Health

Polarizing responses to COVID still resonate 5 years later in US, Nevada

Five years after becoming Nevada’s first diagnosed COVID-19 patient, Ronald Pipkins reflects on the lasting division the pandemic carved into America’s social fabric — a ...

Reform group calls out prisons in Nevada for health-related failures

Athar Haseebullah said he hadn’t met many people who came out of Nevada’s prison system in better health than when they arrived. The Nevada American ...

Cure 4 the Kids strengthens pediatric care in Nevada with new geneticist

Dr. Mark Nunes, a family geneticist who treats those at risk for genetic disorders or cancers, feels right at home in his new position in ...

Dr. Cassius Lockett has taken over as health officer for the Southern Nevada Health District, replacing Dr. Fermin Leguen, who retired in February. Lockett previously ...

Nevada governor urges feds to protect Medicaid funding amid concerns of deep cuts

Gov. Joe Lombardo is urging Congress and the Trump administration to refrain from slashing Medicaid funding, warning that cuts to essential programs alone “will not ...

Cowardice of Senate GOP creates environment for resurgence of measles

Twenty-five years ago, the World Health Organization and U.S. officials celebrated a WHO declaration that a highly successful ...

Historic $17M donation to help Las Vegas' St. Rose Dominican Hospital expand its health services

St. Rose Dominican Hospital-Siena Campus is receiving a historic donation of $17 million from local philanthropists Andrew and Dr. Peggy Cherng, owners of the Panda ...

Republicans’ budget puts Americans of all political stripes in crosshairs

The latest Republican budget resolution proposes $4.5 trillion in tax cuts, with $2 trillion carved out of “mandatory spending” — a euphemism for gutting Medicaid, ...

Republicans consider cuts and work requirements for Medicaid, jeopardizing care for millions

Republicans are weighing billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, threatening health care coverage for some of the 80 million U.S. adults and children enrolled ...

UNLV medical student pushes for ban on plastic cutting boards in restaurants

When Joshua Khorsandi moved to Las Vegas last year to start at UNLV’s Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, he noticed many restaurants using plastic cutting ...

Planned children’s hospital in Las Vegas projected to bring major economic benefits

The first stand-alone children’s hospital in Southern Nevada is projected to deliver an annual $841 million economic boost to the state, according to an independent ...

Nevada Sen. Cortez Masto grills Kennedy during hearing, questions his independence

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he didn’t know if women in some states would be entitled to emergency care for an incomplete miscarriage under a ...

Home health care workers headed to Carson City in search of pay raise

Nevada home care workers will return to the Legislature this year to seek another pay bump they say is needed to keep up with the ...

Preview Las Vegas speaker highlights Southern Nevada’s challenges amid rapid growth

Jeremy Aguero started his yearly economic report at Preview Las Vegas on Thursday morning reiterating the valley’s “remarkable” development over the past few decades ...

Mental health care more accessible in Las Vegas with clinic expansion

The Southern Nevada Community Health Center on Tuesday debuted an expansion of the clinic to serve residents ...

Health district: Respiratory illnesses rising in Clark County

The health district said it has recorded 438 influenza-related hospitalizations and seven deaths for the flu season running from October through May.

Veteran telling the story of hidden health risks at Nevada Test Site

Veterans working at the Nevada Test and Training Range can’t prove they were there due to their classified work, leaving them unable to get any ...

Air quality advisory issued for Las Vegas over expected fireworks smoke

Clark County has issued an air quality advisory for Tuesday and Wednesday because of anticipated smoke from fireworks to celebrate the new year. “The scheduled ...

California declared an emergency over bird flu. How serious is the situation?

California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing through dairy cows in that state and causing ...

As Clark County's senior population booms, focus turns to shortcomings in state’s care economy

Southern Nevada’s senior citizen population is expected to explode by 45% from 2020 to 2030, bringing with it additional strains on an already-struggling health care ...