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The district has become Vegas' de-facto hub for medical services, thanks to anchor institutions like UNLV's Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine and UMC. New development plans aim to bolster that image.
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Heat is causing more eye conditions, especially in desert areas -
Following news out of UNLV indicating growing pesticide resistance among local mosquitoes, the Health District has confirmed the season's first positive mosquito samples of West Nile virus. -
The 'One Big, Beautiful Bill' is targeting rural healthcare, while nearly 40 percent of rural hospitals in Nevada are at risk of closing their doors. Native Americans and Alaskan Natives get to keep their healthcare benefits, yet Indigenous communities will still feel the impact of the rural healthcare cuts. -
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Experts say President Trump's so-called "Big Beautiful Bill" will cost the state $60 million in Medicaid funds -
MountainView Hospital officially launched its new allogenic cancer treatment program today — making it the first in the state. -
The new multi-million-dollar facility will be able to treat 35 patients at any given time. -
Two foster parents and a psychologist discuss how foster care traumatizes children -
The August Egg Company has issued a recall after reports of illness and hospitalization. -
As diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder rise, a UNLV researcher's breakthrough could lead to new forms of treatment
