Southern Nevada Health District officials said that the possible case of a new coronavirus has been found in a resident of Clark County who recently visited Wuhan, China.
Mary Hynes
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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.
Representatives with Walgreens and CVS said that they are working with their suppliers to meet an increased demand for items such as face masks and hand sanitizer.
As thousands of tourists from China and other Asian countries arrive in Las Vegas to celebrate the Lunar New Year, experts say the new coronavirus poses no immediate threat.
McCarran International Airport is not taking special precautions as a result of the deadly coronavirus outbreak circulating mostly in China.
Erica Stiles, a student at Touro University Nevada in Henderson, agreed to play a patient as part of a classroom ultrasound demonstration last year.
The nonprofit says type O blood donors are especially needed, as it has less than a three-day supply available.
Parents who say their daughter was attacked and traumatized at Montevista Hospital are speaking out in hopes of spurring change at the facility cited by regulators in 2019.
So far this flu season, there have been 758 people hospitalized with the flu in Clark County, and 11 deaths, including that of a child under the age of 5.
University Medical Center hosted a luncheon on Wednesday to recognize emergency medical personnel who responded to the Alpine Motel Apartments fire before dawn on Dec. 21.
The organization had been paying a fee since 2002 to use Easterseals’ name and logo.
The number of flu deaths has climbed to 11 in Clark County this season after five new deaths reported since last week, according to the Southern Nevada Health District.
This week, exhibitors at CES have shown off robots designed to assist seniors who are “aging in place” in their own homes and communities.
A digital diabetes dog that can “smell” when blood sugar levels are high, is one of many products designed to monitor vital signs on display this week at CES in Las Vegas.
Mieron VR is one of five winners of the CES 2020 Eureka Park Accessibility contest, which recognizes startups designing technology to benefit older adults and people with disabilities.
The federal ban on fruit and mint flavored e-cigarette cartridges announced on Thursday exempts most of the products Nevada’s vape shops sell, an industry spokesman said.
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