A now amended bill in the Nevada Assembly would lighten the proposed workload for doctors who prescribe certain controlled substances.
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While obesity is on the rise, so is another condition that seems to be its polar opposite: the disorder of eating too healthy.
Medical clinics across the Las Vegas Valley are performing treatments formerly available only in a hospital, driven by new technologies, patient demands for outpatient services and the goal of delivering the most cost-effective care.
As Wonder Woman, Batman and Spider-Man roam the Children’s Hospital of Nevada at University Medical Center, 1800 W. Charleston Blvd., children and nurses stare in awe. The superheroes are there on a Saturday afternoon in April to fight the larger-than-life villain that follows children who are sick and stuck inside the hospital environment.
Nevada first lady Kathleen Sandoval testified Wednesday in favor of a bill praised for providing immunity for helping someone who overdoses on drugs but criticized by some doctors for adding to the bureaucratic load they must bear.
The golden arches don’t offer the most nutritious meals on the market. But credit McDonald’s for understanding one thing: kids love toys with their meals.
Six-year-olds whose mothers were severely obese before pregnancy are more likely to have developmental or emotional problems than kids of healthy-weight moms, according to a new study.
St. Rose Dominican Hospital, Rose de Lima campus in Henderson and MountainView and Desert Springs hospitals in Las Vegas scored an A on a report card kept by a national health care watchdog for preventing errors, injuries, accidents and infections.
Women who suffer from extreme morning sickness are three times more likely to have a child with neurological developmental disorders than mothers who experience mild pregnancy symptoms, a new study says.
I now see that in the process of juggling many responsibilities, my mother, like so many other women we know and love, all too often put her own health on the back burner. So, with Mother’s Day approaching, I am sharing a two-part reminder about key health screening tests that can help protect these national treasures.