Experts warn that some $10 million in opioid settlement funding could be going to programs that are not directly addressing the epidemic. Lombardo disputes it.

By Isabella Aldrete — Democratic and Republican legislators are looking to magic mushrooms to help address Nevada’s litany of mental health care challenges and its high suicide rate. SJR10, heard Tuesday in the Senate Legislative Operations and Elections Committee, would call on federal agencies to recategorize psychedelic compounds such as MDMA and psilocybin (known as magic mushrooms) in federal drug law to reflect their therapeutic potential and increase research funding into those compounds.

With potential cuts to Medicaid coming from Congresssome Nevada lawmakers are sounding the alarm, saying the cuts could cost the state billions of dollars in h

After going quiet on bird flu, CDC scientists have published a report on its spread among veterinarians. The findings suggest a need for better surveillance.

RFK Jr. plans to keep collecting referral fees in lawsuits against the drug company Merck even if confirmed as HHS secretary, according to new filings with the Office of Government Ethics.

The newly inaugurated president has announced his intention to terminate U.S. membership in the U.N.'s global health agency.

Hoping to comply with federal law, the state committed more than $200 million to overhaul a children’s behavioral health system that ranked last in the nation.

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Notifications from a new Apple product falsely suggested the BBC claimed the New York gunman Luigi Mangione had killed himself The BBC says it has filed a complaint with the US tech giant Apple over AI-generated fake news that was shared on iPhones and…

State lawmakers on Thursday denied a request from the governor’s office to cancel plans to renovate a state-owned building to create a residential facility for girls with autism, expressing skepticism...

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Nevada has nowhere to go but up on youth mental health services. A lack of sustainable funding has prevented a more unified network of care.

Nevada has nowhere to go but up on youth mental health services. A lack of sustainable funding has prevented a more unified network of care.

What do cryogenics, butterfat tests, and genetic data have in common? They’re some of the reasons behind the world’s most productive dairy cows. Here's how it all started.

As in 2022, state Democrats argue that Nevada is the only state that meets the DNC’s professed preferences for a state that is racially and economically diverse, politically competitive and feasible f...

On top of separating loved ones, immigration advocates say that a mass deportation campaign could be widely disruptive to Nevada’s economy and cultural fabric.

The city of North Las Vegas is offering free turkeys to help residents ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.

The largest and fastest-growing Asian American and Pacific Islander community in Nevada might also have a cultural district to call their own.

Since 2010, young people aged 15-24 have the highest rate of suicide attempts of any other age group in the Silver State.

As of 2023, nearly 86.9 percent of the state’s population lives in a federally designated mental health professional shortage area.

Since 2010, young people aged 15-24 have the highest rate of suicide attempts of any other age group in the Silver State.

Since 2010, young people aged 15-24 have the highest rate of suicide attempts of any other age group in the Silver State.

A request by a private landowner to rezone thousands of acres in the Ruby Mountains was shot down by the Elko County Planning Commission Thursday evening — the latest in attempts to build a ski resort...

Consultancy firm accused of helping opioid makers boost sales, which allegedly contributed to deadly epidemic McKinsey is in the final stages of negotiating a deferred prosecution agreement to resolve a US criminal investigation into the consulting…