The board won’t revoke the medical license of George Chambers, found to have engaged in disreputable conduct for offering patients money to pose nude.
Mary Hynes
Mary Hynes returned to the Review-Journal in August 2019 as the newspaper’s health reporter after working in public affairs and communications for MGM Resorts International. She previously worked as an editor and a reporter at the RJ. The University of Colorado graduate also worked as a reporter at newspapers in Colorado. She is a native of Oregon.
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.
Dr. George Chambers said he would agree to have a board-supervised chaperone present during patient appointments until a hearing is held on allegations of sexual misconduct against him.
Despite the slight increases, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Clark County and across Nevada remain at some of the lowest levels of the pandemic.
A Las Vegas nurse volunteers in Ukraine, filling in the gaps left by nurses and doctors who’ve gone to the front lines of the war with Russia.
A Las Vegas hospital joins an FDA clinical trial to confirm the safety and feasibility of using a new, single-incision technology in a variety of colorectal surgeries.
Hospitals are watching admissions closely but continue to function normally.
The U.S. outbreak of monkeypox has touched Clark County, with a presumptive positive case reported in a local man who recently traveled within the country, officials said Wednesday.
Sigal Chattah and Tisha Black are fighting for the right to challenge Democratic incumbent Attorney General Aaron Ford in November.
Erica Mosca and James Fennell are returning candidates seeking to replace the term-limited Assemblywoman Maggie Carlton.
Incumbent Democratic Assemblywoman Cecelia Gonzalez faces a longtime court administrator and three Republicans in her bid for re-election in AD16.
Four Republican candidates are seeking to replace Assemblywoman Annie Black, who is running for Congress. No Democrat entered the race.
More transmissible variants, waning immunity and unmasking are among the reasons for the growing number of COVID reinfections.
A new state program will provide the supplemental payments to home health care workers, who often earn less than $12 per hour.