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Researcher impressed by new depression medication

Jeffery Talbot, the director of the Research Center on Substance Abuse and Depression at Roseman University of Health Sciences in Henderson, is convinced that far too many suicides occur because currently available antidepressants take much too long to take effect, if they work at all.

Nevadans using special enrollment period for health insurance

The board of the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange received fresh statistics on new members that have signed up so far in a 60-day special enrollment session that began April 1.

Nevada Health Link shows 41,823 people have chosen health plan

Final numbers from the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange show a flurry of private plan selections in the last days of open enrollment. The exchange’s Nevada Health Link reported that 41,823 Nevadans had chosen a qualified health plan as of Tuesday.