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Nevada ranked 47th worst in the nation, while New Hampshire fared best for child well-being, according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s annual Kids Count data project.
Data from the state show that residents of rural Nevada take their lives at a rate 43 percent higher than in Clark County and 56 percent higher than in Washoe County.
Difficulties determining the intent of the deceased, a lack of trained medical examiners and possibly the stigma surrounding death at one’s own hand likely reduce the number of reported suicides.
Health officials are warning the public of raw oysters linked to the shigella illness. One of the five reported cases linked to the contaminated oysters originated out of Nevada.
Experts on suicide have compiled guidelines on what you should do if you or a friend or loved one are having thoughts of suicide and where to turn for help.
Nevada leads the nation in a dubious category — the rate of syphilis infections — officials announced Tuesday.
About one-fifth of Clark County residents face severe housing problems, including high costs and overcrowding, that adversely impact their health, according to an annual report published Tuesday.
The suicide rate among Nevada teenagers and children nearly doubled between 2017 and 2018, according to the state’s Office of Suicide Prevention.
The analysis released this week by the Kaiser Family Foundation paints a more detailed picture of those those who either struggle to make their premium payments or simply go without health insurance.
A bill before the Nevada Legislature would require licensing for community-based living arrangements, the group homes which came under fire last year for housing the mentally ill in filthy conditions.
The bill would impact agencies like Above and Beyond, LLC, which placed a woman discharged from North Vista Hospital into the care of an unlicensed group home, where she was found dead less than 24 hours later.
As long as Nevadans and visitors are immunized against the disease, it’s unlikely a current outbreak in Washington state could take hold in the Silver State, according to the Southern Nevada Health District.
The smaller, residential-style home opening by year’s end in Centennial Hills will focus on providing skilled care and independence for the elderly in a less-institutional setting.
An adult living in Southern Nevada imported the area’s first measles case since 2015, the Southern Nevada Health District said in an emailed statement Thursday.
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A woman died and a man was hospitalized after the car they were in was shot at by another vehicle, causing them to be ejected in the southwest valley, police said.
The valley will see more of the same Friday, with a high of 77 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
A man who died after he was pulled from a northwest Las Vegas house fire Thursday morning had been shot several times, police said.
Wesley Larsen, who was on his way home from a birthday party, died after the Sept. 5 collision near East Tropicana Avenue and South McLeod Drive.
