Planned Parenthood had said it expects its abortion volumes to increase by 80 percent — or by 10,000 patients — in Southern Nevada, Colorado and New Mexico.
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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.
COVID-19 self-test vending machines have opened at two locations, according to a Southern Nevada Health District news release.
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.
New COVID-10 metrics released Wednesday showed Clark County’s case rate increasing, but hospitalizations continued to drop.
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
Last week, BA.2 represented about 35 percent of cases genetically analyzed in the U.S. according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Clark County on Wednesday reported 415 new coronavirus cases and 26 deaths, as most long-term metrics continued to decline.
Clark County on Tuesday reported 326 new coronavirus cases and 21 deaths, as statewide numbers were delayed without an explanation.
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