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Nevada's attorney general files a wide-ranging opioid lawsuit

June 17, 2019

By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press

Nevada's attorney general expanded the state's lawsuit against the maker of the opioid OxyContin on Monday to include the company's former president, his ...
Why so many older Americans rate their health as good or even excellent

June 15, 2019

By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News

A common myth about aging is that older adults are burdened by illness and feel lousy much of the time. In fact, the opposite is usually true. Most seniors report feeling ...
Drug users armed with naloxone double as medics on streets of San Francisco

June 14, 2019

By Brian Rinker, Kaiser Health News

The man was out of his wheelchair and lay flat on his back just off San Francisco’s Market Street, waiting for the hypodermic needle to pierce his skin and that familiar euphoric feeling to wash over him. The old-timer, who appeared to ...
Robin Hood to rescue of rural hospitals? New math promised on Medicare payments

June 4, 2019

By Sarah Jane Tribble, Kaiser Health News

As rural hospital closures roil the country, some states are banking on a Trump administration proposal to change the way hospital payments are calculated to rescue them. The goal of the proposal, unveiled by ...
Churches wipe out millions in medical debt for others

June 3, 2019

By Roxie Hammill, Kaiser Health News

The leaders of Pathway Church on the outskirts of Wichita, Kan., had no clue that the $22,000 they already had on hand for Easter would have such impact. The nondenominational suburban congregation of about 3,800 had set out only to ...
Nevada Assembly approves pro-choice rewrite of abortion law

May 21, 2019

By Miranda Willson

On the heels of a wave of anti-abortion laws approved in some states, the Nevada Assembly today passed a measure to decriminalize abortion and to remove some ...
Nevada joins lawsuit over rule allowing clinicians to refuse abortions

May 21, 2019

By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

Nearly two dozen states and municipalities sued the federal government Tuesday to stop a new rule that lets health care clinicians decline to provide abortions and other services that conflict ...
County holds emergency clinics to Medicaid standards

May 7, 2019

By Kelcie Grega

The Clark County Commission today unanimously approved an ordinance that requires clinics that advertise emergency services to adopt Medicaid/Medicare stipulations and payments. The new regulations do not ...
'A community problem': Rise of child abuse in Las Vegas is cause for alarm

April 30, 2019

By Miranda Willson

In Nevada and nationwide, children under 5 are now more likely to die of inflicted abuse than of a car crash or cancer. And when child abuse occurs, it is often a result of ...
Health District reports first 2019 West Nile case

April 26, 2019

By Sun Staff

The Southern Nevada Health District has reported its first human case of West Nile virus in Southern Nevada this year. The individual, a female over the age of 50, had ...
Clark County ranks first in syphilis rates. Here’s why

April 22, 2019

By Miranda Willson

Certain sexually transmitted diseases go through periods of latency. The infection is temporarily dormant and perhaps less visible, but it could flare up at any time — and it could certainly still spread to someone else. A parallel, cyclical process seems to be taking place in Clark County when it comes to the incidence of ...
Rewrite of state abortion law passes Nevada Senate

April 16, 2019

Associated Press

The Nevada Senate has passed a bill that seeks to rewrite the state's abortion laws. Bill sponsor Democratic Sen. Yvanna Cancela says the legislation would bring the ...
On tour of UNLV medical school, Rosen spotlights Nevada physician shortage

April 16, 2019

By Miranda Willson

Invest in a Southern Nevada medical community, and physicians will invest in Southern Nevada. That’s the hope for the still-growing UNLV School of Medicine and the reason why the school is important for the greater Las Vegas community, Sen. Jacky Rosen said ...
Seniors must be diligent about getting their shots

April 10, 2019

By Christopher Vito

Despite recent headlines and studies confirming the benefits of vaccinations for fighting disease, many adults, especially seniors, still are not up to date on their shots. According to the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, pneumococcal disease is …
Nevada AG files brief supporting reproductive rights

April 4, 2019

By John Sadler

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, along with 20 other state attorneys general, has filed a amicus brief in the legal fight between Kentucky and ...
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