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A week after Gov. Steve Sisolak ended Nevada’s mask mandate as the Omicron surge declined, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reevaluating its public health guidelines for prevention strategies, including recommendations for when people should don face coverings.
A new study shows that hospitalized patients who tested positive for COVID-19 were more likely to experience shortness of breath, fatigue, and type 2 diabetes after contracting the virus.
When governor Steve Sisolak announced masks were gone for the second time this pandemic, feelings were undoubtedly mixed.
Brian Labus is a 51ԹϺ epidemiologist who is also a member of Gov. Steve Sisolak's health advisory team.
Brian Labus is a 51ԹϺ epidemiologist who is also a member of Gov. Steve Sisolak's health advisory team.
The state's governor Steve Sisolak made the move Thursday due to falling Covid numbers.
It's the news we've all been waiting for: no more masks indoors.
Nevada is one of nine states that still require people to wear a mask in indoor public places regardless of vaccination status, according to a new report by AARP.
Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo has rescinded a mandate requiring new Metropolitan Police Department hires to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
In southern Nevada, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is holding about 60% of its classes in-person. Epidemiologist Brian Labus told FOX-5 that there weren’t signs that community spread originating at universities was affecting the broader Las Vegas metro population.
“Gen Silent” is an award-winning documentary that follows six LGBT older adults in Boston, Massachusetts over a year as they navigate the paid and unpaid care system.
Research shows transgender adults are more likely to report worsening memory and thinking and associated functional limitations compared to cisgender (non-transgender) adults.