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2nd West Nile virus case reported in Clark County

A woman over the age of 50 is the second person in Clark County to contract West Nile virus this year, the Southern Nevada Health District said Thursday.

Sandoval joins governor group proposing Obamacare alternative

Nevada’s Brian Sandoval is part of a bipartisan group of governors urging Congress to retain the federal health care law’s individual mandate while seeking to stabilize individual insurance markets as legislators continue work on a long-term replacement law.

Kids with undocumented parents prone to anxiety, study shows

A new study finds that children born to parents in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program are half as likely to have mental health issues than children of undocumented immigrants.

Dignity Health now screens for anxiety in new mothers

Dignity Health — St. Rose Dominican Hospital’s Siena and Rose de Lima campuses are among the Las Vegas Valley locations where new mothers are now being screened for anxiety. Like postpartum depression, it can affect a new mother’s daily life.

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Registration open for Las Vegas Heart & Stroke Walk

Registration is open for teams and individuals who want to join the 2017 Las Vegas Heart & Stroke Walk, which kicks off at 8 a.m. Sept. 30 at the Fremont Street Experience.

How Medicaid, and its costs, grew in Nevada

Nevada’s Medicaid program, caught in the political crossfire over rising health-care costs, is far different than the limited federal-state health insurance partnership for the “deserving poor” that President Lyndon Johnson unveiled in 1965.

UNLV medical school students celebrate milestone

UNLV School of Medicine’s first white coat ceremony was as much about recognizing founding Dean Barbara Atkinson as it was about the charter class.

Micro-hospitals moving into the Las Vegas Valley

A new type of medical facility is popping up in Las Vegas neighborhoods: a combination of a hospital, a place to get specialty care and an urgent care center.

 
Nevada earns D on nonprofit’s new health-care report card

The state fared worst on access to health care through primary care doctors and insurance availability, earning an “F” in the report by the Nevada Medical Center.

Lawmakers back legislation addressing Nevada’s doctor shortage

What medical researchers have found is nothing for Nevada to be proud of: There are about 251 physicians for every 100,000 people in the United States but Nevada doesn’t quite hit 200.

Court orders Johnson & Johnson to pay $417M in powder case

Johnson & Johnson on Monday was ordered by a California jury to pay $417 million to a woman who claimed she developed ovarian cancer after using the company’s talc-based products like Johnson’s Baby Powder for feminine hygiene.

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