The goal of a new initiative is to change the statistic that half of women will be diagnosed with a neurological disorder in their lifetime.
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Just as the omicron wave of COVID-19 cases showed signs of receding, the state’s first case of a worrisome new variant known as BA.2 was spotted in Southern Nevada.
“There were just days where you felt like you were a chicken running with your head cut off,” traveling nurse Lauren Meadows said about her contract in Las Vegas.
As the FDA halts the use of Regeneron and Eli Lilly treatments for COVID-19, the supply remains scarce of a newer drug from GlaxoSmithKline and Vir Biotechnology.
Julia Kidd, a nurse at UMC, sought an exemption from the hospital’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate based on her pagan beliefs. Her request was denied and she was suspended.
With staffing an issue across many workplaces, finding reinforcements during the coronavirus pandemic has proved problematic, Clark County’s emergency manager says.
Staffing at Clark County hospitals has been stretched thin during the COVID-19 pandemic. A health official said that as of Thursday, 300 employees were out sick at the three Las Vegas-area HCA hospitals.
The new Sam Boyd Stadium site will open Sunday. Hours of operation are Sunday through Thursday from 5:30 to 10:30 p.m.
As demand for COVID-19 testing soars, people with mild symptoms – or none at all – are crowding already busy Las Vegas-area emergency rooms to be tested for the coronavirus.
Las Vegas-area paramedic John Foster says that months spent on a ventilator and recovering from the virus have given him new purpose and joy.
After being locked out by the COVID-19 pandemic, hospital volunteers are again boosting morale, helping stretched staff and reaping the benefits of “doing something useful.”
In the countdown to Christmas, it’s time to stock up on eggnog, wrapping paper and, possibly, rapid home COVID-19 tests.
The new clinic at All Saints Episcopal Church in central Las Vegas will provide testing for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases and other services.
Launching “Health Care Week in Nevada,” he delivers flowers to a Las Vegas nurse practitioner and hears from members of a group of nurses from the Philippines.
When Kabul fell, a Henderson military family stepped up to help an Afghan who had worked for a U.S. government contractor in his homeland find his stride in a faraway place.
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