Rehab giant closes facilities, lays off workers
American Addiction Centers, one of the nation’s largest for-profit drug and alcohol recovery chains, with facilities in Las Vegas, is closing centers in California...
NICUs replace nurseries, cost more, separate moms and babies
Breast is best. Experts agree that no method of feeding infants provides the physical and emotional benefits of nursing. A 2009 study of Australian...
What ails Nevada hospitals?
Nevada hospitals lag far behind their national counterparts on a variety of quality of care measurements rated by the federal government. But a seminal...
In reversal of trend, more Nevada children uninsured
A study released Thursday from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families found the rates of uninsured children increased across the nation. In...
Dispensing drugs. Just what the doctor ordered?
Is your doctor prescribing the medication you need or the medication your doctor needs to prescribe to make a profit?“What would you do...
Sisolak: NV must spend more on mental health, but not raise taxes
In an interview with KNPR's State of Nevada Thursday, Governor-elect Steve Sisolak said he has no intention of raising taxes."I've committed, we're not going...
Do intoxicated rehab patients have the mental capacity to enter contracts?
Clark County Judge Kerry Earley is refusing to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the mother of 23-year-old Cody Arbuckle, an Indiana man who died...
New report, same bad ranking: Nevada worst for mental health
Mental Health America released its 2019 “State of Mental Health” report and rankings Wednesday. Nevada placed 51st -- behind every other state and the...
Guest op-ed: Heller’s penchant for privatizing hurts veterans’ health care
Senator Dean Heller markets himself as a friend of veterans, even while being MIA at many meetings of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, as...
Question 4: The quietest constitutional amendment
Voters approved a state constitutional amendment to exempt medical devices from sales tax the first time in 2016. Amendments must be approved twice to...