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One Reno startup is making it possible for patients to convert their smartphone into a stethoscope in order to allow a doctor to remotely listen to their heart and lungs. Our contributor Brook Bentley of the Northern Nevada Business Weekly has this business profile. Hummingdoc makes home health devices for smartphones to help facilitate telemedicine. Dr. Paul Park is CEO of the company and says that patients can record the sounds of their heart and lungs and send those audio files to medical

Many business owners in Northern Nevada had a bittersweet victory when a federal court recently placed a preliminary injunction on the Department of Labor’s new overtime rule. Our contributor Brook Bentley of the Northern Nevada Business Weekly reports.

Amidst all the grief of a suicide, there's also the dilemma of what to tell people about the cause of death.

Robin reviews "Bleed For This" "Edge of Seventeen" and "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk."

Some suggestions on how to use positive time out wisely and effectively.

Students and faculty of Hug High School in Reno were back at school today, one day after a 14-year-old student was shot by a campus police officer after threatening students with knives. Reno Public Radio’s Noah Glick reports on what the district is doing in response to yesterday’s events.

Disease forecasters rely on statistics to understand health trends or detect disease outbreaks in a community. As Reno Public Radio’s Anh Gray reports some of this information can also help the general public. Dr. James Wilson heads up the Nevada Center for Infectious Disease Forecasting at the University of Nevada, Reno. His center recently launched a website to make health data more publicly accessible. “Right now, we’re just posting forecasts for typical diseases that we talk about here in

In Nevada, the percentage of children without health insurance has dropped over the last few years. But as Reno Public Radio’s Anh Gray reports, overall child well-being remains low.

A group of students at the University of Nevada, Reno is delivering a petition to university president Marc Johnson, urging him to designate U-N-R as a sanctuary campus for undocumented students. Reno Public Radio’s Noah Glick reports. Alejandra Hernandez Chavez is with the Latinx Student Advisory Board , the group behind the push. She says they’re holding a silent demonstration Thursday morning at 11, where they will also be asking for the addition of an undocumented student coordinator

The Little Valley Fire destroyed 23 homes in October, leaving affected residents to consider whether to rebuild or relocate. Reno Public Radio’s Noah Glick reports. Driver’s licenses, birth certificates and prescription medications are just some of the tangible items people lost while escaping October’s Little Valley Fire, along with a sense of safety. “We still get periodic phone calls about somebody that’s just experienced some post-traumatic stress, and so we have some clinicians that we will