Cases and hospitalizations remain low both in Clark County and statewide.
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The “Safe Sleep” campaign aims to inform parents about the hazards of unsafe sleeping practices for infants.
Candida auris, a potentially lethal fungus, has triggered the largest outbreaks in the country at Southern Nevada hospitals and long-term care facilities.
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.
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.
The hold on departures was lifted by late morning, shortly after it was announced, according to Southwest and the Federal Aviation Administration.
Tuesday is National Transgender HIV Testing Day, and free testing is available.
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.
Millions of people now play pickleball across the U.S., and there are dozens of courts across the Las Vegas Valley, including some under development.
“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.
A bill she is co-sponsoring would declare xylazine an emerging drug threat and enable the DEA to track its manufacturing to keep it from being used illicitly.
It’s a move that some advocates have long sought as a way to improve access to a life-saving drug, though the exact impact will not be clear immediately.
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.
The Review-Journal’s Aging Wellness Expo is set to take place Saturday at South Point.
Hospitalizations in Nevada from COVID-19, RSV and flu are at “near-record lows.”