Shane Tamura, the Las Vegas man responsible for a NYC shooting that left 4 dead, blamed football and the NFL for his perceived struggle with the neurodegenerative disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
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The Southern Nevada Health District said it has ollected its first sample of West Nile virus-positive mosquitoes this year.
The national nonprofit provides no-cost accessibility modifications and major repairs to qualifying seniors, veterans and people with disabilities.
Passengers flee smoking jet on emergency slide after apparent landing gear problem at Denver airport
American Airlines Flight 3023 reported a “possible landing gear incident” during its departure from Denver on Saturday afternoon, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
A Desert Research Institute study suggests tree planting may not be Las Vegas’ saving grace in extremely hot summers.
By this time next year, one of the nation’s darkest skies should have a new research telescope parked beneath it, thanks to the largest donation yet to the Great Basin Observatory.
The battle over maintaining life support for a 20-year-old Las Vegas woman continues this week in Reno. It focuses on the question of when is a person considered dead.
CARSON CITY — Researchers at Nevada’s medical school and University Medical Center in Las Vegas will share $8 million for projects and programs aimed at improving women’s health, thanks to a 2014 settlement with a major drug company, the attorney general’s office announced Wednesday.
Las Vegas High School teacher Stephanie Hill knows firsthand how critical early and intense intervention is for an autistic child to become a productive and functioning adult.
A new statewide coalition has been formed to get the country’s presidential candidates to focus on chronic disease as the real driver of increasing health care costs.
A squirrel found dead at Lake Tahoe last month has tested positive for the plague, health officials said, marking the latest incidence of the disease in California that forced the temporary closure of two Yosemite National Park campgrounds.
Nevada officials on Tuesday announced receiving an $11 million federal grant to expand mental health services for children.
Kershaw-Ryan State Park, just outside of Caliente in neighboring Lincoln County, makes a great summer destination for a day trip or to camp. This oasis in the desert, with elevations ranging from 4,312 to 5,080, offers temperatures 10 to 15 degrees cooler than in Las Vegas and features lush vegetation, hiking trails and even a spring-fed wading pool.
Thousands of Nevada Medicaid patients may soon have to find new doctors.
Public health officials are investigating a case of E. coli at the Lovelock Correctional Center, the Nevada Department of Corrections said Thursday.
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A Desert Research Institute study suggests tree planting may not be Las Vegas’ saving grace in extremely hot summers.
These wearable wonders and breezy gadgets can offer some relief when the sidewalk feels like a stovetop
An airport south of Las Vegas has been in the planning stages since 2006 and wouldn’t open until 2037, but the public gets a chance to weigh in on it next week.
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