A rare and serious type of brain infection, cases of which increased sharply in Clark County children, isn’t a communicable disease that spreads from person to person.
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Drowning represents one of the three most common causes of death for children, a local YMCA official said.
The “Safe Sleep” campaign aims to inform parents about the hazards of unsafe sleeping practices for infants.
UNLV is looking to expand its wastewater analysis program to detect drug use levels, as well as health threats like Candida auris.
Dr. Gwendoline Amsrala had celebrated the end of her first year of residency at UMC hours before her stabbing death.
Candida auris cases in Southern Nevada “have been alarmingly trending in the wrong direction,” the delegation states in a letter to CDC Director Rochelle Walensky.
Already at pandemic lows, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations dipped this week.
Among the culprits are climate events — extreme heat, prolonged drought, heavy dust storms and wildfires — all of which increase air pollution, a clean air expert said.
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations remain low in Clark County and statewide.
A small amount of evidence suggests that Candida auris — a potentially deadly fungus causing outbreaks in Southern Nevada — is spreading outside of medical settings, health authorities said.
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths remain at low levels in Clark County and statewide.
In a departure from his usual March Madness drill, legendary basketball coach Lon Kruger spent early Wednesday morning driving a cancer patient to and from an appointment for radiation treatment.
In April, the Neighborhood Clinic will open its doors to those living on the street. And this is only the beginning, clinic co-founders Trent Hofmockel and Dan Briggs said.
Given that the population of Nevada is relatively young, the state “should have done better,” said one health expert.
An investigative committee of the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners, which licenses physicians, has accused Dr. George Chambers of misconduct with three former patients.