Health

Second cyclosporiasis case linked to outbreak reported in Clark County

A second Clark County resident has tested positive for cyclosporiasis that could be linked to the current multistate outbreak which has infected over 3,000 people ...

Clark County resident contracted cyclosporiasis outside of state, says Southern Nevada Health District

Cases of the intestinal infection have surged in recent days with 34 states reporting infections, including Michigan, which had 3,309 cases as of Tuesday and ...

Affordable healthcare emerges as a voter priority in purple Nevada

Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo is running for reelection in a tight race against Democratic state Attorney General Aaron Ford. Lombardo has President Donald Trump’s endorsement, ...

Self-published book by a Las Vegas teen helps elementary school girls navigate puberty

Las Vegas teenager Chloe Kim wants young girls to know exactly what’s coming as their bodies change — so she wrote the book on it ...

Las Vegas cancer center offers a rare trial that nearly doubles survival for pancreatic cancer patients

Dr. Kyaw Zin Thein was in the middle of a difficult conversation. His patient — a man in his 70s — was running out of ...

Beat the heat: Las Vegas doctor offers tips on sun hygiene, pool safety and surviving summer triple digits

Whether you’re a laborer on a job site, a family splashing at the pool or an athlete grinding through practice, the sun shows no favorites, ...

Nevada families urged to schedule vaccinations for students

As families prepare for the first day of school on Aug. 10, the Southern Nevada Health District is encouraging parents and guardians to schedule required ...

First case of West Nile virus reported in Clark County this year

The Southern Nevada Health District has reported the first regional case of West Nile virus in a Clark County resident this year. The woman in ...

Improving healthcare access among Southern Nevada Health District's long-term strategies

The Southern Nevada Health District is setting its sights on increasing access to care, mitigating chronic diseases, curbing substance use and solidifying public health funding ...

Nevada students see brighter future with major behavioral health investment

Hanna Aschenaki's history witnessing fellow students experience mental distress drove her to raise awareness about the impacts of childhood bullying, meeting with local leaders to ...

Las Vegas hospital touts new surgical system as major innovation for patients' well-being

A surgery was successfully performed using a new artificial cervical disc replacement system for the first time in Nevada, Southern Hills Hospital & Medical Center ...

High school students take the fight against tobacco to CSN

Jeana Kim remembers the day her friend’s father died from health complications tied to years of smoking. Watching someone her own age carry that grief ...

A Las Vegas teen got a Make-A-Wish. She passed it on to future nurses.

When Gabrie Ann Nakhle was approached by the Make-A-Wish Foundation during her leukemia treatment last year, the 14-year-old knew exactly what she wanted.

Once illegal, now hopeful: Nevada advocates eye Trump’s shift on psychedelic therapies

In 2018, after 23 years as a Navy SEAL, Jon Dalton retired and turned his attention to a new struggle: living with depression and anxiety.

Southern Nevada Health District investigates Legionnaires Disease cases in Las Vegas

The Southern Nevada Health District is investigating two travel-associated cases of Legionnaires’ disease connected to stays at a Strip resort. One person stayed at the ...

Las Vegas poet's narrative: Refuse the fog of Alzheimer’s

When most people think of Alzheimer’s disease, they picture someone lost in a fog of progressive memory loss — constantly confused, declining steadily and eventually ...