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In 1910, when a contagious pneumonic plague was ravaging northeastern China, a physician there concluded that the disease traveled through the air. So he adapted something he had seen in England. He began instructing doctors, nurses, patients and memb…

It’s a scenario many of us have encountered: You think you need to see a doctor , but aren’t eager to leave the safety of your home quarantine out of coronavirus concerns. What should you do?

It’s a scenario many of us have encountered: You think you need to see a doctor , but aren’t eager to leave the safety of your home quarantine out of coronavirus concerns. What should you do?

Out of work in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, some people are not only worrying about how to protect their health but how to pay their next bills. The virus, which has infected more than 2,400 people and led to at least 80 deaths in Nevada, ha…

Out of work in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, some people are not only worrying about how to protect their health but how to pay their next bills. The virus, which has infected more than 2,400 people and led to at least 80 deaths in Nevada, ha…

The federal government earlier this month began assessing the Las Vegas Convention Center as a possible site for a makeshift hospital to care for coronavirus patients …

Nevada’s death toll from the coronavirus has topped 100 as the sweeping impacts of the outbreak across the state now include cancellation of the annual Burning Man festival …

Just because we’re all social distancing doesn’t mean we can’t still feel included in all the city has to offer. It’s in that spirit that Greenspun Media Group launched “Vegas at Home,” a video series featuring Strip entertainers, chefs and much more….

As children in the Las Vegas Valley adjust to remote learning, one teacher decided to give her students an extra-personal message of encouragement, in the form of a special …

Two leaders of the largest Native American reservation in the U.S. are in self-quarantine as the Navajo Nation prepares for a weekend-long curfew aimed at curbing the coronavirus outbreak.