Health

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak this week signed an executive order to protect people seeking abortions in the state.

The Nevada Climate Initiative this week made public an Extreme Heat Resource Guide to assist Nevadans with resources and information to deal with heat-related challenges through the summer.

Nearly half of Nevada’s children haven’t had a medical checkup in the past year and many are living in poverty according to a new report released this week by the Kenny Guinn Center for Policy Priorities. 

The Nevada Department of Agriculture is distributing $500,000 in American Rescue Plan Act dollars to six organizations throughout the state to improve food security for Nevadans.

Gov. Steve Sisolak on Thursday signed a proclamation formally ending the declaration of emergency as of 12:01 a.m. May 20.

A late Monday leak to Politico of a draft Supreme Court opinion that would strike down federal abortion rights rocked northern Nevadans.

The Nevada Cancer Coalition is reminding Nevadans about the dangers of skin cancer — the most common form of cancer in the Silver State.

University of Nevada, Reno’s School of Medicine this spring will offer a series of student and rural outreach clinics to provide free medical care to people who are uninsured, without a social security number, or who do not have adequate insurance coverage.

Nevada’s Department of Health and Human Services this week awarded more than $43 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act dollars to behavioral health programs throughout the state.

People who were affected by radiation exposure following nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site are being urged to file claims for compensation by July 11.