Given that the population of Nevada is relatively young, the state “should have done better,” said one health expert.
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An investigative committee of the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners, which licenses physicians, has accused Dr. George Chambers of misconduct with three former patients.
Southern Nevada graduating medical students celebrated their matches with residency programs Friday. But Nevada medical school deans fear a “brain drain.”
While one Afghan family aided by a Las Vegas military family reunites, many Afghans remain in peril.
Two cases of Legionnaires’ disease reported at a hotel off the Las Vegas Strip are being investigated, the Southern Nevada Health District said Friday.
Cases and hospitalizations statewide and in Clark County remain at some of the lowest levels of the pandemic.
Dr. George Chambers also has agreed to refrain from taking photos and videos of patients until a resolution of a complaint against him before a state board.
As pandemic emergency provisions wind down, thousands of Nevadans could lose their no-cost insurance coverage.
Dr. George Chambers said he would agree to have a board-supervised chaperone present during patient appointments until a hearing is held on allegations of sexual misconduct against him.
Despite the slight increases, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in Clark County and across Nevada remain at some of the lowest levels of the pandemic.
A Las Vegas obstetrician-gynecologist accused by a state medical licensing board of sexual misconduct, now faces additional complaints filed by former patients.
Union members picketed outside University Medical Center on Monday to protest a policy that penalizes employees who call out sick less than eight hours before a shift.
Career fair scheduled for employees of Desert Springs hospital, which this week alerted staff of mass layoffs coming next year.
The facility will be converted to a free-standing emergency department after inpatient services are ended next year.
A lawsuit claims 87-year-old Marceil Scott was discharged from a Las Vegas hospital in freezing temperatures in the middle of the night. She died a month later.
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Researchers are looking for people in the Las Vegas Valley with loved ones who have the disease also known as juvenile diabetes.
A Las Vegas woman faces a murder charge after police allege she intentionally struck her boyfriend with her car, according to court records.
The UNLV study looked at rental cost burdens and discovered the Las Vegas metro area and Nevada have some of the highest costs in the entire country.
A fire that has been burning through Red Rock Canyon has been fully contained, according to the Bureau of Land Management.