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Nevada, home to top neurology center, has third-fastest rate of growth for Alzheimer’s disease

May 17, 2022

Right now, Nevada has the third-fastest rate of growth for Alzheimer’s disease. Between now and 2025, the number of Nevadans with dementia is expected to grow almost 31% from 49,000 to 64,000.

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Amid formula shortage, Southern Nevada moms seek options to feed babies

May 12, 2022

The baby formula shortage has been forcing some Las Vegas moms to find other options to feed their babies.

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A pediatrician examines a newborn baby in her clinic in Chicago on Tuesday in 2019. In a new policy statement released Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics says it is putting all its guidance under the microscope to eliminate "race-based" medicine

A U.S. pediatricians' group is trying to eliminate race-based medical guidance

May 02, 2022
The American Academy of Pediatrics is reexamining its treatment recommendations. Pediatricians have followed flawed guidelines linking race to risks for urinary infections and newborn jaundice.
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Is a midwife right for you? Las Vegas center offers natural birth alternative

Apr 22, 2022

Home births rose by almost 20% during the pandemic. Still, it’s pretty uncommon here. In the U.S., 8% of births utilize a certified nurse midwife.

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Maryland House Speaker Adrienne Jones, a Democrat, listens to debate on April 9, 2022, before lawmakers voted to override Republican Gov. Larry Hogan's veto of a measure to expand abortion access in the state.

Maryland lawmakers expand who can perform abortions after overriding governor's veto

Apr 10, 2022
In his veto, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan wrote that "The bill risks lowering the high standard of reproductive healthcare services received by women in Maryland."
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Health
Bruce Willis attends the premiere of "Motherless Brooklyn" during the 57th New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall on Oct. 11, 2019, in New York. Willis' family announced that the actor has been diagnosed with aphasia, causing him to step away from ac

Understanding aphasia, the condition impacting Bruce Willis' acting career

Mar 31, 2022
While details of Willis' diagnosis are unknown, medical experts stress the importance of the brain condition and how it's specifically treated — depending on its severity.
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Nevada drops in national ranking for suicides from 10th to 12th

Mar 23, 2022

 

Nevada dropped from 10th to 12th in the national ranking of suicides, according to the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services.

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Goats and Soda
Hussein Raad, a 22-year-old college student, gets his second dose of the Pfizer vaccine at Zayoona Mall in Baghdad.

Iraq has enough doses of COVID vaccine for everyone. But many Iraqis don't trust it

Feb 17, 2022
The vaccination rate is only 17%. People are scared and skeptical for many reasons. Now government health workers are trying to up the numbers. One strategy: vaccination booths in the mall.
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Goats and Soda

Opinion: 5 steps we must take to vaccinate the world's vulnerable—and end the pandemic

Jan 19, 2022
Three doctors present their proposal to get vaccines to everyone in the world. "We already have the resources, knowledge and systems," they write. Global leaders just have to make it happen.
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Education

Colleges go back to drawing board — again — to fight COVID

Dec 15, 2021
Many colleges are telling students to prepare for another term of masking, testing and, if cases get bad, limits around social life.
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New Scholarship Encourages Students To Practice Medicine In Nevada

Nov 22, 2021

If you feel like it’s difficult to find a physician in N

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A long-running decline in COVID-19 cases nationally masks some trouble spots emerging in the upper half of the United States. The disease is hitting states in the Mountain West such as Colorado, Utah and Wyoming especially hard, but even parts of the Nor

COVID is still crushing parts of the U.S. as the holiday season approaches

Nov 04, 2021
The U.S. is entering an uneasy stretch of the pandemic. Despite progress, the delta surge is dragging on in certain regions. Can vaccines ward off a big surge over the holidays?
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The Coronavirus Crisis
A pregnant woman wearing a face mask and gloves holds her belly as she waits in line for groceries at St. Mary's Church in Waltham, Mass., in May. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday again urged all pregnant women to get the COVID

Are You Pregnant? The CDC Really Wants You To Get Vaccinated Against COVID-19

Sep 30, 2021
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says cases of COVID-19 in symptomatic, pregnant people have a higher risk of admission into intensive care and a 70% increased risk of death.
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Rural Vaccination Rates Climb Following Spike In Infections

Sep 02, 2021

An analysis by the Center for Rural Strategies found that many rural communities' vaccination rates are still lagging behind the national average, but some are closing the gap – including Montana’s conservative Flathead Valley.

