Up to 900,000 Americans each year develop a blood clot, which is a risk factor for heart attack and stroke, according to the CDC.
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Hope Means Nevada, a nonprofit led by teens, has become one of the leading voices across the state for our young people.
The word has become so weighty that finding a purpose has, for many, turned into a source of angst.
The county has not confirmed any cases of the infectious disease since 2018, but it is urging parents to stay up to date on their children’s vaccines.
The Oscar winner is relishing playing the somewhat creepy and kooky matriarch in the latest chapter of the Addams Family saga.
Scientists for the first time have tried editing a gene inside the body in a bold attempt to permanently change a person’s DNA to try to cure a disease.
The Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada is abandoning its longtime camp in the mountains west of Las Vegas, in part because of restrictions placed on the property to protect the endangered Mount Charleston blue butterfly.
A new network of high-speed internet connections to 14 Nevada hospitals aims to narrow the state’s rural-urban health-care gap that is largely blamed on a shortage of doctors.
The 60-plus exhibitors at the Future Travel Experience expo in Las Vegas demonstrated how their new technologies will incrementally improve a passenger’s airport experience.
Improvements in radiation and chemotherapy are helping patients diagnosed with brain tumors survive longer. A Las Vegas paramedic is living proof.
Apple Inc’s iPhone turns 10 this week, evoking memories of a rocky start for the device that ended up doing most to start the smartphone revolution and stirring interest in where it will go from here.
Doctors first told the parents that it appeared to be a spider bite and prescribed antibiotics. But when the girl’s condition did not improve, her parents sought answers from a pediatric infectious disease doctor.
Systems like ReWalk, a battery-powered robotic exoskeleton that attaches to the legs and lower back, gives hope to those who are unable to walk. It contains motors at the knee and hip joints and sensors to help it adjust with each footfall. While wearing the device and holding two forearm crutches, someone with complete lower-limb paralysis can walk.
A group of prominent cancer doctors is planning an innovative attack on high drug costs, using clinical trials to show that many oncology medications could be taken at lower doses or for shorter periods without hurting their effectiveness.
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The county has not confirmed any cases of the infectious disease since 2018, but it is urging parents to stay up to date on their children’s vaccines.
A smoke alert has been issued for the Las Vegas Valley as a result of California wildfires, the Clark County Division of Air Quality announced.
Risk factors for dying in the heat include drug use, old age and homelessness, according to experts.
When wildfires burn, the smoke can travel long distances and degrade air quality far away, which presents risks for those breathing it. Here’s what to know about taking precautions against poor air quality due to wildfires.
