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Diabetes can be treated by giving insulin through multiple daily injections. This can be done w ...

How is Type 1 diabetes diagnosed and treated?

There are two spots at the Springs Preserve to get on and off the gravel Cienega Trail, which l ...

Exploring the wild side of Springs Preserve

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Tips to make groceries last longer this holiday season

A parcel of land where Nevada’s first stand-alone children’s hospital will be built Thursda ...

$60M already raised for Nevada’s 1st stand-alone children’s hospital

By Dennis Rudner

/ Las Vegas Review-Journal

July 21, 2020 - 10:04 pm

Wake Research-Clinical Research Center of Nevada is moving forward in attempts to find a COVID-19 vaccine.

Dr. Michael Levin, investigator for the Phase 3 trial of the first COVID-19 vaccine developed in the U.S. by the National Institute of Health and Moderna Inc., talks about what health experts hope to learn from the trial.

Wake is looking for volunteers 18 years of age and older, with and without health issues for clinical trials. They will be compensated for their time and travel.

How is Type 1 diabetes diagnosed and treated?

By Brittany Bruggeman and Chineze Ebo American Academy of Pediatrics

November 14, 2025 - 6:40 am

Type 1 diabetes, sometimes called juvenile diabetes, is one of the most common chronic diseases affecting children and teens and has no known cure.

Exploring the wild side of Springs Preserve

By Natalie Burt Outdoor Adventures

November 14, 2025 - 9:17 am

The Las Vegas preserve’s 3½ miles of trails can provide a healthy dose of exercise, nature and history.

Tips to make groceries last longer this holiday season

By Cheyanne Mumphrey • The Associated Press

November 14, 2025 - 6:10 am

These steps can help stretch shoppers’ budgets, especially with inflation on the rise, food safety experts say.

$60M already raised for Nevada’s 1st stand-alone children’s hospital

By Emerson Drewes / RJ

November 14, 2025 - 8:48 am

The hospital is anticipated to break ground in early 2026 and open by 2030. The hospital’s design, clinical activities and workforce planning, which includes recruitment, are underway.

Many people wait too long to discuss hospice benefits with the patient’s doctor because ...

How does Medicare cover hospice and respite care?

By Toni King Toni Says

November 13, 2025 - 9:16 am

Hospice care can give hope to a patient dealing with terminal illness, as well as their caregiver and family.

Questions about spousal benefits are among the most frequently asked and confusing parts of Soc ...

This is one of the most confusing parts of Social Security

By Jim Miller Savvy Senior

November 13, 2025 - 9:11 am

The rules that govern qualifying for and claiming spousal benefits are knotty, and there are many exceptions.

Cynthia Erivo poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film "Wicked For ...

‘Wicked’s’ Cynthia Erivo grateful for ‘gift of a lifetime’

By C.L. Gaber Special / RJ

November 13, 2025 - 9:09 am

“I have the beautiful challenge of humanizing her and cracking open her vulnerability,” the actor says of her reprising her role as Elphaba.

By Emerson Drewes / RJ

November 12, 2025 - 1:48 pm

Solidcore, a viral workout, is opening its first location in Nevada.

Infant is 1st confirmed measles case in Clark County since 2018

By Caitlin Lilly / RJ

November 10, 2025 - 8:03 am

The Southern Nevada Health District on Friday reported its first confirmed case of measles in Clark County since 2018.

Skipping this dynamic step could sabotage your workout

By Beth Ann Mayer Parade

November 7, 2025 - 6:42 am

Trainers are begging people to stop skipping dynamic stretching — or stretches like arm circles and butt kicks that require movement — when warming up.