Join Together Northern Nevada will be accepting unused or expired prescription medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at multiple locations.
Nevada researchers say the Cicada Variant of COVID-19 is not present in Nevada. Their research is conducted by gathering samples of wastewater at water treatment facilities, then passed on to the Southern Nevada Health District and the CDC.
The county adds that no public exposures were reported for these cases, who had been asked to quarantine.
Clinics are prescribing food through local pantries, linking nutrition and health for families.
Students all around Washoe County have been shaving their heads for St. Baldrick's Shave for the Brave and the Children's Cancer Foundation for years to support finding a cure for childhood cancer.
Northern Nevada Public Health has provided an update to respiratory illness numbers in the region.
She volunteered for a simple class exercise and uncovered a condition that reshaped her path.
In collaboration with UNR, Renown Health is conducting a study to increase education, prevention, and treatment of inherited diseases.
The Washoe County Sheriff's Office is expanding its efforts to help inmates dealing with mental illness.
Whooping cough is still a concern in our community, especially for parents of school-aged children.