The ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial of Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine confirms its protection remains high for at least six months after the second dose, the companies said Thursday. Protection likely lasts even longer than that, vaccine experts say, but they say having data showing good protection six months after people were vaccinated is good news. ...

The Division of Insurance (“Division”) encourages all Nevadans to take advantage of the new saving opportunities offered by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”). The ARPA, enacted earlier this month, creates more opportunities for Nevadans to save on health insurance coverage. “I urge consumers, especially those who have off-exchange plans, have no insurance ...

Federal officials have reprogrammed Healthcare.gov, making new benefits available to tens of millions of Americans, weeks after Congress authorized spending billions on additional health law subsidies.

Nevada health officials say they're hopeful about the direction of the state's COVID-19 outbreak as reported cases, deaths and hospitalization trends remain favorable and the state gradually reopens following a winter surge.

Emergency department visits are still down around 30% at Providence’s St. Joseph Hospital, and those who are coming in are sicker. Fewer people have gone to the Orange, Calif.-based hospital over the past year for endoscopies, colonoscopies and other preventative gastrointestinal procedures that can catch early signs of cancer. Symptom severity has increased by about ...

More than a third of Californians 18 and older have received at least one dose of a vaccine against COVID-19, a significant milestone just weeks before the state makes everyone 16 and older eligible for a shot. California has administered 16,775,843 vaccine doses so far, 79 percent of the doses delivered to the state, and ...