The current strain of bird flu has been circulating throughout the nation since late 2021 and was detected for the first time in Nevada in early July.
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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.
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Clark County and Nevada dropped for the third straight week.
People with monkeypox may experience fever, body aches, chills and fatigue. Many in the outbreak have developed zit-like bumps on many parts of the body.
With a new school year approaching, the Clark County School District says it doesn’t have an employee COVID-19 vaccination mandate and its development “has not been necessary.”
Officials said the Rockland County resident is an unvaccinated adult, but they did not detail the person’s condition.
The Food and Drug Administration authorized use of the more traditional type of vaccine for those 18 and older.
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.
A probable case of monkeypox virus has been reported involving a man in his 40s, according to a Southern Nevada Health District news release.
Clark County School District Board Trustee Katie Williams donated her $2,000 quarterly board stipend to an anti-abortion pregnancy center Thursday as the organizations have come under increased scrutiny.
The Southern Nevada Health District has received reports of two additional probable monkeypox cases in Clark County residents, according to a news release.
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.