Health

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 ...

As federal funding fails, a vital LGBTQ+ health hub fights back

As Southern Nevada continues to build out its health care infrastructure, Leana Ramirez is doing that work from the ground up — in the heart ...

Mobile medical teams make progress with unhoused Nevadans by meeting them where they are

The Southern Nevada Health District launched its Street Medicine program in November with a straightforward mission: Bring health care and essential resources ...

Southern Nevada Health District offering free lead testing for public

The Southern Nevada Health District will offer free lead testing for consumer products from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Monday at 280 S. Decatur Blvd., officials ...