Southern Nevada Health District officials are urging Clark County residents to help prevent the spread of the mosquitoes, which were found in 43 ZIP codes last year.
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TSA predicted Friday will be the busiest day for air travel over Memorial Day weekend, with nearly 3 million people expected to pass through airport checkpoints.
A typical spread at a Memorial Day barbecue might not scream “healthy,” but nutritionists see an opportunity in those gloppy, heavy side dishes.
An enormous body of research links better grip strength in midlife and beyond to decreased risk of overall mortality.
Researchers from Washington University’s School of Medicine evaluated the ability of the COVID-19 shots to build up memory in the immune system.
In the debate over whether chocolate is good or bad, some nutritionists are talking about the potential health benefits it might have.
The very makeup of their schedules puts night shift workers at higher risk compared with their daytime counterparts for a variety of health issues, including heart disease, depression, obesity and diabetes.
We’ve been advising consumers that they can’t buy plans through the state exchange until Nov. 15, unless they have a qualifying life event such as a relocation, birth or marriage. Although that’s still the case, the state Insurance Division recently asked us to remind Nevadans they can buy off of the state’s Nevada Health Link exchange at any time.
Whooping cough cases in Delaware have quadrupled in the past year. Through August, 202 cases of whooping cough have been reported to health officials. Of those cases, 187 were in Amish country, where many children do not receive vaccinations due to religious beliefs.
Health-related news and events from across the Las Vegas Valley.
Nevada officials on Wednesday received the green light from federal officials on a crucial part of the plan to reduce the number of mentally ill patients seeking treatment at valley emergency rooms.
Four-year-old Bailey Stevens was born a fighter. After being diagnosed with a life-threatening bacteria at 4 days old, Bailey continued to beat the odds while being cared for at Spring Valley Hospital.
Six brokers filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Clark County District Court, seeking class-action status for their claim that the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange and its website contractor, Xerox, have failed to pay commissions on coverage they sold through the exchange’s Nevada Health Link website.
Bobby Tran and Ha Le paid nearly $7,000 in insurance premiums to Nevada Health Link through August and had nothing to show but $3,000 in medical bills.
Delaying the start of the school day for teens until at least 8:30 a.m. would help curb their lack of sleep, which has been linked with poor health, bad grades, car crashes and other problems, the American Academy of Pediatrics says.
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The Southern Nevada Health District is ending exceptions or variances that allowed some fitness centers in the Las Vegas Valley to keep their swimming pools open.
If Southwest Airlines were successful in its plan to fly daily nonstop flights to Reagan Washington National Airport, American Airlines would get new competition.
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield made a $50,000 donation to the nonprofit Baby’s Bounty to help families at risk in Nevada.
How good would an algorithm have to be to take over your job? It’s a new question for many workers amid the rise of artificial intelligence.