The certified disaster life support center at Touro University fills a void in the Las Vegas Valley.
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The death toll from the Strip shooting has remained unchanged at 58 since Oct. 2, surprising even those who operated on the critically wounded.
After Dr. Timothy Dickhudt, a University Medical Center trauma surgeon, operated on Philip Aurich after the mass shooting in Las Vegas, he discovered that their families had connections in his native Minnesota.
Tina Frost, a 27-year-old San Diego transplant, was shot in the eye while attending the Route 91 Harvest Festival with her boyfriend. She suffered brain damage, but her family is camped out at her bedside and hoping for a strong recovery.
Nine dogs joined about 30 counselors from the American Red Cross to help calm and uplift those affected by the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting.
Diazepam, the anti-anxiety medicine prescribed for Las Vegas gunman less than four months before the mass shooting, has a deserved reputation as a Jekyll-and-Hyde drug, calming some and causing others to become more aggressive.
A Henderson doctor wrote a prescription for the drug diazepam for Stephen Paddock, 64 of Mesquite and he filled it the same day in Reno, according to a state Prescription Monitoring Program record obtained by the Review-Journal.
Centennial Hills Hospital on Wednesday hosted the Teddy Bear Clinic, an event designed to help younger kids know what to expect when they visit the hospital.
Cadwallader Middle School hosted a Bike to School event with special appearances from professional BMX riders Eric Sweets and Ricardo Laguna.
Since the UNLV School of Medicine Ackerman Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Solutions opened in July, 350 children have been placed in therapy at the clinic, the center’s director said.
Health officials hope that automating the dispensing of clean needles will reduce the spread of bloodborne infections like HIV and Hepatitis C among intravenous drug users who would otherwise share injection rigs.
Performers from multiple Cirque du Soleil shows and other MGM shows helped provide entertainment for those giving blood at T-Mobile Arena Monday.