The process of hammering out Southern Nevada’s priorities for the 2023 legislative session began Thursday morning in Las Vegas.

8 News Now’s Brian Loftus spoke with Dr. David Di John, an associate professor of pediatrics at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, to questions about the mask mandate that was lifted by Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak Thursday.

With the state now dropping the mask mandate, those with weak immune systems are feeling vulnerable.

Even though Gov. Steve Sisolak lifted Nevada’s mask mandate Thursday, the governor and state and national health experts continue to point out the fight against COVID-19 is far from over.

Even though Gov. Steve Sisolak lifted Nevada’s mask mandate Thursday, the governor and state and national health experts continue to point out the fight against COVID-19 is far from over.

The mask mandate is now officially lifted in Nevada, though there are still a number of reasons Southern Nevadans may continue to need to mask up. Medical professionals have considered masking an effective tool for preventing the spread of COVID-19, but with the rollout of vaccines and better treatments combating the virus, pandemic strategies are shifting.

Healthcare workers across Nevada say dropping the mask mandate immediately does not "follow the science," and many called for Nevadans to keep protecting themselves and others in public. 

Data from what the Las Vegas Valley is flushing shows a deep decline in omicron, but a spike in the so-called “stealth omicron” variant, scientists at UNLV tell the 8 News Now I-Team.

If you think your office is stuffy or dusty or all-around dirty--maybe it is. But that air you're breathing when you're there might just be better than what you breathe in at home. We look into the findings of a new study that may have you thinking a lot more about ventilation systems than you ever imagined.

A wastewater tracking program at University of Nevada Las Vegas will have its data shared nationwide, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hopes to track the next COVID-19 surge.

UNLV Health schools teamed up Saturday for a poverty simulation. The goal is to build empathy and expose students to the impacts of poverty in the valley.

We’re having sex, we’re loving it, then all of a sudden… we are thinking about what we’re going to make for dinner tomorrow.