Health

The infectious diseases defining Nevada’s public health landscape, and the simple solution that eludes officials

We’ve all heard about the benefits of sports: building a team mentality, self worth, confidence, dedication. What we are only recently hearing more of is the darker side of sports.

Health care in Nevada has a lot of issues. Too few doctors is a big one. Then there’s follow-up, or not, of patients after they leave a hospital.

Walk into just about any bar and you’ll see many non-alcoholic options that are way beyond Coca Cola or water. Now we have non-alcoholic beer, spirits, even wine.

Could magic mushrooms and ecstasy be coming to a psychiatrist’s office near you?

If you or someone you know has ADHD, chances are they take the drug Adderall to treat it. An ongoing shortage has affected its users in Nevada.

A new report shows that allergy season is starting earlier and lasting longer across much of the U.S., including many parts of the Mountain West.

For many years, Nevada hasn’t had enough doctors for its growing population. Today, it ranks 48th in the country for primary doctors per person.

As many of us know from firsthand experience, the pandemic brought a slew of challenges to everyday life.