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Quick response, new technique help heart attack victim

North Las Vegas resident Robert Mallory suffered a cardiac arrest July 23. His wife started CPR immediately, and firefighters used therapeutic hypothermia treatment to help him. The treatment has been adopted by five area hospitals.

Alzheimer’s studies urge active retirement

Dr. Jeffrey Cummings, one of the world’s leading Alzheimer’s disease researchers, sits in his Las Vegas office and says a laid-back retirement may literally cause people to lose their minds.

Four county residents part of rare typhoid fever outbreak

Four people in Clark County are among the few nationwide exposed to a rare U.S. outbreak of typhoid fever, which has been linked to a frozen tropical fruit product used to make smoothies, health officials reported Thursday.

Cosmetic surgeons devote more time to patient ‘redos’

As soon as Michelle Taylor looked in the mirror, she knew something was wrong. She now viewed the world through two narrow slits, and the area beneath one of her eyes had turned blue.