Three people in Clark County and one in Nye County have become ill as part of a 13-state outbreak linked to contact with pet store puppies, according to local and state health agencies.
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Fred Warnick, 73, is the first patient in the world to participate in a drug trial for a rare form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The results so far have been promising.
All three of the fatal cases were in people 65 or older, according to the health district’s weekly flu report. At this time last season, there had been only one death reported.
Walgreens flu index uses prescriptions for antiviral medications such as Tamiflu, which are used to treat influenza, to track the spread of the virus around the nation.
Health officials have confirmed the first two flu-related deaths in Nevada this season — one each in Clark and Washoe counties.
This week’s public service announcement: There is no reason to bring your drink into a public bathroom stall.
A Las Vegas plastic surgeon has sued a Henderson plastic surgeon and his wife for defamation, claiming they posed as a dissatisfied patient to post fake reviews online.
Under the proposed project, the central business office in Henderson would be closed in favor of an expanded four-story facility in Symphony Park.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Agency’s Las Vegas office are encouraging people to turn in unused prescription medications across the valley on Saturday.
“There’s not anything done in burn care that we can’t do right here today,” Dr. Jay Coates, medical director of the hospital’s Comprehensive Burn and Reconstructive Center, said Wednesday.
The flu vaccine is available at the Southern Nevada Health District’s immunization clinics as well as community clinics and pharmacies throughout the Las Vegas Valley.
The change would be “disastrous” for Southern Nevada, dramatically lengthening wait times for patients, said Dr. John Ham, medical director at UMC’s Center for Transplantation.
Despite a West Nile virus outbreak, health authorities say they face a challenge convincing local residents that they need to protect themselves against the tiny bloodsuckers.
The Thursday event, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Chuck Minker Sports Complex, 275 N. Mojave Road in Las Vegas, is free and open to the public.
When Lindsey LiCari donated her 3-year-old sons corneas through the Nevada Donor Network, she says she was assured they would go to recipients in the U.S.