Sisters Caroline and Lauren Edgeworth work to raise awareness about mental health and teen suicide through Hope Means Nevada project.
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National Nurses United organized a protest Wednesday morning outside St. Rose Dominican Hospital, Siena campus, in Henderson.
Nevada recorded 649 new cases of COVID-19 over the preceding day — the lowest single-day increase in nearly a month — but the state death toll jumped by 28.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reports 126 deaths from COVID-19. But Nevada had reported only 89 as of Friday.
The Review-Journal is adding two science reporters as part of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2020 media fellowships.
There may never have been another point — at least in our lifetimes — when the work, sacrifices and impact of nurses, and other health care workers, were more obvious to so many people.
Laughlin residents starting Wednesday may register by phone for an appointment to participate in free drive-thru coronavirus testing next week at the Aquarius.
“Our numbers have gone up really quickly in a short amount of time, which means that the virus is moving,” said Dawna Brown, director of Pyramid Lake Tribal Health Clinic.
“I really believed that she was going to fight it off, that she was going to make a comeback,” Michele Franzese Rustigan said. “And when that doesn’t happen, it’s super weird.”
The Cashman isolation-quarantine facility, which began construction on March 31, likely will not open on time, according to a city of Las Vegas spokesman.
Gov. Steve Sisolak signed a new regulation Thursday to limit what health insurers can charge patients for visits and examinations that are related to coronavirus.
“Coronavirus: What You Need to Know,” which will air for the first time at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, will feature information and tips from regional health officials.
Latest list: Cases are up to 535 in the state. Cirque du Soleil has launched a digital hub. Find updates here.
The Senate passed an $8.3 billion measure Thursday to help tackle the coronavirus outbreak in hopes of accelerating the government’s response to the virus.
The term is used when a local lab obtains a positive result when testing for a disease and sends it to the federal CDC to be confirmed.