Cases and hospitalizations, already at low levels, continue to trend downward.
Mary Hynes
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Mary Hynes returned to the Review-Journal in August 2019 as the newspaper’s health reporter after working in public affairs and communications for MGM Resorts International. She previously worked as an editor and a reporter at the RJ. The University of Colorado graduate also worked as a reporter at newspapers in Colorado. She is a native of Oregon.
Las Vegas physician Dr. George Chambers, accused of sexual misconduct with three patients, spoke during a hearing by a state medical licensing board.
Dr. George Chambers is accused of sexual misconduct in a complaint alleging mistreatment of three patients.
A rare and serious type of brain infection, cases of which increased sharply in Clark County children, isn’t a communicable disease that spreads from person to person.
Cases and hospitalizations remain low both in Clark County and statewide.
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.
Senate Bill 239 would allow terminally ill patients over the age of 18 with less than six months to live to end their lives with lethal drugs prescribed by a medical practitioner.
A new poll shows Nevada voters want the choice of medical aid in dying, but opponents say the measure comes with unintended consequences.
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.
Tuesday is National Transgender HIV Testing Day, and free testing is available.
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations remain low in Clark County and statewide.
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto vowed to work to fix a “broken” immigration system.