The NHBC Academic Laboratory is funded with a combination of $35 million from the State of Nevada American Rescue Plan Act grant and another $9 million from the City of Las Vegas. After its completion in 2027, it's expected to save the community $5 million each year
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The Southern Nevada Health District confirmed that a Measles-positive patient traveled through Las Vegas on Oct. 13.
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After major guidance changes by the CDC and FDA earlier this year, who's eligible to receive the newest COVID booster? And where can Las Vegans find them?
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Union members at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center are celebrating a contract win, which brings a year-and-a-half of negotiations to an end.
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The new UNLV Consortium of Arts + Medicine plans to host its first public symposium on October 4. The goal is to improve treatment, and support, for injured circus professionals.
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Nevada is one of only three states — the other two being Arizona and Hawaii — that experienced an increase in overdose deaths from March 2024 to March 2025.
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KNPR talks to contributing writer and hiking expert Alan Gegax about his favorite hikes for fall
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The HCA Healthcare Center for Clinical Advancement offers training simulations on 13 high-tech, lifelike manikins. Providers will be able to run a number of emergency scenarios, including care for heart attacks and postpartum hemorrhages.
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The Nevada Road Users Database Traffic Study, administered by the surgery department at UNLV’s med school, shows dangerous driving is more common now than a decade ago.
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Pharmacies across Nevada, including CVS and Walgreens, are now allowed to offer the 2025-26 COVID-19 vaccine, following updated guidance by the Nevada State Board of Pharmacy.
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As Las Vegans gathered to mark International Overdose Awareness Day, they aimed to raise awareness of Nevada's growing drug overdose rate.