80°F
weather icon Clear

Local

Local Las Vegas Valley breaking news from Nevada's most reliable source. Read about the latest updates happening in your region at Las Vegas Review-Journal.

Hospice nurses learn to cope with constant death around them

Not all the costs of giving hospice care can be marked in dollars. The nurses and caregivers experience emotional ones, too. “It takes a special kind of person to do this,” said Dr. Christine Estrada, medical director at Nathan Adelson Hospice. “They have to be compassionate … When they report for team meetings, you can see how much their hearts are in it.”

Summerlin-area boy, 8, faces latest surgery for rare defect

Doctors told Peter and Jennifer Ron-Monroy that their son, Rock, has been in pain every day since he was born eight years ago. He has a rare defect called craniosynostosis and Saethre-Chotzen syndrome.