Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield made a $50,000 donation to the nonprofit Baby’s Bounty to help families at risk in Nevada.
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A mother, who oversaw her late son’s donation of six of his organs, and a recipient of a life-saving kidney were inspired to join forces at the Nevada Donor Network.
Candida auris cases have reached their highest levels, months after Nevada’s congressional delegation called for a better plan for fighting the fungus.
The first case of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, was reported in Clark County in June 2022.
The Southern Nevada Health District is looking for those who tested positive for COVID-19 to take part in an online survey.
There have been 100 or more people hospitalized due to COVID-19 each day since Aug. 16, according to the Nevada Hospital Association.
Figures show hospital admissions for the coronavirus climbing both statewide and in Clark County.
It’s not just one class or type of drug being affected. Medications “across the board” are experiencing shortages, one longtime Las Vegas pharmacist said.
The Division of Insurance is seeking public comment before it finalizes rate changes for individual health plans in 2024 that could increase their costs.
State regulators have decided to liquidate the health insurer Friday Health Plans by September, forcing thousands of Nevadans to find a new health insurer.
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths all remain at very low levels in Clark County and statewide.
Cases and hospitalizations, already at low levels, continue to trend downward.
Candida auris cases in Southern Nevada “have been alarmingly trending in the wrong direction,” the delegation states in a letter to CDC Director Rochelle Walensky.
Already at pandemic lows, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations dipped this week.
Among the culprits are climate events — extreme heat, prolonged drought, heavy dust storms and wildfires — all of which increase air pollution, a clean air expert said.