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The numbers, reflecting the first year of signups through the state’s new online marketplace, were down 7.4 percent from last year’s preliminary total of 83,600.
The Patient Protection Commission proposed by Gov. Steve Sisolak at the start of his term and established by the Legislature last spring now has its leadership and board.
Washington is poised to raise the legal age to buy tobacco products and e-cigarettes to age 21 with bipartisan support and a nod from Big Tobacco.
Nevadans who don’t qualify for Medicare or Medicaid or don’t have insurance through an employer are eligible for health insurance through the exchange, Nevadahealthlink.com.
The Interim Finance Committee of the Nevada Legislature on Friday approved funding for a statewide vaping and marijuana summit in the fall of 2020.
If regulators agree, the drug could become the first treatment specifically for dementia-related psychosis and the first new medicine for Alzheimer’s in nearly two decades.
For the study, published in November, the physicians reviewed sonogram data from 450 pregnant women who self-reported daily marijuana use.
Quick quiz: What’s one of the safest beverages you can drink in Southern Nevada? If your answer is “tap water,” you’re right! Southern Nevada’s municipal water supply meets or surpasses all State of Nevada and Federal Safe Drinking Water Act standards. In fact, the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) tests your water 300,000 times a […]
Early voting begins Saturday for the June 11 primary. Here’s what you need to know.
Speakers at a Board of Regents meeting expressed disappointment in a lack of response from the board and UNLV leadership on a recent commencement speech.
Experts said there are significant safety hazards that in-flight turbulence poses to airline passengers and crews. Injuries have piled up over the years.
A coalition of residents and activists called on the Biden administration to issue heat protections for outdoor workers and declare climate change a national emergency.