Health and Medicine

Nevada's home care worker crisis has recently seen some improvement following a $16 per hour raise for workers, but challenges persist.

We all age and when we do, most of us need some kind of help.

Research into gender disparities within the disease is relatively recent.

It’s summer. That means temperatures in the triple digits. It can be Hell for humans, but what about our furry friends?

The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act is set to expire unless Congress acts to reauthorize it. If no action is made, the federal government won't accept claims postmarked after June 10, 2024.

Labor leaders with the state's largest healthcare union, SEIU Local 1107 met with lawmakers this week to unveil their upcoming legislative agenda.

For years in Las Vegas, the saying went something like this: "if you need specialized medical care, go to the airport," because then you can catch a flight to Los Angeles or some other city with a hospital that actually does that surgery.

With a petition filed Monday, a referendum on enshrining abortion rights in the Nevada constitution is one step closer to the state’s November 2024 ballot.

Nevada is now one of the first three states in the country to allow kin caregivers to become licensed foster care providers.

Content warning: This episode of State of Nevada talks about suicide at length. In 2021, 382 Nevadans died from a vehicle crash, while 691 people killed themselves.