When Washington state made one of the first major moves to place limits on opioid painkiller prescriptions, pharmaceutical companies fought back — using the Pain Care Forum, a national network of drug companies and opioid-friendly nonprofits, many of them funded by drugmakers.
When Carl Graves realized this spring that he and his roommate no longer could afford their Las Vegas apartment, the 44-year-old pictured himself living on the streets again, as he’d done on and off since 2010.
Brain cancer is now the deadliest childhood cancer in the U.S., now ahead of leukemia, a result of improved leukemia treatment and a frustrating lack of progress on brain cancer.
Nevada Republican U.S. Reps. Joe Heck, Mark Amodei and Cresent Hardy and other lawmakers introduced legislation Thursday to exempt Americans living in areas with limited insurer participation in Affordable Care Act (ACA) exchanges from the tax penalty mandated for those without health insurance.
Public-private collaboration will let researchers ‘analyze and model public health risks.’
When Summerlin resident Adilyn Radwanski was 9 months old, she could have no idea she’d be the impetus for an event to support organizations who help children with cancer.
Lorraine Richter tries hard to stay strong. Nowadays, it’s been hard for the former Aliante resident to talk about her daughter, Karen Summerhays, without shedding a tear or two. A year ago, Summerhays began feeling dizzy and having random seizures. At first, doctors didn’t know what to make of it. They diagnosed her a few times, but she always felt that something was wrong. Six months later, she was diagnosed with syringomyelia.
When she was younger, Juanita Curiel’s dream was to, one day, record a song in Los Angeles. Only Curiel’s fears where holding her back.
As a background singer for Wayne Newton, she sought the help of a hypnotherapist in Las Vegas.
Mylan NL Chief Executive Officer Heather Bresch will appear at a Sept. 21 congressional hearing over price increases for its EpiPen emergency allergy treatment.
The Silver Nugget eatery reopened Tuesday after Southern Nevada Health District confirms woman’s viral Facebook post about tiny bloodsuckers.
