MountainView Hospital CEO Chris Mowan has accepted a position as president and CEO of Medical City Dallas Hospital.
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Sandwiches, chili dogs and burgers served to some Clark County School District students are part of a national recall issued last week due to possible Listeria contamination.
On February 27, 2008, after announcing at a news conference that tens of thousands of Southern Nevadans would have to be tested for hepatitis C and HIV, the young man who’d never been the focus of public attention would find himself thrust into the public eye for years.
Touro University Nevada’s autism center unveiled a new name and new look Wednesday, promising that an increase in staff and space will cut waitlist times for families seeking services.
It’s been said that Muhammad Ali’s biggest opponent was Parkinson’s disease, which many attribute to boxing, but it turns out what made and ultimately led to the death of the former heavyweight champion could help others in their fight against his deadly opponent.
After Christine Smith underwent brain decompression surgery in 2007, life became a little more precious, and clinging to it seemed nearly impossible for a while. Smith is living with Chiari malformation, a rare neurological condition in which her herniated cerebellum is bulging below her skull and creating pressure around her spinal cord.
Cooking with cannabis: Essence Vegas invites chefs, chocolatiers to share tips in Welllness workshop
With medical marijuana dispensaries opening throughout Clark County, Essence Vegas is hosting Wellness Wednesdays to educate patient card holders about a number of topics. In its biweekly workshop on June 15, chefs talked about edible products, explaining how to cook cannabis, properly measure baked goods so they have an even dose and what goes into infusing butter with cannabis.
Everyone kept telling local artist Ryan Brunty that Yerman — the name of the monster he created for one of his paintings — had sad eyes. They weren’t wrong: The drawing was the latest manifestation of Brunty’s own depression.
For nine months, 51-year-old Sheldon McArthur ignored discomfort in his body. He thought it could be a number of things, such as getting older. But it was colorectal cancer. “I should have gone to the doctor sooner,” McArthur said.
A sharp increase in mosquitoes carrying the St. Louis encephalitis virus has been identified by the Southern Nevada Health District’s Vector Surveillance Program.
The smudged sky prompted the Clark County Department of Air Quality to issue an air quality alert for smoke and ozone through Saturday morning.
Level 3 trauma centers are glorified emergency rooms that charge more — and create risks for complications.
The Southern Nevada District Board of Health will review applications from Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center, MountainView Hospital, and Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center to determine if the institutions should be allowed to develop the trauma centers.
The Clark County Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved a plan giving UNLV a 9-acre site on Shadow Lane, where it plans to build its new medical school.
The hazards of a desert summer can be numerous and annoying: dehydration, sunburn, vision damage, bug bites, blisters, take your pick. But you don’t have to if you follow the advice of experts we consulted.
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