Anne Davis
Assistant EditorOriginally an intern with Desert Companion during the summer and fall of 2022, Anne was brought on as the magazine’s assistant editor in January 2023.
A proud graduate of UNLV’s political science BA program in 2021 and its Journalism and Media Studies MA program in 2022, Anne’s passionate about covering all things local healthcare and community for Desert Companion, KNPR News, and State of Nevada.
When she’s not writing and reporting, you can find her reading library books, watching Bollywood films, spending time with loved ones, and indulging her long-standing TikTok addiction.
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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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
As Las Vegans gathered to mark International Overdose Awareness Day, they aimed to raise awareness of Nevada's growing drug overdose rate.
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Salmonella-contaminated eggs sold in Nevada and California have sickened over 95 people across 14 states. -
SEIU Local 1107 members picketed in front of Sunrise Hospital on Monday, August 25, to protest rising CEO compensation. That's amid what they say are uncompetitive worker salaries and staffing shortages across the hospital. -
The Councilwoman and Clark County Commission hopeful said she'd be resigning her City Council seat to fill a leadership position at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. -
Starting Monday, August 25, the school will become the newest university to prohibit smoking and vaping anywhere on campus.
