The April 28 collection day was the 15th in the last eight years, according to the release. The next Take Back Day is scheduled Oct. 27.
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Overall opioid-related overdose deaths have decreased slightly in Nevada since 2010, but data presented Thursday show that heroin and synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, are responsible for a sharply higher share of the deaths.
The 253,000-square-foot addition will include 72 surgery and intensive care patient beds, a new pediatric cardiovascular unit and imaging and laboratory space.
Jacob Ramirez was healthy as a young child, participating in all the fun stuff kids get to do: karate, T-ball, baseball. He wanted to be an artist one day, a police officer the next.
The child was taken by his parents to Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center about 3 a.m. Friday, but was determined to be OK.
Some doctors also are concerned that new law intended to prevent the abuse of powerful drugs like OxyContin, Vicodin and fentanyl will hobble patients who rely on opioids to manage their pain.
A decision by Southwest Medical Associates to stop covering traditional Medicare patients — those who don’t have private add-on coverage to supplement their federal insurance — means nearly 7,000 seniors in Southern Nevada will have to find new doctors by Jan. 1.
Southern Nevada Health District says it will conduct the spraying to prevent the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes from getting established in the area and that residents should not be impacted.
A northwest Las Vegas charter school will be closed Monday and Tuesday due to widespread symptoms of a gastrointestinal illness, possibly norovirus.
Nevada officials were bracing Wednesday for more details to determine how the new Republican health care replacement bill would impact the state and its residents.
Inmate Johanna Hudnall’s situation reflects what advocates and academics say is a widespread pattern throughout the U.S. of inmates facing challenges in getting treated for hepatitis C with effective but expensive drugs.
Nevada is expected to receive nearly $300,000 in a multistate settlement with a pharmaceutical company accused of marketing a drug to patient groups for which they didn’t have federal approval and mischaracterizing the drug’s risks.
Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval told the state dental board to address problems with its patient-complaint-resolution process at a heated meeting on Tuesday in which dental professionals accused the regulators of corruption, bullying and extortion.
When Lois moved here from California, she expected to get a therapist’s license with no problem. After all, she had a master’s degree in marriage family therapy (MFT) and art therapy. But the board denied her application. She needed more training to practice in Nevada.
A $558,575 federal grant has been awarded to help the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe fight diabetes.
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