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"There's A Lot Of People Out There Like Me." Immunosuppressed May Not Get Same Protection From COVID

Jul 19, 2021

Those living with compromised immune systems are facing a double whammy with the region's low vaccination rates and the possibility that the COVID-19 vaccine may not offer them the same protection as their peers.

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Cash From Child Tax Credit Lands In Family Bank Accounts Across Mountain West

Jul 15, 2021

Advocates and social scientists say the extra money will help low and middle-income families recover from the economic impacts wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic and lift millions out of poverty.

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Another Heatwave is Scorching the West. More Are Likely On Horizon

Jul 09, 2021
Just weeks into the summer season, a heatwave is once again suffocating parts of the Mountain West including areas already grappling with historic drought conditions.
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Health
Gay and bisexual men in England, Scotland, and Wales can now donate blood, plasma and platelets under certain circumstances without having to wait three months, the National Health Service announced this week.

Gay And Bisexual Men Are Now Allowed To Donate Blood In England, Scotland And Wales

Jun 16, 2021
The shift in health policy in most of the U.K. reverses a decades-old rule that limited donor eligibility on perceived risks of contracting HIV/AIDs and other sexually transmitted infections.
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May 13, 2021

May 13, 2021
Sorry, But the Pandemic Didn't Change Us | See Hear Do: Get Your New Normal On at These Fun Events! | Media Sommelier
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Coronavirus Updates
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster addresses reporters at a news conference last month in Columbia. McMaster issued a new mandate on Tuesday banning mask mandates and so-called vaccine passports.

South Carolina Governor Bans Mask Mandates

May 12, 2021
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster issued a coronavirus mandate preventing schools and local governments from creating mask mandates and requiring proof of vaccination.
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Shots - Health News
The Aldaco family of Phoenix suffered multiple losses in this year of unfathomable pain. Three brothers perished in the pandemic: Jose (left) in July, Heriberto Jr. (right) in December and Gonzalo (holding guitar) in February. They appear in this undated

In The Pandemic's First Year, Three Huge Losses in One Family

Mar 12, 2021
The Aldaco family of Phoenix suffered more than most in this year of unfathomable losses. Three brothers perished in the pandemic: Jose in July, Heriberto in December and Gonzalo in February.
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Goats and Soda
Dr. Eugene Richardson in a helicopter during the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, where he worked as a clinical lead for Partner in Health's response to the outbreak. He is the author of the new book <em>Epidemic Illusions: On the Coloniality of Global Pu

A Doc Was Mad That People Die From Preventable Diseases. So He Wrote A Book About It

Feb 04, 2021
Harvard professor Dr. Eugene Richardson explores colonialism's impact on global health in Epidemic Illusions: On the Coloniality of Global Public Health.
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Goats and Soda

COMIC: A Kids' Guide To Coping With The Pandemic (And A Printable Zine)

Nov 17, 2020
It's been months of the pandemic and you might be feeling frustrated or upset. But there are lots of different ways to deal with your worries — like giving yourself a big hug!
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Simon Says
U.S. President Donald Trump before being taken to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

Opinon: How Could The President Get The Coronavirus

Oct 03, 2020
NPR's Scott Simon talks about the president's diagnosis following months of his dismissing the growing, devastating pandemic.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
A health worker puts a nasal swab sample into a tube in a tent at a COVID-19 testing site at St. John's Well Child and Family Center in Los Angeles.

COVID-19 Cases Continue To Surge In States Across The U.S.

Jul 25, 2020
There were more than 1,000 deaths in the U.S. for the fifth consecutive day Saturday.

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