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2 weeks ago | 
knpr.org | Anne Davis
Advocates call Las Vegas a human trafficking “hotspot.” Earlier this year, the World Population Report ranked Nevada second in the nation for human trafficking incidents per capita. And it’s a longstanding problem. In 2016, the National Human Trafficking Hotline ranked Las Vegas fifth for the number of hotline calls, also per capita. What’s encouraging is that awareness is growing. In November, the locally produced anti-trafficking action flick, “Vegas Traffic,” premiered at the Beverly Theater.
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3 weeks ago | 
knpr.org | Anne Davis
It’s rare to hear of young people dying from sudden cardiac arrest, but it happens: The CDC says roughly 2,000 young people under 25 die of it each year. It’s also one of the top causes of death for student athletes, alongside accidents and suicide. That’s why MountainView Hospital cardiologist Alfred Danielian and state Assembly member Hanadi Nadeem (D-Las Vegas) are pushing for the passage of the so-called “Smart Heart Law” this legislative session.
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1 month ago | 
knpr.org | Anne Davis
The Southern Nevada Health District has a new leader, Dr. Cassius Lockett. He has a long history in public health, having earned a Ph.D. in nutrition science and epidemiology from UC-Davis in 1999, then working for the CDC and other agencies before landing in Las Vegas. Before taking on the top position at the SNHD, he was the Deputy District Health Officer of Operations.
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1 month ago | 
knpr.org | Anne Davis |Scott Dickensheets
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1 month ago | 
knpr.org | Anne Davis
Twenty-five years ago, Clark County had a population of 1.4 million but no medical school. The lone medical school was in Washoe County, which had four times fewer people. But today, four schools in Southern Nevada offer medical doctorates. UNLV’s Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine just turned 10 years old, and welcomed a new Department of Brain Health.
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2 months ago | 
knpr.org | Anne Davis
Bird flu remains a growing problem across the U.S. — so far, it’s been responsible for 150 million bird fatalities, as well as one human death last year. The latter was caused by the newer D1.1 genotype, which scientists say contains a mutation that allows it to spread more easily between mammals. That genotype was confirmed to be present among dairy cows in Nevada on January 31, making the Silver State the only place in the nation it’s been found outside of birds or people.
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2 months ago | 
knpr.org | Anne Davis
Nevada officially has its first and only human case of bird flu. The Central Nevada Health District confirmed the illness on Monday. The state agency released a statement confirming the infected individual was exposed to the new D1.1 strain of the H5N1 virus while working on a dairy farm in Churchill County. The case comes amid a larger D1.1 outbreak at Nye and Churchill County dairy farms, confirmed by the Nevada Department of Agriculture in late January.
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2 months ago | 
knpr.org | Anne Davis
You know those statistics that always show Nevada at the bottom of health, or education, living expenses and more? Well, this one might be the worst. The Nevada Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence says our state ranks fifth in the country for the most rape and second in the country for domestic violence. So when UNLV’s Care Center was awarded a $400,000 grant from the federal Office on Violence Against Women, they celebrated.
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2 months ago | 
knpr.org | Anne Davis
Soft, lilting, and dynamic — you might've never heard guitar played the way Raphaël Feuillâtre does. So distinctive is his style, that the classical guitarist, who hails from France and trained in Paris and Nantes, has won awards and been called “one of the most exciting classical guitarists of his generation” by Guitar Salon International.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
knpr.org | Anne Davis
Just about every week in Las Vegas, one or two people die from crashes caused by drunk drivers. Three have already died in less than two weeks, the most recent one was Thursday. On New Year's Eve, Las Vegas police said they arrested 50 drivers for suspicion of driving under the influence. In December, when police arrested Las Vegas Raiders star Charles Snowden, police said he was, "too drunk to stand," and he said he thought he was in Florida.
