This year’s outbreaks, some of them interconnected, started five months ago in undervaccinated communities in West Texas.
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In a press release, officials said all three individuals were hospitalized — two of whom have since been released.
Laboratory testing indicated the turkey bacon products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said.
The new authority will be responsible for managing state health care programs, including Medicaid and the state’s health insurance exchange, and the public employees’ benefits program.
A middle man in the health care industry responsible for managing prescription drug programs was the subject of a reform debate in the Nevada Legislature this year.
Some of the busiest shifts for eye doctors happen late that night, when people come into hospitals suffering from firework-related injuries.
The Supreme Court upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, effectively protecting many state and federal efforts on transgender issues from legal challenges.
A nationwide company is recalling chicken fettuccine alfredo products shipped to some stores in Las Vegas that may be adulterated with an outbreak strain of Listeria monocytogenes.
COVID-19 appears to be on the rise in some parts of California as a new, highly contagious subvariant — featuring “razor blade throat” symptoms overseas — is becoming increasingly dominant.
The Southern Nevada Health District says people in Clark County have been affected by a nationwide salmonella outbreak.
The Southern Nevada Health District is offering backpacks and school supplies to early vaccination appointments.
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women.
Five travel-associated cases of Legionnaires’ disease are being investigated by the Southern Nevada Health District, the agency said.
Annual COVID-19 shots for healthy younger adults and children will no longer be routinely approved under a major new policy shift unveiled Tuesday by the Trump administration.
At the inaugural Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement Forum, Maria Shriver discussed how research, some of it conducted in Las Vegas, has debunked myths about the disease.
According to the County Health Rankings and Roadmaps report, 96 percent of county residents live near a park or recreational facility, compared to 84 percent nationally.
Dr. Alfred Danielian is team cardiologist for the Raiders, the Golden Knights and Aces among others. He’s advocating for a “Smart Heart Law” for all high schools in Nevada.
Locals pedal for recreation, to keep healthy, to socialize with friends and family or simply to experience the joys of bicycling.
Nevada health officials confirmed the first human case of avian influenza (H5N1) in the state on Monday.
The building will span more than 16,000 square feet and is scheduled to be completed this fall.
A new freestanding ER has opened in Summerlin, as an extension of Summerlin Hospital.
Advocates say the $16 minimum wage enacted in 2023 helped recruit and retain more Nevada workers to care for the elderly and people with disabilities in their homes.