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CDC director praises the ‘great work’ done by Southern Nevada Health District

By Grace Da Rocha

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 ...
Mosquitoes with West Nile, St. Louis encephalitis viruses detected in Southern Nevada

By Grace Da Rocha

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 ...
Illicit drug ‘tranq’ detected by health district in Southern Nevada

By Grace Da Rocha

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 ...
West Nile virus identified in North Las Vegas mosquitos

By Ayden Runnels

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 ...
Presenting Vegas Inc’s 2024 Health Care Headliners

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.
Mental health and hospitality: Taking better care of workers who take care of Las Vegas

By Brock Radke

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.
Southern California city detects localized tuberculosis outbreak

Associated Press

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 ...
Nevada leaders, doctors discuss how to improve Black maternal health

By Emma Brocato

The maternal death rate for Black women is more than double than of white or Latino women, according to data from Babyscripts.
CDC issues food safety alert for walnuts sold in Nevada

By Grace Da Rocha

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 ...
Sound investment: Use quality earplugs at concerts and festivals and avoid permanent hearing damage

By Las Vegas Weekly Staff

Loud noise exposure can cause hearing loss, the ringing repercussions of tinnitus, and hyperacusis, which makes ordinary noises painful.
U.S. measles cases are up in 2024. What's driving the increase?

By Devi Shastri and Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

Measles outbreaks in the U.S. and abroad are raising health experts' concern about the preventable, once-common childhood virus. One of the world's most contagious diseases, measles can lead to potentially serious complications. The best ...
Opponents of smoking in casinos try to enlist shareholders of gambling companies in non-smoking push

By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Add investors to the list of people that opponents of smoking in casinos are enlisting in hopes of banning the practice. A national non-smoking group and a ...
Southern Nevada Health District sounds alarm over increase in congenital syphilis cases

By Grace Da Rocha

Congenital syphilis was found in six babies stillborn and another 53 live births last year in Clark County, sounding an alarm with health officials because the disease is “completely preventable” and can be treated with...
Allergy cases in Las Vegas surge amid spring bloom

By Grace Da Rocha

Local experts are encouraging residents that are sniffling and coughing to consult their physician or a pharmacist about finding a remedy that can keep the allergies at bay ...
'Barefoot Dutchman' Anton Nootenboom stops in Vegas during his walk across the U.S.

By Amber Sampson

Since February, the Dutch Army veteran has been traveling barefoot across Los Angeles and the Nevada desert on an ambitious 3,100-mile journey across the U.S. to raise awareness for men’s mental health.
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