A class of 10 people listens intently to registered dietitian Karen Petersen as she demonstrates how to cook red lentils and Caribbean coconut red beans. She briefly explains the African origins of the dishes in an effort to connect participants to their traditional food.
Las Vegas police say they are investigating two local doctors who may have been involved in a woman’s death.
The chief medical officer of a Las Vegas company could be meeting within days with the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention about a monitoring device that could be a pivotal tool in the fight against the deadly Ebola virus.
Patients in pain worry they might have trouble filling their prescriptions because of the new federal rules for painkillers.
Everybody affected by cancer has a story, and sometimes they tell that story with a tattoo rather than words.
A young passenger who got sick Friday on a flight to Las Vegas and was quarantined for Ebola precautions upon landing was allowed to continue with his mother after any risk of the deadly virus was ruled out.
Southern Nevadans are invited to participate Saturday in Zumbathon for Community Health from 10 a.m. to noon at the West Career and Technical Academy at 11945 W. Charleston Blvd. in Las Vegas.
Health-related news and events from across the Las Vegas Valley.
McCarran International Airport is not on the list of five U.S. airports where the government plans to begin taking the temperatures of travelers from West Africa as part of a stepped-up response to the Ebola epidemic.
Questions about travel with an emphasis on any recent visit to West Africa have increased in priority in Southern Nevada emergency rooms because of concerns about the Ebola virus.
