In The News: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Insider

A teenager from Las Vegas died after being infected by a rare brain-eating amoeba, the Southern Nevada Health District said Wednesday.

Men's Health

Wake up with the sniffles and a scratchy throat, and the first thing you probably think is: Do I have Covid, or maybe it’s the flu?

Las Vegas Weekly

Vaccinated Americans aren’t lining up for the latest booster the way they did for their first few jabs.

Healthline

No stranger to storms, Florida doesn’t always live up to its Sunshine State moniker. This week, the region faced one of its biggest natural disasters in decades: Hurricane Ian.

Las Vegas Review Journal

After declining for 10 straight weeks, COVID-19 hospitalizations plateaued in Clark County this week and inched up statewide, according to new state data released Wednesday.

Las Vegas Review Journal

COVID-19 deaths in Nevada fell to their lowest point of the pandemic this week, while numbers of hospitalizations and cases continued their free fall.

Bicycling

What experts say about intense training when you're sick.

Las Vegas Review Journal

On a map showing levels of COVID-19 across the U.S., Nevada stands out as a rare oasis of green.

Las Vegas Review-Journal En Español

On a map showing COVID-19 levels across the United States, Nevada stands out as a rare oasis of green.

Las Vegas Review-Journal En Español

COVID-19 hospitalizations in Clark County have fallen to 100 - their lowest point since April - from a high this year of 1,700 in January, according to state data released Wednesday.

Las Vegas Review Journal

New cases of monkeypox continue to be identified in Clark County but at a slower rate than in previous weeks, a trend seen in much of the country.

Las Vegas Review Journal

COVID-19 hospitalizations in Clark County have fallen to 100 — their lowest point since April — from a high this year of 1,700 in January, according to state data released Wednesday.