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Desert Radiology has abruptly notified UMC that it is terminating their 57-year working relationship later this year.
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.”
As pandemic emergency provisions wind down, thousands of Nevadans could lose their no-cost insurance coverage.
Higher cases numbers are concerning, though a facility where a case of Candida auris is identified may not be where the patient acquired the germ.
A Clark County teen has died from a rare brain-eating amoeba that he was likely infected with while in Lake Mead, according to the Southern Nevada Health District.
About 200 people gathered Wednesday at Chuck Minker Sports Complex to mark International Overdose Awareness Day and to remember those who lost their lives due to overdose.
Teams of federal and state health officials had visited five hospitals and skilled nursing facilities as of Wednesday morning.
The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services said there have been 14 deaths among patients this year.
New omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1, believed to be better at evading immunity from natural infection and vaccination, is on the rise in Clark County, a health official said.
New COVID-10 metrics released Wednesday showed Clark County’s case rate increasing, but hospitalizations continued to drop.
The smoke-free and tobacco-free campus policy will apply to all university buildings.
Clark County on Wednesday reported 415 new coronavirus cases and 26 deaths, as most long-term metrics continued to decline.
Clark County on Tuesday reported 326 new coronavirus cases and 21 deaths, as statewide numbers were delayed without an explanation.