

December 23, 2016, 5:15pm Clark County Health

While a yoga class is often considered a place to pursue harmony between mind and body, an 11-year-old Vancouver girl is showing that age is no requirement. Read story

Community Health Plan, which provides managed care to more than 17,000 Medicaid members in Clark County, notified the Washington State Health Care Authority and the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner of the data breach.

Some Community Health Plan records may have been hacked

Community Health Plan, which provides managed care to more than 17,000 Medicaid members in Clark County, notified the Washington State Health Care Authority and the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner of the data breach.

December 21, 2016, 10:58am Clark County Health

Community Health Plan of Washington is notifying its members that their personal information may have been accessed without authorization. Read story

Linda Nguyen, center, and her fiance, Sonny Mouy, look over the CuddleCot at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center on Monday morning. The medical device gives parents of stillborns more time with their baby. Nguyen and Mouy raised money to buy it after their son, Connor Nguyen Mouy, was stillborn last year.

CuddleCot gives more time with the baby

Linda Nguyen, center, and her fiance, Sonny Mouy, look over the CuddleCot at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center on Monday morning. The medical device gives parents of stillborns more time with their baby. Nguyen and Mouy raised money to buy it after their son, Connor Nguyen Mouy, was stillborn last year.

December 20, 2016, 7:14pm Clark County Health

Linda Nguyen had a lot of dark days in the weeks after the stillbirth of her son, Connor. Read story

Lane Mimnaugh of Vancouver, left, thanks Dr. Aruna Reddy before receiving a dose of the immunotherapy drug, Keytruda, earlier this month at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center. Mimnaugh is the first patient at PeaceHealth Southwest to undergo treatment with the drug and has responded well.

New immunotherapy treatment helping Vancouver man battle melanoma

Lane Mimnaugh of Vancouver, left, thanks Dr. Aruna Reddy before receiving a dose of the immunotherapy drug, Keytruda, earlier this month at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center. Mimnaugh is the first patient at PeaceHealth Southwest to undergo treatment with the drug and has responded well.

December 19, 2016, 4:40pm Clark County Health

Seven years ago, Vancouver resident Lane Mimnaugh’s metastatic melanoma diagnosis would have meant he had just months to live. Read story

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center has received nearly $1.2 million in grants to fund operations and improvements to its heart and vascular center, neurosciences institute and ADAPT behavioral health program.

PeaceHealth employees vote for union choice

PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center has received nearly $1.2 million in grants to fund operations and improvements to its heart and vascular center, neurosciences institute and ADAPT behavioral health program.

December 19, 2016, 4:39pm Business

A group of about 900 PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center service and laboratory employees have voted to affiliate with the American Federation of Teachers, joining about 2,000 other hospital employees already represented by the union. Read story

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Deadline to enroll in health plan is fast approaching

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December 18, 2016, 6:06am Clark County Health

The deadline to enroll in a health plan for coverage beginning Jan. 1 is quickly approaching. Read story

‘Raising of America’ screenings strive to spark support for early education

December 15, 2016, 7:47pm Clark County Health

Ninety percent of brain development is completed by the time a child turns 5 years old. Read story

Hilton Vancouver to host national anti-violence conference

December 13, 2016, 6:01am Clark County Health

Next month the Hilton Vancouver Washington will host the No More National Anti-Violence Summit. Read story

Mumps outbreaks alarm health officials

December 12, 2016, 8:55pm Clark County Health

Health officials are urging people across the state to make sure they’re vaccinated against mumps as the state is in the midst of two outbreaks of the contagious disease. Read story

Dr. Ronnie-Gail Emden was the first female physician hired at The Vancouver Clinic.

Vancouver Clinic’s first woman physician to retire

Dr. Ronnie-Gail Emden was the first female physician hired at The Vancouver Clinic.

December 12, 2016, 6:02am Clark County Health

The first question Dr. Ronnie-Gail Emden was asked when she arrived for her job interview was how she would manage to be a mother and a doctor. Read story