Anne Davis

2 days ago | knpr.org | Anne Davis

The opening of the MountainView Hospital Sarah Cannon Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program marks the first time allogenic stem cell transplants will be available to people in the state. Allogenic transplants are those allowing blood and bone cancer patients to receive stem cells from other people, rather than having to donate their own. The program’s new home is a 12,000-square-foot day hospital adjacent to MountainView’s main campus.

3 days ago | knpr.org | Anne Davis

A midday ribbon cutting on June 24 marked the official opening of Nevada’s first Crisis Stabilization Center, located just south of Nellis Air Force Base. The center aims to take treatment burdens off of local emergency rooms, where people experiencing mental and behavioral health crises often go first, and subsequently experience long wait times.

2 weeks ago | knpr.org | Anne Davis

Every parent wants their child to be happy, healthy, and thriving. But many whose children are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder worry that it will make their lives more difficult. Locally, 16% of CCSD’s student body, or about 51,000 children, had an autism spectrum diagnosis in 2020. That’s 6 points higher than the national average, and 4 points higher than the state average. And, it’s become a hot topic. In April of this year, 2025, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.

3 weeks ago | knpr.org | Anne Davis

If you stepped outside at any point on Friday or Saturday, you know that summer is, at least unofficially, upon us. Highs in the Las Vegas valley reached 109. The local National Weather Service bureau issued an extreme heat warning — Nevada's first of the year. This triggered the opening of Clark County’s cooling stations, which are located in libraries, community centers, and shelters around the county. It remains to be seen just how hot this year’s summer will get.

1 month ago | knpr.org | Anne Davis

Each year in Nevada, 44% of women are victims of intimate partner violence. That places the state second from the bottom in the nation in terms of domestic abuse rates. For many, violence at home can be hard, and even dangerous, to escape. That’s why domestic abuse-specific shelters like the Shade Tree exist. But, in January, large-scale flooding from broken water pipes forced them to shuffle their services.