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When I was a kid, after I sneezed or coughed, my mother would say “cover your mouth.”

COVID-19 testing is typically free and can be done at one of many drive thru locations in the Valley. But that’s the easy part.
Online surveillance in relationships is a common phenomenon. Lead author Katherine Hertlein, PhD, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, identified the individual, relationship, and technological factors for predicting IES in romantic relationships.

Whether you wear a paper or cloth mask in public, Dr. Deborah Kuhls of the Clark County Medical Association says face coverings truly make a difference.

As the temperatures go up over the next few days one medical expert says wearing a cloth mask that is easy to clean may be best.

Increased demand for COVID-19 diagnostic testing is resulting in longer turnaround times for results, a week or more in some cases, according to test sites and laboratories.

Coronavirus numbers are on the rise, and testing is one of the keys to tracking the virus. But today, state officials say there have been delays in how long it is taking to get results.

Never has health care been more critical and important to personal and community well-being than it is right now.

Jon Thompson rarely gets a good look at the people he’s helping to feed, and almost never gets to speak with them.

HealthCare Partners Nevada, a network of medical providers and clinics in Nevada, officially changes its name to Intermountain Healthcare this week, a year after its acquisition by the Utah-based regional health system.

It’s been a long three months since the start of the pandemic, and we are by no means out of the woods. Social isolation, economic insecurity and health concerns make for a perfect storm of stressors that many of us are experiencing right now. If you’ve been living with a spouse or a partner during lockdown, you will most likely be the first to notice any changes in behavior.
An existing language gap between patients and health care workers has been further exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Medical students at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas are working to close communication challenges in the university’s simulation lab.