Candida auris cases in Southern Nevada “have been alarmingly trending in the wrong direction,” the delegation states in a letter to CDC Director Rochelle Walensky.
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Already at pandemic lows, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations dipped this week.
Among the culprits are climate events — extreme heat, prolonged drought, heavy dust storms and wildfires — all of which increase air pollution, a clean air expert said.
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations remain low in Clark County and statewide.
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths remain at low levels in Clark County and statewide.
“This project will continue to put UMC on the map,” said Mason Van Houweling, the county hospital’s CEO.
Nevada lab scientists track the spread of potentially lethal Candida auris, which is becoming more resistant to current treatments.
Both COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations remain low in Clark County and statewide.
The population has plenty of “exercise opportunities” but also high rates of sexually transmitted infections, according to a new study.
In a departure from his usual March Madness drill, legendary basketball coach Lon Kruger spent early Wednesday morning driving a cancer patient to and from an appointment for radiation treatment.
In April, the Neighborhood Clinic will open its doors to those living on the street. And this is only the beginning, clinic co-founders Trent Hofmockel and Dan Briggs said.
Given that the population of Nevada is relatively young, the state “should have done better,” said one health expert.
Southern Nevada graduating medical students celebrated their matches with residency programs Friday. But Nevada medical school deans fear a “brain drain.”
Hospitalizations in Nevada from COVID-19, RSV and flu are at “near-record lows.”
Supporters say Senate Bill 239 would ease the agony of the dying, while opponents say it would lead to abuse.
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The 10,000-square-foot Electric Playhouse, which bills itself as “a social gaming destination, opens this weekend at the Forum Shops at Caesars.
The small city to the northeast of the Las Vegas Valley is the fastest growing city in the state, according to the latest Census data.
The North Las Vegas Police Department provided new information about the fatal police shooting of a man tied to a four-vehicle crash.
Daily highs around 110 and morning lows near 85 are forecast by the Las Vegas office of the National Weather Service from Saturday through Thursday.