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The Southern Nevada Immunization and Health Coalition and its partners will sponsor back-to-school immunization clinics Aug. 18-25 to help families meet Nevada’s immunization requirements. Back-to-school events will begin with health fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Teamsters Local 631, 700 N. Lamb Blvd.
A grand jury on Friday indicted Dr. Dipak Desai and two nurse anesthetists on a second-degree murder charge in the death of Rodolfo Meana, a victim of Southern Nevada’s hepatitis C outbreak.
Dr. John Sweetenham, former director of clinical research at the Cleveland Clinic, has been named medical director at the University of California, San Diego Nevada Cancer Institute. Sweetenham’s arrival is an indication that the institute, bought by the California institution six months ago, will start to raise its profile in the community.
Given that scientists say one of the greatest public health victories of the last century was the discovery of safe and effective vaccines, it comes as little surprise to most parents in Nevada that children must have the appropriate vaccinations to attend school.
It may seem strange: Medical practitioners could learn a lot from Col. Rodolfo Meana. Yes, from him they could learn to really care about people. In Las Vegas, Meana will undoubtedly be remembered as the first to die from the 2007 hepatitis C outbreak.
If gym jerks hogging machines are a constant problem for you, then reach deep into your knowledge bag and pick up some dumbbells. Most machine exercises can be done with dumbbells.
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Many breast cancer survivors would tell you that the day they were diagnosed was the hardest day of their lives. For Brandi Ellis, a Las Vegas mother of three diagnosed with invasive lobular carcinoma in May 2020, the first thing she did was walk downstairs to tell her family — her “first line of defense,” as she calls them.