As modern medicine makes advances, it also makes discoveries. Your brain, for example, creates enough electricity to light a light bulb.
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Southern Nevada Women’s History Project luncheon to feature UNLV planning dean
Exercising after surgery should be attempted with caution. To that end, Sun City held a seminar Aug. 11 for residents on the topic Exercising Safely: Coming Back After Surgery.
A wound that is taking a long time to heal could spell disaster down the road, according to Dr. Lubna Javed. In some cases, she said it could even lead to amputation.
From 75 people raising $1,000 in 1990 to more than 2,000 people raising more than $170,000 in 2014, the Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of Nevada’s annual 5K has grown to be the organization’s premier fundraiser.
Shunning sunscreen due to potentially dubious ingredients may do you more harm than good.
Health fair planned Sept. 12 at Spring Valley Hospital
Larry Rubin, a retired podiatrist, is asking people to bare their “soles”: He and his wife, Arlene, are the founders of the Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention Alliance.
Henderson mayor proclaims Aug. 21 as Henderson First Senior Citizen Day
Just like toppling a domino, touching someone triggers a complex chain reaction that can foster healing.
Boyd School of Law partners with nonprofits for Community Law Day Aug. 22
From a double-wide trailer on Basic High School’s campus, medical professionals are working to keep valley children in school and out of hospital emergency rooms and urgent care centers.
UBS Bloodmobile drives are planned at multiple times and locations around the valley.
UBS Bloodmobile drives are planned at multiple times and locations around the valley.
Macular degeneration can deprive its victims of their central vision and render them blind. A new procedure coming to the Las Vegas Valley can literally bring eyesight to the blind.
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The Las Vegas Strip casino introduced a new tier in its loyalty program, and visitors will need to reach at least that tier to receive unlimited free parking.
Harry Reid International Airport said its parking was in “high demand” this weekend, and expected Terminal 1 long term and economy parking to be at capacity.
Shiva Gummi was arrested in April 2023 after he told a 911 dispatcher he had killed his wife, who was a new doctor at University Medical Center.
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