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Researcher impressed by new depression medication

Jeffery Talbot, the director of the Research Center on Substance Abuse and Depression at Roseman University of Health Sciences in Henderson, is convinced that far too many suicides occur because currently available antidepressants take much too long to take effect, if they work at all.

Health ‘navigators’ see inconsistent performance from federal exchange

The Obama administration has said the government’s troubled healthcare.gov website will function smoothly by the end of Saturday. Those paid to help enroll Americans in Obamacare remain doubtful.

Two provisions affect government employees

When it comes to Social Security, many government employees have questions about two provisions of the law that may affect them. These provisions are the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision.

Mature adults are rocking retirement

Generations ago, retirement was thought of as a time to take it easy — a time of rocking on porch chairs and reminiscing about the good ol’ days. But that’s not the case with the current generation of retirees. In fact, many older people today rock on. Just look at some of the superstars touring and performing concerts this year who are old enough to collect Social Security retirement payments. They’re still rocking, but not in chairs.

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Online account is just a few keystrokes away

Useful information about your Social Security earnings and benefits is just a few keystrokes away when you create your online my Social Security account.

MountainView Hospital nurses voice staffing concerns

Bundled against chilly 60-degree temperatures, nurses dressed in scrubs and armed with glow sticks gathered Tuesday evening in front of MountainView Hospital to hold a candlelight vigil over hospital staffing concerns.

NYC’s big-soda ban ruled unconstitutional, Bloomberg to appeal

An appeals court ruled Tuesday that New York City’s Board of Health exceeded its legal authority and acted unconstitutionally when it tried to put a size limit on soft drinks served in city restaurants.

Placing blame for doctor shortage

It’s a topic that’s become a part of the national conversation, almost as much as unemployment and same-sex marriage.

Propofol vials carried room to room, witness says in Desai trial

Health inspectors who investigated the 2007 hepatitis C outbreak in Las Vegas believe the transmission from an infected patient to uninfected patients in two separate procedure rooms occurred when open vials of the anesthetic propofol were transferred from one room to the next.

Salmonella behind Firefly diners’ illness

Salmonella made dozens of people sick after eating at the Firefly Tapas Kitchen and Bar on Paradise Road last week, health officials said Tuesday. At least 39 people fell ill after eating at the popular eatery, prompting the Southern Nevada Health District to close the restaurant Friday.

Patient dumping leads to firings at state hospital

Two Nevada state employees were fired Monday, and three others will receive lesser discipline, in the investigation of alleged cross-border dumping of mental patients, state officials announced Monday.

 
Scrotum surgery leaves Las Vegas man 132 pounds lighter

Wesley Warren Jr., the 48-year-old Las Vegas man whose emotional and physical struggles with a 132-pound scrotum drew international attention, has undergone successful surgery to remove the mass, according to the California surgeon who led the team that performed the nearly 13-hour procedure.