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Las Vegas hospital widens HIV testing policy on World AIDS Day

On Saturday — the 30th commemoration of World AIDS Day — University Medical Center in Las Vegas will adopt CDC guidelines and begin testing all patients for HIV, not just those deemed most at risk of contracting the disease.

 
Taught by tragedy, Las Vegas mom now a stickler for flu vaccinations

Brenda Occhipinti lost her 12-year-old son, Carlo Jr., to the flu last year. The terrible loss has opened her eyes to the risks of leaving children unvaccinated, and she made sure his surviving siblings all got their shots this year.

 
News of Florida shooting hits some in Las Vegas hard

Call volumes are increasing at the Vegas Strong Resiliency Center following the shooting in Florida, and experts say many people are still absorbing news of the latest massacre and may not experience symptoms immediately.

GOP dangles CHIP reauthorization in new bid to avoid shutdown

The new carrot to entice Democrats to vote for a temporary spending bill to keep the federal government operating came as prospects for a deal to protect undocumented immigrants who were brought here illegally as children.

Nevada among states showing teens are waiting to have sex

New CDC report based on annual survey shows the percentage of students who acknowledged sexual intercourse declined to 41 percent in 2015 from 47 percent in 2005.