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As more and more states legalize marijuana, the number of Americans visiting weed dispensaries — to help them cope with physical or mental health symptoms or for recreational use — is expected to grow. It's already happening in some demographics, research shows. More pregnant people are using marijuana than earlier in the decade, a 2017 study found, especially in younger age groups.

Las Vegas Sun

Millions of Americans received $1,200 deposits from the IRS over the last week through the CARES Act, a federal stimulus bill intended to help people facing unemployment and financial duress due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

K.U.N.V. F.M. The Source

In this April 2020 episode of Medical Minute, UNLV School of Nursing Associate Professor Jinyoung Kim (Ph.D., RN) discusses the connection between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Obesity.

K.U.N.V. F.M. The Source

In this episode of Medical Minute, UNLV School of Nursing Associate Professor Jinyoung Kim (Ph.D., RN) discusses the link between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Cardiovascular Health.

Las Vegas Review Journal

The $349 billion in federal funding for cash-strapped small businesses has dried up in less than two weeks.

K.N.P.R. News

Earlier this week, Mayor Carolyn Goodman publicly begged the governor to lift business restrictions on non-essential businesses.

K.T.N.V. T.V. ABC 13

AREA15, the experiential retail and entertainment complex opening in 2020, introduces a series of guided meditation videos to encourage relaxation and amusement during quarantine.

Wall Street Journal

FOR THE PAST month, I’ve woken up swaddled in butterfly bedding, feet dangling off the twin-size bed of my childhood. Blinking groggily at the furry furniture in the corner and magazine cutouts plastered on closet doors, I’ve fought the faint fear that perhaps I’m still in high school, the intervening six years merely an elaborate dream.

Le Nouvelliste

She is sparkling. Determined. Brilliant. Arya Udry is 32 years old. This native Valaisanne, whose mother lives in Hérémence and who grew up between Brittany and neighboring France, is now a professor of geology and planetology at the University of Nevada, in Las Vegas. A dazzling journey for the one who, while crawling on the mountains of Valais, dreamed of being an astronaut. "To realize this dream, you had to either become a scientist or an airplane pilot."

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