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.
Congress is expected to reauthorize the CHIP program, known here as Nevada Check Up, in the coming weeks, but Nevada officials are preparing for the worst in case that doesn’t happen.
Facing assured defeat, Republican leaders decided Tuesday not to even hold a vote on the GOP’s latest attempt to repeal the Obama health care law, surrendering on their last-gasp effort to deliver on the party’s banner campaign promise.
Opioid-related deaths dropped in Nevada in 2016 from a year earlier, but hospitalizations and prescription rates rose, Nevada Department of Health and Human Services data presented Monday show.
A Republican bill to repeal Obamacare appeared doomed late Monday when Sen. Susan Collins said she would vote against the measure despite last-minute revisions and a hearing held to sway reluctant GOP lawmakers.
Sen. John McCain said on Friday that he would vote against a new Republican bill to dismantle Obamacare if it is brought onto the Senate floor next week, in a new setback for the proposal.
A Republican bill to repeal Obamacare appeared in doubt Friday when Sen. John McCain announced he would vote against the legislation because it lacked bipartisan consensus and because of the unknown consequences on families.
Insurance exchange officials on Thursday emphasized the need for more aggressive outreach to Nevada’s estimated 43,000 eligible but non-enrolled residents as a result of sharply reduced federal marketing.
A Republican bill to repeal Obamacare and redistribute federal funds in block grants would take money from 34 states — including Nevada — over the first seven years, according to an analysis released Wednesday.
A bipartisan bill to extend funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program was filed in the Senate ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline to keep federal dollars flowing to states for health care that covers 8.9 million children nationally, including 25,000 in Nevada.
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval has joined with nine other governors in asking the U.S. Senate leadership to reject the latest proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act.
Sean Bloom has a sharp eye for success, always considering risk versus reward. Last year, the 21-year-old made headlines alongside his billionaire father, Jay Bloom, after narrowly escaping a deadly trip aboard OceanGate’s Titan Sub. They might both be dead if Jay hadn’t heeded Sean’s warning. “I’m always assessing whether potential deals or situations are […]
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.