After two ambulance companies consistently failed to meet required ambulance response times, Clark County approved a change to their contracts.
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The agency is hoping to blunt any surge in COVID-19 cases or hospitalizations as part of a shift to treating the vaccine like getting a yearly flu shot.
A petition initiative is seeking to have Nevadans vote on codifying the right to reproductive freedom in the state’s constitution.
A nonprofit that assists people in accessing abortion care says the coverage ban on abortion “reinforces inequalities.”
The Biden administration is targeting the blood thinner Eliquis, diabetes treatment Jardiance and eight other medications for Medicare’s first-ever drug price negotiations as it seeks to lower medical costs for Americans.
Lawmakers made strides this past legislative session to address gaps in the state’s mental health services, and advocates said medication reform was the biggest win.
Federal funding for compensation and free test screenings for downwinders and former Nevada Test Site workers is set to sunset next year.
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto visited Desert Springs Hospital, a mental health facility that will add 94 beds to expand its in-patient services.
Starting in April, people need to renew their Medicaid or risk losing coverage after a pandemic-era protection ended.
State officials have filed a motion to take over the operations of a Nevada medical insurer, citing months of “inconsistent financial filings.”
The Southern Nevada Health District is calling attention to xylazine, an animal tranquilizer being increasingly linked to overdose deaths around the country.
Proposed legislation that would dramatically increase the cap on awards for pain and suffering in medical malpractice cases would intensify a doctor shortage in Nevada, opponents say.
The Southern Nevada Health District identified 17 cases of brain abscesses after the pandemic in 2022. This is triple the average in the cases every year.
A new poll shows Nevada voters want the choice of medical aid in dying, but opponents say the measure comes with unintended consequences.
In an order signed by Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday, the court indicated it will act by Friday night.