The inaccurate results generated by the Chicago-based lab that operated in Nevada suggest that Northshore didn’t even run the tests, a Nevada public health lab official said.
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.
Restaurants and otherbusinesses could get a reprieve of as much as a year before steep hikes in health fees go into effect, but only if pandemic-relief dollars can fill the gap.
Teams of federal and state health officials had visited five hospitals and skilled nursing facilities as of Wednesday morning.
The increases in environmental health inspection and permitting fees would deal a crushing blow to businesses struggling to get back on their feet, critics say.
The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services said there have been 14 deaths among patients this year.
Monday’s Red Cross blood drive spurs competition between North Las Vegas fire and police departments.
State and federal authorities are investigating outbreaks in Southern Nevada of drug-resistant fungus Candida auris, which can lead to serious illness and even death.
The city of Las Vegas contracted with Northshore Clinical Labs to provide limited COVID-19 testing early this year, a city representative said this week.
State and federal health authorities are investigating ongoing outbreaks at Nevada hospitals and nursing homes of a drug-resistant “superbug” that can lead to serious illness and even death.
Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen will introduce a bipartisan bill to locate more federally funded medical residencies in areas with the greatest need.
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.
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.