When Dr. Jim Preddy recalls the night he was called to the scene of his 43-year-old mother’s suicide in 1997, he always remembers how he stood outside the house where his mother took her own life and talked with a stranger for hours.
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If, God forbid, you come down with cancer, pray your case is handled in the same manner as Maria Shaffer’s.
From Houston to Manila, doctors and nurses are recruited for lucrative postings in Saudi Arabia, where MERS was first identified in 2012.
It has long been known that dogs have a stronger sense of smell than humans. While humans have roughly five million olfactory cells in their noses, dogs have about 200 million.
The state’s insurance exchange has a big decision to make this week, and observers are split on how they want to see the choices play out.
Robert Petzel, the top official for veterans health care, resigned Friday amid a firestorm over reported delays in care and falsified records at veterans hospitals. VA Secretary Eric Shinseki accepted the resignation, but critics immediately called it an empty move.
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.
Health-related news and events from across the Las Vegas Valley.
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.
A Las Vegas law firm that filed a class-action lawsuit against the state’s health insurance exchange and its contractor is looking for faster help for people with serious health ailments.
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.
Ever so slowly, 58-year-old Lori Wright, who’s on Social Security disability, makes her way down the hallway of Valley Hospital Medical Center. She limps, shuffles, wobbles and drags her left foot.
Fresh statistics on Medicaid enrollments don’t improve the outlook for Hispanic enrollment in health coverage.
In high school I had one of those hand springy things you squeeze to improve your grip. I thought it would build my forearms. My friend had one with a built-in counter so he could track his reps.
It is the leading reason people go to the doctor — and the Institute of Medicine, part of the National Academy of Sciences, reports it affects 100 million American adults, more than the total affected by heart disease, cancer and diabetes combined.