Routine foot care from a podiatrist for adult Medicaid recipients failed to be included in any funding mechanism passed by the Nevada Legislature, and podiatrists say that means taxpayers will pay higher costs treating conditions that could be prevented.
During the summer, the odds increase that Southern Nevadans’ lives will intersect with a few unwelcome desert-dwelling neighbors. Here’s some first aid advice for when wild encounters go bad.
I love how every month is marked with special dates holding treasured memories, special celebrations, notable recognitions – and precious gatherings. This month of June recognizes the men in our lives with National Men’s Health month and Father’s Day, too.
Grilled meats probably don’t pose a significant cancer risk, but taking a few easy steps can help to make your backyard feast even more healthy.
You might find information like “athletic and toned” or “a few extra pounds” on an online dating profile, but no site says whether a user is HIV positive or has a history of gonorrhea or chlamydia.
The newest innovation to hit ophthalmology is something that photographers have known for a long time: Decreasing the aperture (opening) of the lens creates a deeper depth of field. So it’s fitting that the new method for helping people see a better variety of distances was named Kamra.
Health-related news and events from across the Las Vegas Valley.
Teens are likely to find false information about condoms, sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) and other sexual health issues published on crisis pregnancy center websites, according to a new U.S. study.
A return to cuddles and snuggles has been emphasized recently with some exciting research explaining why.
State employees and covered family members in Nevada will have health coverage for gender reassignment and other transgender procedures under a new insurance policy that takes effect July 1.
Multiple sclerosis treatments have evolved over the past 20 years so the disease no longer means patients are sentenced to a lifetime in a wheelchair.
Deaths by drug overdose have been on the rise in the United States, with a majority of states recording increases from 2009 to 2013.
The impact scary television has on children and their emotional well-being may have been overstated through the years, a recent study out of the Univeristy of Sussex found.
While the largest proportion of deaths associated with smoking were for cancers of the lung, bronchus, trachea and larynx, about half of fatalities from tumors of the oral cavity, esophagus and bladder were also tied to cigarettes, the study found.
A 65-year-old German man who was infected with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus earlier this year has died in the hospital, the health ministry of the German state of Lower Saxony said on Tuesday.
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