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Groups of mosquitoes across Clark County have tested positive for St. Louis encephalitis, a virus that largely causes limited or no symptoms in humans but can occasionally lead to serious health issues, according to the Southern Nevada Health District.
Veterans recently joined a tour of a local dispensary and testing lab to tell their stories of how medical marijuana has improved their lives since they left the military.
In September, MountainView Hospital received accreditation for its Internal Medicine Residency program. Roughly 250 interviews later, it has selected the doctors who will complete their training at its facility.
Your anesthesiologist is battling his own addiction to alcoholism and since 2006 has entered six settlement agreements with the Nevada Board of Medical Examiners. Three times his suspension was stayed.
An experimental wearable artificial kidney shows promise as a substitute for dialysis machines, researchers report.
The Southern Nevada Health District will close its Henderson location late this month as it searches for a new site in the area.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 25 percent of U.S. adults have a mental illness and 54 million experience some form of a mental disorder in a given year. Patrick Bozarth, executive director of the Community Counseling Center of Southern Nevada, said that, particularly in a city such as Las Vegas, that disorder often leads to substance abuse of some kind.
Nevada’s senior citizens’ health and quality of life was again ranked among the lowest nationally in a UnitedHealthcare report released last week, placing 42nd — a single spot above the state’s 2015 ranking.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs launched the Opioid Safety Initiative, or OSI, in Minneapolis in October 2013. Its objective is to improve the quality of life for veterans suffering chronic pain, while simultaneously reducing their dependency on opioid drugs. The program is now being used in Nevada.