Hospitals and nursing homes in Southern Nevada reported a record number of potentially fatal Candida auris cases in January, state data shows.
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The Las Vegas Review-Journal requested bed bug complaints at Strip-area resorts since September from the Southern Nevada Health District
UNLV is looking to expand its wastewater analysis program to detect drug use levels, as well as health threats like Candida auris.
CDC identifies first pediatric case cluster in U.S. as outbreaks of once-rare Candida auris sweep Southern Nevada medical facilities.
Appointments to get the monkeypox vaccine are available for individuals at higher risk of exposure, the Southern Nevada Health District said Friday in a news release.
Clark County reported fewer hospitalizations from COVID-19 this week as vaccines began rolling out for children 6 months to 5 years old in Southern Nevada on Wednesday.
The Collaboration Center will take a 5-acre horse ranch and transform it into expansive services for people with disabilities and their families.
University Medical Center and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority have partnered to bring COVID-19 testing to the Las Vegas Strip.
Julia Kidd, a nurse at UMC, sought an exemption from the hospital’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate based on her pagan beliefs. Her request was denied and she was suspended.
On Friday morning, Darrell Martin of Southern BBQ Pit returned to the hospital for the first time, bearing plates of food for the staff that saved his life.
There have been more than 500 vaccine breakthrough infections of COVID-19 in fully vaccinated casino workers in Clark County, a number similar to that of health care workers.
Since the state reopened businesses in early June, summer surge cases have been concentrated in the south and northwest Las Vegas Valley.
Clark County unveiled the “Back to Life” campaign on Monday, encouraging Black residents to get immunized when eligible.
About one-third of Las Vegas Fire Rescue Department’s firefighters, engineers and paramedics, had received the COVID-19 vaccine as of Wednesday.
The health district announced it received its first shipment of the Moderna vaccine, the second drug to win emergency authorization from the federal government.
Las Vegas is a special kind of resort city. On the inside, you get The Strip (and now, the Sphere); on the outside, you get the vast Mojave Desert with its nostalgic attractions. In the past, people visiting Las Vegas would do so with the phrase in mind: “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” […]
Colin Czech is accused of killing a man outside a downtown convenience store and eating parts of the victim’s face, police said.
The Las Vegas Strip casino introduced a new tier in its loyalty program, and visitors will need to reach at least that tier to receive unlimited free parking.
Harry Reid International Airport said its parking was in “high demand” this weekend, and expected Terminal 1 long term and economy parking to be at capacity.
Shiva Gummi was arrested in April 2023 after he told a 911 dispatcher he had killed his wife, who was a new doctor at University Medical Center.