Candida auris cases have reached their highest levels, months after Nevada’s congressional delegation called for a better plan for fighting the fungus.
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Cases and hospitalizations, already at low levels, continue to trend downward.
A new poll shows Nevada voters want the choice of medical aid in dying, but opponents say the measure comes with unintended consequences.
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.
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths remain at low levels in Clark County and statewide.
Nevada lab scientists track the spread of potentially lethal Candida auris, which is becoming more resistant to current treatments.
The population has plenty of “exercise opportunities” but also high rates of sexually transmitted infections, according to a new study.
Given that the population of Nevada is relatively young, the state “should have done better,” said one health expert.
Southern Nevada graduating medical students celebrated their matches with residency programs Friday. But Nevada medical school deans fear a “brain drain.”
Hospitalizations in Nevada from COVID-19, RSV and flu are at “near-record lows.”
Supporters say Senate Bill 239 would ease the agony of the dying, while opponents say it would lead to abuse.
Cases and hospitalizations statewide and in Clark County remain at some of the lowest levels of the pandemic.