A collaborative effort in Nevada to use wastewater as an early warning system for diseases appears to be the nation’s first to detect the COVID strain known as FLiRT.
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The out-of-state visitor was in the valley from April 1 to April 6. The health district does not have information about the person’s immunization status.
Route 91 Harvest festival survivors struggled with mental health ailments years after the mass shooting on the Strip, according to a Boston University-led study.
An average of eight children drown each year in Southern Nevada, experts say. Sunrise Children’s Hospital and Safe Kids Clark County are offering safety tips.
Henderson Animal Care and Control had stopped dog adoptions as it treated animals for canine Pneumovirus, which can cause coughing, sneezing and nasal discharge.
There’s an urgent need for foster parents while confirmed and suspected canine influenza cases rise across the Las Vegas Valley.
Volunteers with “Mission Rabies” will provide free vaccinations to thousands of dogs for a disease that can be fatal to pets and to people.
A tuberculosis investigation is underway involving a person with active TB who was on 26 Clark County School District campuses and at a district training center.
Nevada State University is accepting applications for a new graduate program designed to help address the need for school psychologists.
Six local teenagers discussed their mental health strategies and concerns as part of the Hope Means Nevada anti-suicide campaign.
Francisco Echeverri died days after an aborted heart procedure at MountainView Hospital last year.
The Nevada Division of Public Health reported a person died from a brain-eating amoeba in Lincoln County.
Before it hits a glass, water taken directly from Lake Mead, the Colorado River or the underground water table must run through two Southern Nevada Water Authority facilities.
Desert Radiology has abruptly notified UMC that it is terminating their 57-year working relationship later this year.
Bark-Andre Furry, the unofficial Golden Knights mascot, passed away recently, but his brother Deke-Henri Furry is picking up the mantle.