A Las Vegas family that faced more than $1 million in unpaid medical bills due to a state insurance exchange mix-up is finally covered.
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Healthcare.gov is supposed to fix Nevada’s Obamacare sign-up woes. But with consumer faith in exchanges badly shaken, not to mention lingering technical concerns with the incomplete federal site, observers say the Silver State is all but sure to face headwinds when enrollment begins again on Nov. 15.
A Los Angeles-based health organization has filed a formal complaint with the State of Nevada, alleging a California porn company did not require its actors to use condoms during an adult film shoot in Las Vegas.
Health-related news and events from across the Las Vegas Valley.
Mixups on a health plan bought through the state’s insurance exchange have left a Las Vegas family facing more than $1 million in medical bills.
August is National Breastfeeding Month, and Naturally Nurturing, a breastfeeding community fair, is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 9 at the Springs Preserve, during World Breastfeeding Week. The free family event is set to include information booths, refreshments, infant massage, Gymboree play time, face painting, giveaways and more.
A man who visited West Africa last month and is at a New York City hospital being tested for possible Ebola likely doesn’t have it.
As Aug. 25, the first day of school, draws closer, parents are reminded that children must have their inoculations up to date. Nevada law requires that all students be fully immunized before entering school.
Sitting is a large part of today’s lifestyle. Most every task we perform is or can be done from a seated position.
There has to be a better way, particularly in this powerful digital information age.
It hadn’t rung true to either Shirley Andrews or her family when they sought help more than a year ago.
Countless baseball players — including Hall of Famers Mike Schmidt and Johnny Bench — have been affected by skin cancer, the most common form of cancer in the United States. In fact, the American Academy of Dermatology estimates that one in five Americans will develop the disease in their lifetimes.
Plans are underway to bring back the two American aid workers sick with Ebola from Africa.
The state’s Board of Regents’ health sciences committee is hashing out the details of what it will take to fund a medical school for UNLV.
Health-related news and events from across the Las Vegas Valley.
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