Las Vegas sisters share the gift of life through transplant

It was a miracle, the sisters remember, that the doctors seemed to make so routine.
On March 7, 2011, during medical procedures at University Medical Center, a kidney was removed from Darlene Graham and then transplanted into her sister Sharon Zink.
“The whole thing went just the way they said it would,” Sharon recalled.

Success of Las Vegas transplant program lost on pols

I watched as a transplant surgeon sewed a new kidney into George McLaurin Jr.
Almost immediately after McLaurin received the kidney in 2009, it produced urine and Dr. John Sorensen matter of factly delivered the good news to the operating team: “The kidney is working.”

The power of two: Buddy exercises can help form, focus

“Watch me, and don’t let me cheat,” I say to a fellow trainer to get him to spot me at the gym.
I need a close eye on my form, especially when it comes to performing core exercises. I like using other trainers because they can see things in my form that I can’t.

HEALTH Q&A: Losing balance

Q I am 62 years old and recently started having balance problems. Is this a normal part of aging?

Chief Joseph war shirt fetches $877,500 at Reno auction

A war shirt worn by Chief Joseph of the Nez Pierce tribe that can be seen in a painting hanging in the Smithsonian Institution sold Saturday for $877,500 at auction, organizers said.

Burning Man numbers boost draws appeal

A California man is appealing the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s decision to increase the Burning Man festival’s crowd cap on the Nevada desert.

Las Vegas police investigate man’s death

Authorities are investigating a possible homicide after a man was found dead at a Las Vegas apartment complex Sunday morning.

Longtime Southern Nevada sports broadcaster Blum dies at 91

Bob Blum, a longtime sports broadcaster in Southern Nevada who counted John Wooden, Al Davis and Pete Rozelle among his friends, died Sunday afternoon after battling recent health issues. Blum was 91.

Sadness, worry come with removal of Paterno statue

Construction vehicles and police arrived at the Penn State stadium shortly after dawn Sunday to remove the statue of veteran football coach Joe Paterno.

Gun range rejected membership of Colorado shooting suspect

Shooting suspect James Holmes applied to join a Colorado gun range last month but never became a member because of his behavior and a “bizarre” message on his voice mail greeting, the range’s owner said Sunday.

Officials believe Jackson matriarch safe in Arizona

Authorities said Sunday they believe Katherine Jackson, the mother of Michael Jackson and the guardian of his three minor children, is safe in Arizona with family members after she was reported missing.

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