Extreme heat can raise the danger of heat-related illnesses and threaten health in a more subtle way — by amplifying the side effects of many common medications. Hot weather, too, can damage medicines such as ...
It’s in the air, and now in the water. Samples from Southern Nevada’s wastewater have shown an increase of the COVID-19 virus in areas of the valley, indicating a possible summer surge of the illness that has spread across the country. “It seems like the numbers are trending up nationwide; they’re not at the levels we ...
For Dr. Jeffrey Cummings, a brain health researcher and professor at UNLV, this is an exciting time in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. Federal health advisers in May voted to ...
Five more West Nile virus cases have been reported in Clark County, including three of a more serious neuroinvasive form, according to the Southern Nevada Health District. The new cases bring the ...
Two people in Clark County contracted mosquito-borne West Nile virus, but both recovered from the sometimes fatal illness, the Southern Nevada Health District said. One of the patients was a ...
When Ty Jones was diagnosed with prostate cancer a few years ago, he immediately began seeking treatment from the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in North Las Vegas ...
Dr. Mandy Cohen, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, toured the federally funded Trac-B Exchange this week to discuss with members of ...
The Southern Nevada Health District announced today that more mosquitoes with the West Nile and St. Louis encephalitis viruses have been found in Southern Nevada. The district reported the ...
The Southern Nevada Health District has detected the illicit drug xylazine in local drug supply through a surveillance program where drug paraphernalia is anonymously collected and sampled in Clark County ...
With mosquito season beginning in Southern Nevada, the first cases of West Nile virus in mosquitoes have been detected in Clark County by the Southern Nevada Health District ...
These 10 headliners are dedicated to their craft and to the health and well-being of every member of the community. They are scientists, doctors and educators and they represent the resilient spirit of the Las Vegas Valley through their work every day.
Conversations about work-life balance, mental health and growing support services and resources have expanded in the Las Vegas hospitality as they have in other industries across the country.
A localized tuberculosis outbreak has led a Southern California city to declare a health emergency, although officials say the risk to the general public is low. The Long Beach city health officer issued ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a food safety alert for bulk organic walnuts linked to a multistate E. coli outbreak. The CDC said Gibson Farms, Inc. organic walnut ...