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Child in Clark County diagnosed with rare paralyzing illness

Oct. 17, 2018

From staff and wire reports

A child in Clark County has been diagnosed with a rare paralyzing illness that has afflicted more than 60 children nationwide this year. It is the first case of ...
Enrollment approaching for slightly cheaper exchange plans ahead of big federal changes

Oct. 17, 2018

By Yvonne Gonzalez

People will no longer face a tax penalty if they choose not to purchase health insurance starting next year, though those who do will find slightly lower rates on Nevada’s Obamacare exchange. The Silver State Health Insurance Exchange is readying for ...
'The plague of our time': New Las Vegas billboards intensify opioid fight

Oct. 11, 2018

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez

If combined, the number of people killed in gunfire and vehicle crashes in the U.S. last year still trailed the 72,000 victims in fatal drug overdoses, and opioid abuse is the main assassin ...
‘Contraception deserts’ likely to widen under new Trump administration policy

Sept. 30, 2018

By Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News

When Nikia Jackson needed to be screened for a sexually transmitted disease, she wanted a clinic that was reputable, quick and inexpensive. After searching online, Jackson, 23, ended up at the Obria Medical Clinics’ sparkling new facility in ...
UNLV group aims to serve Latino pre-med students

Sept. 16, 2018

By Camalot Todd

Kevin Ashi, 21, spent his childhood between his parents’ countries and the United States. The UNLV student hopes to draw on his experiences in both rural Mexico and in Syria to help solve public health challenges in ...
Health exchange head says Heller bill gives illusion of protecting pre-existing conditions

Aug. 30, 2018

By Yvonne Gonzalez

A Republican Senate bill that seeks to bolster protections for patients with pre-existing conditions falls short of current law, said Nevada’s health insurance exchange leader ...
'The evidence is there': Medical professionals say pot an expanding part of children’s medicine

Aug. 29, 2018

By Chris Kudialis

“Cannabis is safe, especially under medical supervision. People worry that using cannabis would make kids worse, but we’re finding the exact opposite is true.”
State OKs contract to move off federal health insurance exchange platform

Aug. 14, 2018

By Yvonne Gonzalez

Nevada is looking to save more than $18 million by transitioning the state’s health insurance exchange from healthcare.gov to its own platform under ...
Nevada health exchange rates expected to see lowest rise yet

Aug. 6, 2018

Associated Press

State insurance officials say Nevadans who get health coverage through the online insurance marketplace are only expected to see a slight increase in ...
Mosquitoes in Las Vegas area test positive for West Nile virus

July 27, 2018

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez

Mosquitoes in the east valley have tested positive for the West Nile virus, but there have been no reports of human cases this year, the Southern Nevada Health District announced today. The infected mosquitoes were ...
If high court reverses Roe v. Wade, 22 states poised to ban abortion

July 12, 2018

By Julie Rovner, Kaiser Health News

What would the U.S. look like without Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that legalized abortion nationwide? That’s the question now that President Donald Trump has chosen conservative Judge Brett Kavanaugh as his nominee to ...
Health District: Spike in heat-related deaths last year

July 6, 2018

Associated Press

Las Vegas-area health officials say there was a spike in heat-related deaths last year. The Southern Nevada Health District says there were 123 heat-related deaths in ...
Troopers to carry drug to reverse opioid overdoses

June 28, 2018

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez

Nevada Highway Patrol troopers will soon begin carrying Narcan, a drug to reverse the effects of opioid overdoses, the agency announced today. Troopers are still being trained on how to ...
Q&A: Dr. Shannon Orsak

June 15, 2018

Doctor brings concierge-level service to medicine on the Las Vegas Strip.
Trustees report warns Medicare finances worsening

June 5, 2018

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

Medicare will run out of money sooner than expected, and Social Security's financial problems can't be ignored either, the government said Tuesday in a sobering checkup on programs vital to the middle class. The report from program trustees says ...
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