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Doctors and pharmacies around the Las Vegas valley are expected to start receiving doses of the H1N1 vaccine this week. More>>
With so many cases of the flu, Tamiflu is becoming a very popular prescription. There's even a shortage of the liquid form for children. Some pharmacies are taking advantage of that and raising the prices. More>>
A recent report from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has confused and angered women and their doctors, who do not accept the panel's finding that routine mammograms for women younger than 50 do not save a significant number of lives. Was the panel wrong? What should you do? More>>
Two more Clark County residents died last week from the H1N1 virus but the number of people with the illness is down significantly from the previous week. More>>
The number of people with H1N1 is down significantly, but that doesn't necessarily mean the outbreak is over. More>>
County commissioners voted to place a community health center on the grounds of Elaine Wynn Elementary, making it the seventh such school-based clinic in Clark County. The vote came despite opposition from dozens of Spring Valley residents who say they support the clinic but were not notified or given a chance to give input. More>>
Pharmacies and doctors around the valley are waiting to get their supply of the H1N1 vaccine which some say could be delivered any day. Inside, find a link to see if your doctor or pharmacy is slated to get the vaccine. More>>
The Southern Nevada Health District has scheduled several swine flu vaccination clinics for this week. More>>
Las Vegas breast cancer patients are angry and confused after a government health panel released a new recommendation encouraging women to wait until the age of 50, not 40, to start getting routine mammograms. More>>
Hundreds lined up at the Southern Nevada Health District Monday hoping to get their H1N1 vaccine. This is the second time the health district has made the vaccine available to priority groups. But when will vaccine be made available to everyone? More>>
Lawyers for the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada and Planned Parenthood filed a legal challenge Thursday against a proposed ballot measure that seeks to define a person and override Nevada's abortion laws. More>>
Health experts from around the world have gathered in Las Vegas to talk about how to stop the spread of the H1N1 flu virus. This meeting comes as there is news from the CDC that the virus is responsible for more deaths that originally thought. More>>
Opportunity Village helps many clients who have disabilities as well as compromised immune systems which puts them at a higher risk for the H1N1 virus. More>>
For the first time, the Southern Nevada Health District will hold two H1N1 clinics open to all priority groups. This comes after a letter from the state criticizing the health district for not making the vaccine available to those groups sooner. More>>
On Saturday, the H1N1 vaccination will be open to all priority groups. This as the finger-pointing between the state and the county health districts continue. More>>
As the Southern Nevada Health District confirms the H1N1 virus is to blame for four more deaths, local hospitals are reacting to try and stop the spread of the virus. But new guidelines by Sunrise Health Hospitals across the Las Vegas valley have some upset, including some employees. More>>
The Southern Nevada Health District is coming under fire for withholding the H1N1 injectable vaccine from a particular group of high risk people. More>>
The first child to die in Southern Nevada from H1N1 has been identified as 6-year-old Daejon Meadows. More>>
Many parents have gone to the Southern Nevada Health District or their doctor's office in hopes of getting the vaccine, but some are still being turned away. More>>
It appears that the House of Representatives will vote on the healthcare reform bill HR 3962 on Saturday, after some last minute lobbying by the President, and compromise over abortion. More>>
Concerns about the H1N1 virus have prompted UNLV to enact proactive health measures on campus, including a brand new protocol for containing the spread of the virus in campus dormitories. More>>
Some parents across the Las Vegas valley are wondering if they're going to be notified about H1N1 cases inside of local schools. The Clark County School District says the answer is no, at least for right now. More>>
The Southern Nevada Health District is reporting two additional deaths for the week ending on October 31, 2009. In the meantime, the health district is holding two H1N1 immunization clinics this weekend. Inside, find the details. More>>
There is H1N1 flu activity in 48 states and the virus continues to spread. The nation's emergency room doctors have issued guidelines to the public that will help people determine whether their symptoms warrant a visit to an emergency room. Inside, find a link. More>>
As the spread of H1N1 rises, so does the concern of parents in the Las Vegas valley. Local doctors say it is only a matter of time before the virus claims the life of a local child. More>>
With flu season underway and the H1N1 vaccine in limited supply, the sound of a cough or sniffle may send you darting across the room. The H1N1 flu may be spreading a new social etiquette and changing the way people interact with others. More>>
More than 110 children nationwide have died from the H1N1 flu virus causing parents to be concerned. So far, no Clark County children have died but many parents lined up at the health district Monday to get their children vaccinated. More>>
The H1N1 vaccine is quickly becoming the most popular shot in Las Vegas. Thousands of people lined up Monday at the Southern Nevada Health District to get their vaccination against the virus. The shot is free, but still only available to those in the priority group. More>>
A 31-year-old woman has become the latest victim of the H1N1 virus in Southern Nevada. According to the Southern Nevada Health District, the woman didn't have any underlying medical conditions and died last week. She is the 12th Clark County resident to die. More>>
The Southern Nevada Health District says they will stop giving H1N1 shots at the close of business on Thursday because they expect to be out of the injectable vaccine. More>>
The Southern Nevada Health District confirms that four people died last week as a result of the H1N1 virus making it the most deadly week in Clark County for the virus. More>>
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