Health
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Struggling with your mental health after surviving a disaster? Here’s how to look after yourself
There’s the initial shock and chaos in a collective disaster like the deadly and destructive California wildfires. Here’s what you can do in the aftermath.
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Servicios que ofrece el Consulado de México en Las Vegas en el mes de febrero
Servicios que ofrece el Consulado de México en Las Vegas en el mes de febrero.
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Feds approve Nevada public option health insurance plans
In becoming the third state to offer publicly-available health care plans, officials say residents can soon expect lower premiums and improved quality of health care throughout the Silver State. By Dana Gentry, Nevada Current Public option health insurance plans, offered at lower costs than the plans available through the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange, will…
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Medical debt will no longer appear on credit reports for all Americans
This new rule will erase an estimated $49 billion in unpaid medical bills from the credit reports of roughly 15 million Americans, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The agency estimates that the new federal rule could help boost consumer credit scores by an average of 20 points.
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Nevada seniors’ drug costs are now capped at $2,000 per year
The out-of-pocket cost of prescription drugs for Medicare Part D enrollees is now capped at $2,000 per year, thanks to President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. A provision of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) officially went into effect earlier this month, meaning most Nevada seniors will now have their annual out-of-pocket costs for prescription…
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Misinformation about birth control is rampant on social media, alarming doctors
Doctors are concerned that misinformation about birth control might make some women get off it at a time when there are fewer options available for unintended pregnancies in the US.
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Nevada’s health insurance marketplace sees increase in new enrollees. Here’s how to sign up.
Approximately 17,815 individuals have shopped for and enrolled in plans this year through Nevada Health Link, the state-run health insurance marketplace established in 2011, and among them, 7,270 are new to the exchange. More than 7,200 Nevada residents have signed up for healthcare coverage through the state’s public market option through the first month of…
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As Nevada’s population grows, so does the need for new doctors — and resources to train them
Nevada ranks 45th in the US for active physicians per 100,000 residents, and with seemingly little appetite to fund residency programs at the federal level, officials in the Silver State are mulling new ways to tackle a worsening issue. A shortage of primary care doctors and other physicians has long hindered Nevadans’ access to healthcare…
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Why people are so concerned about Trump picking RFK Jr. to lead US public health
Trump’s pick for health secretary wants to increase access to raw milk, remove fluoride from drinking water, and has said that vaccines cause autism and that WiFi causes cancer.
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Election fatigue? Here’s how to recharge your mental health
We talked to an expert about the rise in anxiety during the 2024 election season, and what to do about it.
