In 2016, accidents like suffocation or drowning were the leading cause of unnatural child deaths in Nevada.
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U.S. overdose deaths last year — nearly 68,000 — likely fell for the first time in nearly three decades, preliminary statistics suggest.
Military veterans die of suicide at a far higher rate than their civilian counterparts, but Las Vegas is one of eight cities at the forefront of an effort to change that.
The plan, the third iteration of the building meant to house UNLV’s medical program, comes after big private donations sought for a grander edifice failed to materialize.
An appeals court was to hear arguments Tuesday on whether Congress effectively invalidated former President Barack Obama’s entire signature health care law when it zeroed out the tax imposed on those who chose not to buy insurance.
The inaugural class in the Valley Health System program is comprised of 10 residents in the family medicine program and 16 in the general surgery program.
The handheld units can help diagnose traumatic bleeding during transport and also communicate patient information to waiting emergency room doctors.
Critics say the ban will make it harder for adults to purchase an alternative to regular cigarettes.
The details of what information will have to be disclosed and how it will be made available to patients must be worked out as part of writing the regulations.
The lawsuit names more than 40 defendants, including several prescription drug makers as well as distributors such as CVS, Walgreens and Walmart.
The new law builds on earlier legislation intended to reduce wait times at VA facilities by allowing veterans to see private doctors in their communities in some situations.
The fair will be held Monday and Tuesday at the North Las Vegas VA Medical Center, 6900 North Pecos Road, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The legislation provides for awareness training for families of at-risk individuals and increased suicide prevention efforts in public schools.
The Nevada Legislature has passed a law writing federal protections on pre-existing health conditions into state law, sending the bill to the governor for his signature.
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