As lawmakers in Washington D.C., look to reduce a $36 trillion national debt, how could Nevada’s mental health care services be affected?
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Alzheimer’s is a degenerative brain disease that has touched millions of lives in this country. One in nine people over 65 have Alzheimer's — almost 7 million people. -
It’s rare to hear of young people dying from sudden cardiac arrest. But it happens. The CDC says roughly 2,000 young people under 25 die of sudden cardiac arrest each year. -
Home health care workers in Nevada are lobbying the state legislature to raise caregivers' minimum wage from $16 to $20 an hour. -
The Southern Nevada Health District has a new leader, Dr. Cassius Lockett. -
It was March 12, 2020, when Governor Steve Sisolak announced a state of emergency in Nevada in response to the growing infections and deaths from COVID-19. -
In Congress, Republicans have made it known that they’re considering plans to cut billions of dollars from the Medicaid program, designed to help lower-income people with basic health needs. -
Homelessness is growing throughout Nevada, but especially in Clark County. -
Twenty-five years ago, Clark County had a population of 1.4 million but no medical school. The lone medical school was in Washoe County, which had four times fewer people. But today, four schools in Southern Nevada offer medical doctorates. -
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In Congress right now, Republicans have made it known that they’re considering plans to cut billions of dollars from the Medicaid program.
