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Large Las Vegas venues eyed for vaccination sites

Large Las Vegas venues including T-Mobile Arena are being considered as potential COVID-19 vaccination sites as the state works to speed up distribution efforts.

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Las Vegas chamber contracting with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield

Plans for Metro chamber members will be available starting Oct. 1, according to Wednesday’s news release. Any member, from sole proprietors to large companies, will be eligible for a plan.

California man sues over Legionnaire’s case blamed on Rio stay

The lawsuit was filed by 50-year-old Christopher Moncado , who was hospitalized six months ago after staying at the Rio. He sent medical records and hospital bills to Ceasars, which owns the Rio, but has not received a response.

Enrollment in Nevada’s health insurance marketplace tops ’15 totals

Enrollment in Nevada’s health insurance marketplace handily beat the totals of a year ago. Nevada Health Link signed up 88,145 customers, including 62,697 Las Vegans, in the open-enrollment period that ran from Nov. 1 through Jan. 31, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reported Thursday.

Health-conscious trends emerge at nightclub and bar convention

The nightclub and bar industry might be an unlikely place to find entrepreneurs catering to health-conscious consumers, but when any opportunity knocks, someone ususally tries to capitalize.

Apple on medical tech hiring spree as iWatch plans develop

Apple Inc is building a team of senior medical technology executives, raising hackles in the biotechnology community and offering a hint of what the iPhone maker may be planning for its widely expected iWatch and other wearable technology.

Obamacare’s winners and losers in the Silver State

The first open-enrollment session under the Affordable Care Act closed on March 31, so we’re taking a timeout to evaluate the law’s early progress in Nevada.

 
CVS drugstores to phase out tobacco sales

CVS, the nation’s second-largest drugstore chain, is kicking the habit of selling tobacco products as it continues to shift its focus toward being more of a health care provider.

Tonopah-area residents fret over financial health of local hospital

The Nye Regional Medical Center in Tonopah filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December. The 10-bed facility is the only hospital within 100 miles of the town. If it closed, residents would find the closest hospitals in Hawthorne or Bishop, Calif.