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Nevada medical school, healthcare network have high hopes for training deal

A deal between a Renown Health, a healthcare network, and the University of Nevada’s School of Medicine would expand the medical school and increase the number of physicians who train and practice in Northern Nevada, according to Renown Health.

Air advisories address different types of pollutants

Mother Nature is unpredictable. With a slight change in weather, typical clear blue skies can become dusty or smoggy in a matter of hours.

VA Medical Center worker targeted amid volunteer program upheaval

As scandals swirl around the Department of Veterans Affairs and investigators look for evidence of cover-ups and cooking the books at 26 VA medical facilities nationwide, morale has slumped in one office at the North Las Vegas VA Medical Center. Quarrels involving a North Las Vegas VA Medical Center staff member and volunteers with the Voluntary Services chief have erupted into profanity-laced exchanges, physical threats and allegations of fudging donation reports.

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Lawyer: Actos not ‘snake oil’ for diabetes

Actos has been used for years to reduce blood-sugar levels in patients suffering from Type 2 diabetes, a lawyer for the drug’s manufacturer said Tuesday. It was the second and final day of closing arguments in a Las Vegas trial that began three months ago against Japanese company Takeda Pharmaceuticals.

Workshop to promote healthy living for parents, preschoolers

Most people can remember being forced to sit at the table as children until all the food was gone from their plate. As adults, some may still dread eating certain foods because of the experience.

Your Health: Program seeks to lessen cancer treatment side effects through lifestyle changes

Dr. Brian Lawenda of 21st Century Oncology of Las Vegas, 2851 N. Tenaya Way, is heading a pilot program to treat cancer patients. Called the Integrative Oncology and Survivorship Program, it utilizes a multipronged approach to seeing patients have less side effects from treatment, helping them make lifestyle changes that have been shown to reduce risks associated with cancer recurrence.

CDC tells airports, including McCarran, to post MERS warning

Signs in McCarran International Airport that advertise to tourists the shows they might want to attend in Las Vegas have been joined by a poster from the CDC that warns travelers about a MERS virus they should stay away from.

 
Las Vegas fire chief: Department treats all calls equally

The Las Vegas Fire Department’s chief on Tuesday disputed a report that accused its paramedics of transporting more patients from wealthier neighborhoods and leaving more inner-city hospital transports to a private company.

Partnership to help boost state health care system, education

According to CommonwealthFund.org, Nevada ranks in the bottom five states when it comes to health care. Now, the American Osteopathic Association has approved Nathan Adelson Hospice for a hospice and palliative medicine fellowship program that looks to help remedy that.