Two additional cases of measles, one a young child and the other an adult who works in a restaurant at the MGM Grand, have been identified in Southern Nevada.
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California health officials on Monday warned parents against intentionally exposing their children to measles, which could worsen an outbreak in the state.
President Barack Obama is urging parents to get their children vaccinated in the face of a measles outbreak that has infected more than 100 people in the United States.
When Air Force veteran Merle Voight was diagnosed with breast cancer early last year, the 49-year-old was in shock. The former nurse recalled working on the oncology floor, seeing chemotherapy patients vomit as they also lost weight and most of their hair. That image frightened her, but a Non-Department of Veterans Affairs medical care program helped turn a scary event into one of hope.
Fewer Americans are being shot and killed in homicides, but more are using guns to commit suicide, new research shows.
Does full-day kindergarten improve children’s health? That’s the big question UNLV health sciences researchers plan to examine. Researchers are partnering with the Kansas Health Institute to create a health impact assessment that will inform how possible state legislative changes to full-day kindergarten could impact children’s health.