Desert Radiology has abruptly notified UMC that it is terminating their 57-year working relationship later this year.
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The proposed changes could could increase Nevadans’ annual premiums by $900 a year, according to the study.
The Elko County Board of Health is scheduled to meet Wednesday to discuss and consider placing a moratorium on COVID-19 and flu vaccines in the county.
More than 1,500 people have signed a petition seeking a Nevada ban of products found in herbicides used regularly in Southern Nevada parks and landscaping areas.
Planned Parenthood had said it expects its abortion volumes to increase by 80 percent — or by 10,000 patients — in Southern Nevada, Colorado and New Mexico.
With the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, Nevada should expect to see an influx of patients from neighboring states poised to further restrict abortions or ban them outright, Planned Parenthood representatives said.
The inaccurate results generated by the Chicago-based lab that operated in Nevada suggest that Northshore didn’t even run the tests, a Nevada public health lab official said.
Nevada already is seeing some patients from states where abortions have been restricted, abortion advocates say.
New COVID-10 metrics released Wednesday showed Clark County’s case rate increasing, but hospitalizations continued to drop.
Clark County on Wednesday reported 415 new coronavirus cases and 26 deaths, as most long-term metrics continued to decline.
Clark County on Tuesday reported 326 new coronavirus cases and 21 deaths, as statewide numbers were delayed without an explanation.
Key metrics used to measure the impact of the virus continue to show improvement, even after Gov. Steve Sisolak dropped the state’s mask mandate about a month ago.
Clark County on Wednesday reported 201 new coronavirus cases and 32 deaths, as most numbers continued to decline but death numbers stayed relatively flat.
Clark County on Monday reported 661 new coronavirus cases and 27 deaths over the preceding three days, representing another period of significant progress against the disease.
Clark County on Wednesday reported 2,540 new coronavirus cases and 35 deaths, as cases continued to drop but deaths and hospitalizations remained at high levels.