In The News: Department of Social and Behavioral Health

KSNV-TV: News 3

It's the news we've all been waiting for: no more masks indoors.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Nevada is one of nine states that still require people to wear a mask in indoor public places regardless of vaccination status, according to a new report by AARP.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo has rescinded a mandate requiring new Metropolitan Police Department hires to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Associated Press

In southern Nevada, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is holding about 60% of its classes in-person. Epidemiologist Brian Labus told FOX-5 that there weren’t signs that community spread originating at universities was affecting the broader Las Vegas metro population.

Bangor Daily News

“Gen Silent” is an award-winning documentary that follows six LGBT older adults in Boston, Massachusetts over a year as they navigate the paid and unpaid care system.

Emory News Center

Research shows transgender adults are more likely to report worsening memory and thinking and associated functional limitations compared to cisgender (non-transgender) adults.

Medscape

More sleep at night, fewer or no sleep problems, and low levels of professional burnout were associated with a lower risk of developing COVID-19 among healthcare workers considered to be at high risk for exposure to patients with COVID-19, new evidence reveals.

ScienceDaily

Older people who report greater levels of social engagement have more robust gray matter in regions of the brain relevant in dementia, according to new research. It is the first to use a particularly sensitive type of brain imaging to conduct such an evaluation. The findings may have ramifications for older people practicing COVID-19 social isolation.

Medscape

The first US study of its kind paints a concerning picture of the mental and physical health status of intersex adults.