A new poll shows Nevada voters want the choice of medical aid in dying, but opponents say the measure comes with unintended consequences.
Mary Hynes
Mary Hynes returned to the Review-Journal in August 2019 as the newspaper’s health reporter after working in public affairs and communications for MGM Resorts International. She previously worked as an editor and a reporter at the RJ. The University of Colorado graduate also worked as a reporter at newspapers in Colorado. She is a native of Oregon.
Candida auris cases in Southern Nevada “have been alarmingly trending in the wrong direction,” the delegation states in a letter to CDC Director Rochelle Walensky.
Already at pandemic lows, COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations dipped this week.
Among the culprits are climate events — extreme heat, prolonged drought, heavy dust storms and wildfires — all of which increase air pollution, a clean air expert said.
Tuesday is National Transgender HIV Testing Day, and free testing is available.
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations remain low in Clark County and statewide.
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto vowed to work to fix a “broken” immigration system.
A small amount of evidence suggests that Candida auris — a potentially deadly fungus causing outbreaks in Southern Nevada — is spreading outside of medical settings, health authorities said.
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths remain at low levels in Clark County and statewide.
“This project will continue to put UMC on the map,” said Mason Van Houweling, the county hospital’s CEO.
Nevada lab scientists track the spread of potentially lethal Candida auris, which is becoming more resistant to current treatments.
Both COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations remain low in Clark County and statewide.
The population has plenty of “exercise opportunities” but also high rates of sexually transmitted infections, according to a new study.
In a departure from his usual March Madness drill, legendary basketball coach Lon Kruger spent early Wednesday morning driving a cancer patient to and from an appointment for radiation treatment.
In April, the Neighborhood Clinic will open its doors to those living on the street. And this is only the beginning, clinic co-founders Trent Hofmockel and Dan Briggs said.