A jury awarded a Las Vegas man more than $2.6 million after he fell multiple times in a nursing home and suffered a spinal fracture.
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Federal prosecutors said the doctor distributed the opioid pain medication hydrocodone without a legitimate medical purpose.
Doctors told police the 82-year-old woman was “extremely dehydrated,” had poor kidney function and weighed 69 pounds when she arrived at the hospital.
Dr. Gwendoline Amsrala had celebrated the end of her first year of residency at UMC hours before her stabbing death.
An investigative committee of the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners, which licenses physicians, has accused Dr. George Chambers of misconduct with three former patients.
The family of a Las Vegas man who was denied health insurance coverage for a specific type of lung cancer treatment, then later died, has won a $200 million civil verdict against his health insurance provider, according to court records.
United Healthcare Insurance Co., one of the country’s largest health insurers, must pay $60 million to a group of Nevada out-of-network emergency medical providers, a jury decided Tuesday.
During the first week of Nevada’s initial emergence from the coronavirus-triggered shutdown, the state’s largest charity devoted to ending domestic violence experienced an explosion of calls to its hotline.
The 360 program was unveiled in November 2015 to help fight the heroin, fentanyl and prescription opioid pill crisis. Las Vegas will be the 21st U.S. city to participate.
An allegation of Medicaid fraud last year against Northwest Academy led state officials to temporarily suspend payments to the boarding school.