Las Vegas resident Hanna Olivas, who emerged as a right-to-die advocate following her blood cancer diagnosis, has created a nonprofit to assist others living with the disease.
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The resident has been discharged from a local hospital and is in isolation at home, said the Southern Nevada Health District, which is awaiting test results from the CDC.
While the global spread of the new coronavirus from China grabs headlines, the flu already has sickened 15 million people in the U.S. and killed about 8,200 this season.
Southern Nevada Health District officials said that the possible case of a new coronavirus has been found in a resident of Clark County who recently visited Wuhan, China.
Representatives with Walgreens and CVS said that they are working with their suppliers to meet an increased demand for items such as face masks and hand sanitizer.
As thousands of tourists from China and other Asian countries arrive in Las Vegas to celebrate the Lunar New Year, experts say the new coronavirus poses no immediate threat.
McCarran International Airport is not taking special precautions as a result of the deadly coronavirus outbreak circulating mostly in China.
The nonprofit says type O blood donors are especially needed, as it has less than a three-day supply available.
University Medical Center hosted a luncheon on Wednesday to recognize emergency medical personnel who responded to the Alpine Motel Apartments fire before dawn on Dec. 21.
Since Saturday, DeJoy Wilson has been hospitalized at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center with a broken back, broken ribs and other injuries.
Tenants of a downtown Las Vegas apartment building jumped from second- and third-story windows to escape an early-morning fire Saturday that killed six and injured 13.
Three people in Clark County and one in Nye County have become ill as part of a 13-state outbreak linked to contact with pet store puppies, according to local and state health agencies.
Fred Warnick, 73, is the first patient in the world to participate in a drug trial for a rare form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The results so far have been promising.
Their message to Alicia and the other young patients and their families: You are not alone this holiday season.
Two Southern Nevada ambulance companies are asking residents to help light up the outside of the hospitals with flashlights and neon lights to show support for the children.
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“It’s just heartbreaking,” said Judy Roman, whose houseboat was totaled and whose security camera recorded the fire.
Members of the Henderson Fire Department demonstrated how they respond to a 911 call about a child trapped in a hot car.
A fatal shooting at a Walmart parking lot is being investigated as a possible case of self-defense, according to the Henderson Police Department.
A suspect accused in a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian told investigators that she had struck construction equipment, according to her arrest report.