UMC is now prescribing Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 outpatients.
University Medical Center on Tuesday began prescribing Hdroxychloroquine to high-risk emergency room patients who test positive for COVID-19.
but do not require immediate hospitalization.
UMC is the first Las Vegas-area hospital to dispense it on an outpatient basis, taking a cutting-edge position nationally in the use of the controversial experimental drug.
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In a move aimed at preventing hoarding.
Gov. Steve Sisolak on March 24 signed an emergency order limiting the use of hydroxychloroquine to those who are hospitalized. .
About a week ago, the state issued a dispensing waiver allowing hospitals to provide the drug to patients well enough to be sent home rather than admitted
A 22-year old Las Vegas woman has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run that happened Sunday, according to police.
Two inmates serving at a Southern Nevada state prison and a third serving at a facility near Carson City have died this week, according to authorities.
Basic’s bats came alive in the sixth inning to power the team to a win over Faith Lutheran in a 5A baseball showdown Wednesday.
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo signed Senate Bill 96, which marks Jan. 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Nevada.
Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom says Sphere is contributing to the public more than any venue on the Strip.
UNLV’s men’s basketball team received a commitment from a former top 100 prospect in the transfer portal Wednesday.
Guillermo Chochi Senobua was driving a work van on Oct. 6, 2023, when he hit Kamari Jordan Wolfe, who was being dropped off at school.
Las Vegas police captured a man suspected of spray painting cars in the west valley Wednesday morning with help from an eye in the sky.
Executives said they’re bowing out of New York because of concerns about planned iGaming licensing and how it would affect land-based casinos there.
The Craig Ranch Regional Park amphitheater in North Las Vegas, which has hosted everyone from Phoebe Bridgers to Kamala Harris, is getting a new roof.
Mahmoud Abbas, who heads the Western-backed Palestinian Authority, has no influence over Hamas but seeks a role in postwar Gaza.
A dozen states, including Nevada, sued the Trump administration in the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York on Wednesday to stop its tariff policy.
With the deadline to obtain a Real ID quickly approaching, the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles is offering a solution.
Four insurers — including a major provider — are raising homeowners insurance rates in the coming months.
The Raiders want to trade down from pick No. 6 in Thursday’s first round of the NFL draft, according to league sources, allowing them to accumulate more picks.
Silverado High School Junior Elias Salas created a petition on Friday to call on the Clark County School Board to save the JROTC program, which is set to end next year because of budget cuts.
A parent is accused of entering Bailey Middle School in March and threatening to shoot and kill a teacher who allegedly mocked her daughter, according to emails between the school and Clark County School District officials.
UNLV’s women’s golf team is heading to an NCAA regional after winning the Mountain West, in the hopes of reaching the NCAA Tournament.
A new restaurant and nightlife hotspot, first announced in early 2023, is finally close to opening.