It is mid-morning so gray-haired Richard Parker is doing what he usually does — power walking five miles at Angel Park, stopping after each mile to do 25 pushups.
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A scarcity of more than 200 medications, caused largely by fewer manufacturers wanting to produce less profitable generics, means hospitals must often rush to find substitute drugs so that patients can get the treatment they need.
By BRIAN SODOMA
Nevadans who have been denied health insurance because of pre-existing conditions were given a helping hand last year, extended to them by the federal government.
Stephen Letso has asthma, so shortness of breath isn’t that unusual. But on an early morning in February, when an inhaler wouldn’t control his symptoms, he was afraid he would never catch his breath again.
Most of what you are about to read will seem obvious. But the unfortunate Las Vegans who die or are injured each year as a result of obvious summer hazards didn’t think they needed a refresher course, either.
A Las Vegas doctor who has advocated medical marijuana therapy in the past has been charged with illegally distributing prescription drugs.
Those hoping to promote Las Vegas as a destination for medical tourism should temper their expectations in light of stiff competition and the style of Sin City, participants at a conference in Las Vegas said Tuesday.
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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.