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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Dr. George Chambers engaged in disreputable conduct in connection with offering two patients money to pose nude, but there wasn’t enough evidence in a third allegation, a hearing officer determined.
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths all remain at very low levels in Clark County and statewide.
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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.
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An investigative committee of the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners, which licenses physicians, has accused Dr. George Chambers of misconduct with three former patients.
Last week, Clark County’s levels were designated as medium, and the week before that as high.