We never would have imagined four years ago, at the start of the COVID pandemic that we’d be here in January 2024: in the middle of the second-highest COVID surge on record with 78% of states reporting “high” or “very high” levels of COVID, according to nationwide wastewater data.
Shortly after leaving his Washougal residence, Rowan MacDonald shuffles through his iPod, searching for the perfect track to propel him up the short hill in front of him. His playlist is filled with songs from the 1990s, reflecting the mindset of their listener, who yearns for the past.
In an article that appears in this week’s Post-Record, the editor of a new anthology of writings by COVID “long-haulers” notes that “long COVID” — the cluster of often debilitating, post-acute infection health issues that have plagued tens of millions of Americans over the past four years is not something we should wish on our friends, family, neighbors or selves.
Having found that Camas-Washougal healthcare provider Scott C. Miller, the owner of Miller Wellness in Camas and the now-shuttered Miller Family Pediatrics practice in Washougal — “represents a grave danger to public health and safety,” the Washington State Medical Commission has permanently revoked Miller’s physician assistant license.
If you’ve been hearing that COVID is back, that’s mostly true. COVID infections and hospitalizations have indeed been on the rise…
Three years into the pandemic, the COVID-19 subvariant known as XBB.1.5 and nicknamed “Kraken” is spreading quickly in the United States, according to a Kaiser Permanente news release. …
The Washington Medical Commission has issued its final order regarding a Washougal physician assistant (PA) accused of promoting unfounded COVID-19 treatments and verbally harassing medical professionals treating hospitalized COVID patients.
With COVID-19 levels the highest they’ve been since August and other respiratory illnesses spreading at high rates throughout the region, Clark County Public Health officials are recommending a…
How do Camas community members want to see their city’s share of the $350 billion federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars?
With flu season right around the corner, health experts are concerned that concurrent viruses including flu, RSV and COVID-19 could set the stage for a tough fall and…
