Proposed legislation that would dramatically increase the cap on awards for pain and suffering in medical malpractice cases would intensify a doctor shortage in Nevada, opponents say.
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A new poll shows Nevada voters want the choice of medical aid in dying, but opponents say the measure comes with unintended consequences.
Supporters say Senate Bill 239 would ease the agony of the dying, while opponents say it would lead to abuse.
Nevada and three others states are the only ones in which all counties are experencing low levels of the virus.
Only one case has been reported in Clark County this month, as cases dwindle across the U.S. and other countries.
Cases and hospitalizations in Clark County and statewide plateau this week after increasing the prior week for the first time in three months.
Last week, Clark County’s levels were designated as medium, and the week before that as high.
All of the cases are in men who identify as having sex with other men, the Southern Nevada Health District said Wednesday.
In Nevada and nationwide, 988 will replace the 10-digit suicide and mental health hotline number, an early step in the state’s efforts to bolster response to mental-health crises.
Major pharmacy chains and a state regulatory agency said Friday that they’re continuing to work with the FDA on how to best implement the change.
The case was first reported by the Southern Nevada Health District in a man in his 20s who recently had traveled within in the U.S.
The U.S. outbreak of monkeypox has touched Clark County, with a presumptive positive case reported in a local man who recently traveled within the country, officials said Wednesday.
Official case counts can be misleading, with a new study showing more than three uncounted cases for every confirmed case.
More transmissible variants, waning immunity and unmasking are among the reasons for the growing number of COVID reinfections.
As cases of COVID-19 plummet, overall doses administered also are at their lowest point since the first week of vaccinations in mid-December 2020.
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