Drowning represents one of the three most common causes of death for children, a local YMCA official said.
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The “Safe Sleep” campaign aims to inform parents about the hazards of unsafe sleeping practices for infants.
UNLV is looking to expand its wastewater analysis program to detect drug use levels, as well as health threats like Candida auris.
Candida auris cases in Southern Nevada “have been alarmingly trending in the wrong direction,” the delegation states in a letter to CDC Director Rochelle Walensky.
Already at pandemic lows, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations dipped this week.
Among the culprits are climate events — extreme heat, prolonged drought, heavy dust storms and wildfires — all of which increase air pollution, a clean air expert said.
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations remain low in Clark County and statewide.
A small amount of evidence suggests that Candida auris — a potentially deadly fungus causing outbreaks in Southern Nevada — is spreading outside of medical settings, health authorities said.
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths remain at low levels in Clark County and statewide.
“This project will continue to put UMC on the map,” said Mason Van Houweling, the county hospital’s CEO.
Nevada lab scientists track the spread of potentially lethal Candida auris, which is becoming more resistant to current treatments.
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The awards ceremony was a highlight of the World’s 50 Best Restaurant week that confirmed the city as a global dining destination.
A pedestrian was found dead south of Harry Reid International Airport in what police are describing as a possible hit-and-run.
Vegas Stronger CEO Dave Marlon said the most effective members of the organization’s street team have personal experience with homelessness, substance abuse and mental illness.
Las Vegas officially reached its first 110-degree day Thursday, the earliest point in the year in the valley’s recorded weather history.