Happy New Year, Lazy Bones. Was that harsh? TOO BAD.
Health
A German nursing home is trying to trigger memories by re-creating settings from the communist era as a form of therapy.
An experimental blood test accurately identifies people who do, or don’t, have celiac disease, even if they are following gluten-free diets, researchers say.
Nearly 91,000 Nevadans enrolled in coverage for 2018 through the state exchange created by the Affordable Care Act during a shortened sign-up period, new data show. That exceeded the total for last year by about 1,900.
Bill Trumble, 56 and a semitrailer driver for 40 years, spent as many as 14 hours a day behind the wheel. His downfall: sugar, ice cream and anything else sweet. Between his eating habits and his inactivity, his 6-foot frame was soon packing a whopping 525 pounds.
U.S. deaths from drug overdoses skyrocketed 21 percent last year, and for the second straight year dragged down how long Americans are expected to live.
Trump administration officials are forbidding officials at the nation’s top public health agency from using a list of seven words or phrases – including “fetus” and “transgender” – in any official documents being prepared for next year’s budget.
Each week, a gentle stretch kind of yoga class is offered at H2U Health Center at MountainView Hospital.
It’s 6 a.m. Your alarm shrieks and you hit the snooze button. You have just deposited germs on your alarm clock.
The rules governing how Nevada doctors can prescribe addictive opioids such as Lortab, Percocet and OxyContin are set to become more complicated and stringent Jan. 1, fueling concerns among longtime users who say they need the drugs to combat pain.
More Nevadans have health insurance now than four years ago, largely as a result of the state’s expansion of Medicaid, but most aren’t getting better care because of prohibitive costs, a new study finds.
State officials sought an extension of the open enrollment period on the state exchange created by the Affordable Care Act, but federal officials rejected the request.
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and 11 other governors from both parties signed a letter to congressional leaders Tuesday urging them to reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
The annual report by the United Health Foundation ranks states on 35 factors divided into five categories: behaviors; community and environment; policy; clinical care; and outcomes.
The certified disaster life support center at Touro University fills a void in the Las Vegas Valley.
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