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Trump declares opioids a U.S. public health emergency

President Donald Trump declared the opioid epidemic a national public health emergency Thursday in a packed East Room ceremony that highlighted his caring side.

Nevada commits more than $1M to fight opioid epidemic

The state’s Interim Finance Committee on Thursday approved more than $1 million in expenditures for a five-point opioid initiative intended to fight abuse of prescription painkillers in Nevada.

Bipartisan deal to fix Obamacare may be in trouble

A bipartisan deal from two senators to stabilize Obamacare by restoring subsidies to health insurers ran into trouble on Wednesday with President Donald Trump sending mixed signals and the speaker of the House indicating no interest in taking it up.

Federal judge refuses to halt diabetes drug transparency law

U.S. District Judge James Mahan declines to issue injunction in lawsuit brought by pharmaceutical industry to keep new Nevada law forcing additional disclosure on drug pricing from taking effect.

 
Trump to stop subsidies to health insurers

In a brash move likely to roil insurance markets, President Donald Trump will “immediately” halt payments to insurers under the Obama-era health care law he has been trying to unravel for months.

No outside medical assistance needed for Las Vegas shooting

Southern Nevada hospitals and medical personnel were able to respond to the massive number of injuries from the Oct. 1 Las Vegas mass shooting and did not seek help from out-of-state, an official said Monday.

New Trump policy rolls back requirement for birth control

President Donald Trump is allowing more employers to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women by claiming religious or moral objections, issuing new rules Friday that take another step in rolling back the Obama health care law.