It’s only recently, with the advances in brain research, that science has begun to understand just how far-reaching the benefits of music can be for our physical and emotional health.
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An October survey from health care think tank Kaiser Family Foundation found that 89 percent of the nation’s uninsured have no idea that open enrollment through the law’s insurance exchanges starts Saturday.
Providing health care services in a constantly evolving environment requires new approaches for preparing medical students, the leaders of Touro University Nevada said as the private, nonprofit school prepares to celebrate its 10-year anniversary.
Health-related news and events from across the Las Vegas Valley.
The Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation of Nevada has a new tool to help children dealing with cancer: the Engelstad Family Foundation Play Therapy Room.
Pfizer will pay Nevada $9.5 million to resolve the state’s claims that Pfizer and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals unlawfully promoted certain postmenopausal hormone therapy medications and misled Nevada consumers and doctors about the safety and effectiveness of those drugs, Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto said Monday.
An additional 14 triage beds are now available for the mentally ill in Southern Nevada.
Health care options are expanding in the Las Vegas Valley thanks to Touro University Nevada, which expanded its health clinic and added a new active aging center this year.
While Air Force pilot Matthew Jensen was deployed in Afghanistan nearly two years ago, he said, he and his fellow airmen spent most of their free time working out and talking about the best ways to build muscle.
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A new procedure for studying problems in the prostate leads to a more accurate diagnosis and a potential reduction in the number of prostate removal surgeries.
As the Nov. 15 launch date for open enrollment looms, we have a question from one consumer about where her unemployed son should buy a plan, as well as a query on how Medicaid recipients will go about keeping their coverage.
Health-related news and events from across the Las Vegas Valley.
Baby-food maker Gerber is being accused by the government of claiming falsely that its Good Start Gentle formula can prevent or reduce allergies in children.
An expert on Ebola told a Nevada panel of public health officials Wednesday that the virus has virtually no chance of becoming a health care crisis in the United States despite the number of headlines the pathogen is grabbing across the country.
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