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Nevada leaders, doctors discuss how to improve Black maternal health
The maternal death rate for Black women is more than double than of white or Latino women, according to data from Babyscripts.
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Sound investment: Use quality earplugs at concerts and festivals and avoid permanent hearing damage
Loud noise exposure can cause hearing loss, the ringing repercussions of tinnitus, and hyperacusis, which makes ordinary noises painful.
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'Barefoot Dutchman' Anton Nootenboom stops in Vegas during his walk across the U.S.
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. ...
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Officials encourage Las Vegans to get latest COVID-19 vaccination
The Health District is expecting doses of the vaccine from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech amid rising cases and hospitalizations as a new coronavirus strain ...
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Presenting Vegas Inc’s 2023 Health Care Headliners
The Health Care Headliners awards recognize some of the best researchers and health care providers in Southern Nevadan medicine.
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Maria Shriver teams with the Ruvo Center to launch the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement Prevention Center
According to Cleveland Clinic statistics, two-thirds of the 6.5 million Americans currently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s are women (4.3 million), and more than half of all ...
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New Las Vegas health vending machine aims to help with HIV and drug overdoses
It dispenses syringe kits, hygiene kits, wound care kits, hormone injection kits, safer sex kits, pregnancy tests and nasal naloxone, which is used for emergency ...
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Investments in the Las Vegas Medical District aim to improve health outcomes
“It’s the schools, in conjunction with the hospitals and clinics in which we practice, [that would] really provide the best level of care for our ...
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Nevada’s experience in COVID testing illustrates lack of ongoing national verification of standards for results
The Sun found a common theme: The scope of the public health crisis created interjurisdictional confusion: city, county, state and federal health officials found themselves ...
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Las Vegas Valley health officials and activists gear up as monkeypox cases mount
“If it’s skin-to-skin contact ... if it’s about hugging and kissing and having sex, I mean, who doesn’t do that?”
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Monkeypox vaccinations to start Monday in Las Vegas
The Southern Nevada Health District on Monday will start administering a limited supply of the monkeypox vaccine, the agency said. Vaccine appointments are available by ...
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Nevada advances as other states backslide on gender-affirming health care for youth
“When trans kids are forced to detransition, it immediately undoes the progress they made in their mental health when their gender dysphoria was being treated.”
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Las Vegas volunteer medical organization throws a lifeline to residents in need
For uninsured Nevadans, Volunteers in Medicine can be a lifeline to the costly barriers of health care in the state. The two local locations combine ...
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An $11.3 million grant renewal will continue to power important Las Vegas brain research
The Center for Neurodegeneration and Translational Neuroscience, jointly operated by UNLV and the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, has enrolled more than ...
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Nevada governor announces an immediate end to mask mandate
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak today announced an immediate end to the state’s mask mandate, citing a downward trend in coronavirus cases. Masks will no longer ...
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Why is it better to wear an N95 than a cloth mask right now?
Health experts suggest stepping up protection against the highly contagious omicron variant with stronger masks such as N95s or KN95s.
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Sex-positive clinic in downtown Las Vegas offers treatment without judgment
When Daphne Chen was younger, she paid a visit to a gynecologist to get an intrauterine device to prevent pregnancy. The gynecologist refused, she said, ...
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Nevada to distribute over 500,000 at-home COVID test kits
Nevada is getting over 500,000 at-home COVID-19 test kits to distribute to residents, Gov. Steve Sisolak announced today. Paid for by federal COVID relief funding, ...
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The show goes on at CES, but attendance noticeably lighter
While droves of showgoers looked at the latest cameras, electric vehicles and wearable tech devices, there was more elbow room than in previous years.
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Rolling Stones, even after all these years, prove a sure bet in Las Vegas
From the familiar opening chords of “Start Me Up” to launch the set to “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” to cap the encore just shy ...
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Mirage to close in July for Hard Rock rebranding; reopen tabbed for 2027
The Mirage, the decades-old staple beloved for its outdoor volcano show, the Beatles “LOVE” by Cirque Du Soleil and other attractions, will temporarily close its ...
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New reservations-only bar in downtown Las Vegas focused on making customers feel appreciated
Ryan Doherty remembers the first time he heard the word “sleek.” It was one of the words his dad used to describe their family’s pet ...
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Nothing will come easily as the Las Vegas Aces push for a third straight WNBA title
Repeating as WNBA champions was one thing. Now the Las Vegas Aces are tripling down. No WNBA team has won three straight championships since 1997-2000, ...
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Raiders' 2024-2025 schedule falls light on prime-time games, heavy on travel
For the second straight year, Las Vegas won’t play its home opener at Allegiant Stadium until Week 3. The Raiders begin the season on Sunday ...
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Burning Man, home of 'radical self expression,' removes pro-Palestinian sculpture from its website
The debates and protests sparked by Israel's war in the Gaza Strip have worked their way into seemingly every corner in the world — even ...
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Las Vegas an ideal location for company to keep pace with evolution of communication
When Nordis Technologies started out, it was as a print company for businesses to disseminate communications to consumers or other businesses, like bills and other ...
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Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson is getting a signature Nike shoe
Two-time WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson is getting a Nike signature shoe. The deal was announced Saturday as the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces ...
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‘Piecing It Together’ host David Rosen takes his podcast from the studio to the multiplex
Rosen has begun recording live episodes of “Piecing It Together” immediately after screenings at Maya Cinemas and other Valley theaters.
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Everything falling into place for Las Vegas Aces’ superstar A'ja Wilson
Las Vegas Aces forward A’ja Wilson seemed to be in a rush this late afternoon on her college campus. She was addressing the media ahead ...
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Los Bukis draw a multigenerational crowd during their Vegas residency
Now launching the Las Vegas Strip's first Spanish-language residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM, Los Bukis is attracting a diverse audience.
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Union workers end strike against Virgin Hotels Las Vegas; contract talks Tuesday
Nevada’s largest labor union concluded a 48-hour strike Sunday meant to pressure Virgin Hotels Las Vegas to agree to a five-year contract on wages and ...
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UNLV’s StepUp & StartUp intern program bolsters the engineering talent pool
In its first year, the engineering program doled out 50 paid internships at 24 local startups.
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Marchessault’s future looms as the focus of the Golden Knights’ offseason
No player has been more important to the fabric and development of the Golden Knights than Marchessault, better known as “Marchy” to teammates and fans. ...
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Hawaiian favorite Zippy’s finally arrives in Las Vegas
There are 22 locations on Oahu, Maui and Hawaii island, and this mainland expansion has been in the works for years, even if it was ...
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Local culinary showcase Vegas Unstripped moves to the Palms
The format stays the same—chefs from your favorite local restaurants will craft special one-night-only dishes, and there’ll be cocktails, entertainment and art all rolled into ...
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A’ja Wilson, the first undeniable star of our major league sports era, leads the champion Las Vegas Aces into a new season
A’ja Wilson is not just one of the WNBA’s brightest stars; she’s evolved into one of the most prominent faces of women’s athletics around the ...
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The Mountain’s Edge Music Festival aims to blend live music and community
Formerly known for country music, the festival has undergone a transformation, shedding its genre ties to embrace and showcase a diverse range of musical styles.
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What to do in Las Vegas this week (May 16-22, 2024 edition)
Dead & Company at Sphere, Shania Twain at Bakkt Theater, Hemlock at Fremont Country Club and more in this week’s Superguide.
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UNLV coach’s personal touches define a hall-of-fame career
Knight will be inducted tonight into the UNLV Athletics Hall of Fame, a fitting honor for a man who spent more than three decades transforming ...