The U.S., Japan, India, South Korea, Taiwan and Italy have announced testing requirements for passengers from China.
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VA Secretary Denis McDonough urged veterans to seek medical care and compensation under one of the largest expansions of VA healthcare services in U.S. history.
The Centers for Disease Control recommended the shots that target the newest omicron strains of COVID-19, including one for people 12 and older.
The move by the Food and Drug Administration tweaks the recipe of shots made by Pfizer and rival Moderna that already have saved millions of lives.
Millions of Americans will be able to buy hearing aids without a prescription later this fall, under a long-awaited rule finalized Tuesday.
The nation’s top public health agency on Thursday relaxed its COVID-19 guidelines, dropping the recommendation that Americans quarantine themselves if they come into close contact with an infected person.
The Southern Nevada Health District announced Thursday that it had received nearly 3,000 additional doses of the monkeypox vaccine.
Officials said the Rockland County resident is an unvaccinated adult, but they did not detail the person’s condition.
The Food and Drug Administration authorized use of the more traditional type of vaccine for those 18 and older.
The action is part of a sweeping effort by the Food and Drug Administration to bring scientific scrutiny to the multibillion-dollar vaping industry.
With the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, Nevada should expect to see an influx of patients from neighboring states poised to further restrict abortions or ban them outright, Planned Parenthood representatives said.
Monkeybox cases have been found in Nevada’s neighboring states.
Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen will introduce a bipartisan bill to locate more federally funded medical residencies in areas with the greatest need.
Months of spot shortages at pharmacies and supermarkets have been exacerbated by the recall at Abbott, which was forced to shutter its largest manufacturing plant.
Gov. Steve Sisolak and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Berra have pledged millions for crisis stabilization centers and for three-digit emergency lifeline.
