A letter sent by Dr. Lawrence Newman to 150 of his patients takes “complete responsibility” for putting them at risk for HIV and hepatitis because of his breach of infection control.
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Residents and business owners who want a say in how Nevada will enact provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will have a chance to speak up several times in the coming weeks.
Lee Horstein remembers the phone call from Dr. Michael Kaplan. “It was after my second prostate biopsy from him about four years ago,” the 69-year-old retired businessman said as he sat in an auditorium at the Nevada Cancer Institute. “I had a feeling that it wasn’t going to be good news when the doctor himself was on the phone.”
Business boosters are increasingly pushing medical tourism as a remedy for Las Vegas’ economic ailments, but Dr. Bernie Hanna is one of the few who has tried it.
The myth lives on that alcohol protects men and women from overexposure to cold weather. As the mercury and wind chill threaten to bring frigid temperatures to New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas, medical practitioners are reminding revelers who plan to parade scantily clad down the Strip that tequila is no substitute for a warm coat, gloves and hat.
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