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Jason Hutchinson, left, and Mitch Taylor, right, donate blood Wednesday in honor of Lyn Hutchinson -- Jason Hutchinson&#039;s father and Taylor&#039;s colleague -- who was diagnosed with a glioblastoma brain tumor in August and given three to five months to live. Lyn Hutchinson had donated 19 gallons of blood to the American Red Cross before his health took a turn, so his colleagues at Columbia Ultimate in Vancouver held a blood drive to help Hutchinson reach his 20-gallon donation goal.

Blood drive honors co-worker

Jason Hutchinson, left, and Mitch Taylor, right, donate blood Wednesday in honor of Lyn Hutchinson -- Jason Hutchinson&#039;s father and Taylor&#039;s colleague -- who was diagnosed with a glioblastoma brain tumor in August and given three to five months to live. Lyn Hutchinson had donated 19 gallons of blood to the American Red Cross before his health took a turn, so his colleagues at Columbia Ultimate in Vancouver held a blood drive to help Hutchinson reach his 20-gallon donation goal.

November 9, 2016, 6:12pm Clark County Health

In August, 57-year-old Lyn Hutchinson was given three to five months to live. Read story

When winter blues hit, these strategies can ease the load

November 7, 2016, 6:00am Clark County Health

The shorter, darker days are upon us. And with the change of seasons can come the blues. Read story

Learn how to make diabetic-friendly Thanksgiving meals

November 7, 2016, 6:00am Clark County Health

Legacy Salmon Creek is hosting a free event to teach people how to make diabetic-friendly versions of Thanksgiving favorites. Read story

AFM strikes 8 Washington children’s nervous systems

November 6, 2016, 6:00am Clark County Health

State health officials are investigating eight cases of children experiencing polio-like symptoms caused by a neurological condition called acute flaccid myelitis. Read story

The Vancouver Clinic announced this week it will open a new clinic in Ridgefield just west of Interstate 5's Exit 14.

Vancouver Clinic footprint growing with Ridgefield location

The Vancouver Clinic announced this week it will open a new clinic in Ridgefield just west of Interstate 5's Exit 14.

November 3, 2016, 4:49pm Business

North county residents will soon have a shorter drive to see a physician. Read story

Learn to make diabetic-friendly Thanksgiving foods

November 3, 2016, 3:20pm Clark County Health

Legacy Salmon Creek is hosting a free event to teach people how to make diabetic-friendly versions of Thanksgiving favorites. The cooking and tasting event is 2 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17 at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, conference rooms C and D, 2211 N.E. 139th St. The event is… Read story

Juan Rubio and his wife, Lindsey, in a photo posted on Juan&#039;s Go Fund Me web page. Juan Rubio was injured on the job over the weekend when a heavy hay bale apparently fell on him. The injury left him paralyzed from the waist down.

Brush Prairie man paralyzed, apparently by falling hay bale

Juan Rubio and his wife, Lindsey, in a photo posted on Juan&#039;s Go Fund Me web page. Juan Rubio was injured on the job over the weekend when a heavy hay bale apparently fell on him. The injury left him paralyzed from the waist down.

November 2, 2016, 7:24pm Clark County Health

Juan Rubio’s family has been scrambling to secure its finances since a hay bale apparently fell on him Sunday in Brush Prairie, leaving him paralyzed. Read story

Dr. Gina Westhoff, a gynecologic oncologist at Legacy Medical Group in Salmon Creek, encourages women to know their family history about reproductive cancers. Women with familial risks can undergo genetic testing to determine whether they&#039;re at an increased risk of developing breast and reproductive cancers, such as ovarian cancer.

Family history key to ovarian cancer

Dr. Gina Westhoff, a gynecologic oncologist at Legacy Medical Group in Salmon Creek, encourages women to know their family history about reproductive cancers. Women with familial risks can undergo genetic testing to determine whether they&#039;re at an increased risk of developing breast and reproductive cancers, such as ovarian cancer.

October 31, 2016, 6:30am Clark County Health

Ovarian cancer accounts for just 3 percent of cancers in women, but it’s one of the most deadly, with the highest mortality rate of all reproductive cancers. The five-year survival rate for women diagnosed with late-stage ovarian cancer — which makes up about 75 percent of the diagnoses — is… Read story

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Washington health exchange costs rise

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October 26, 2016, 5:22pm Clark County Health

Clark County residents looking to purchase health coverage for 2017 through the state-based insurance exchange have only 20 options offered by four insurers. And those plans will likely cost more than they did this year. Read story

Megan Lascik helps Trevor Maxwell, 8, on an assignment Tuesday while Trevor sits on core discs, one of the multiple flexible seating options in Lascik&#039;s third-grade class at Woodland Intermediate School.

Flexible seating benefits Woodland third-graders

Megan Lascik helps Trevor Maxwell, 8, on an assignment Tuesday while Trevor sits on core discs, one of the multiple flexible seating options in Lascik&#039;s third-grade class at Woodland Intermediate School.

October 26, 2016, 6:03am Clark County Health

The lesson for Megan Lascik's class on Tuesday was learning how to write a story by creating a character and setting, and her students excitedly broke up into smaller groups to bounce ideas off each other. Read story