Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Thursday the launch of ArrayRx, a discount program for both generic and brand-name drugs.
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Hospitalizations and cases continue their free fall. But is the pandemic really over?
COVID-19 hospitalizations in Clark County have fallen to 100 from a high this year of 1,700 in January, according to state data released Wednesday.
Nevada has the highest percentage of one-star acute-care hospitals of any state, the lowest rating given by the Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services.
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Clark County and Nevada dropped for the third straight week.
Despite declines in some key metrics, levels of the virus remain high in Clark County, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
With the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, Nevada should expect to see an influx of patients from neighboring states poised to further restrict abortions or ban them outright, Planned Parenthood representatives said.
The inaccurate results generated by the Chicago-based lab that operated in Nevada suggest that Northshore didn’t even run the tests, a Nevada public health lab official said.
Teams of federal and state health officials had visited five hospitals and skilled nursing facilities as of Wednesday morning.
The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services said there have been 14 deaths among patients this year.
State and federal authorities are investigating outbreaks in Southern Nevada of drug-resistant fungus Candida auris, which can lead to serious illness and even death.
New omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1, believed to be better at evading immunity from natural infection and vaccination, is on the rise in Clark County, a health official said.
Nevada already is seeing some patients from states where abortions have been restricted, abortion advocates say.
The smoke-free and tobacco-free campus policy will apply to all university buildings.
State call center directs residents to sites with free tests, advises on therapeutics