Too often in her memories, Shiela Burns sees what terrifies her. Blood at first seeping, then spurting from tumors on the chest and back of her twin sister, Las Vegas optometrist Dr. Sheryl Potter-Peccole.
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The Silver State Health Insurance Exchange launched Tuesday morning to a few small bugs, but also to solid call-in and website volumes.
Americans got their first chance Tuesday to shop for health insurance using the online marketplaces that are at the heart of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, but government websites designed to sell the policies struggled to handle the traffic, with many frustrated users reporting trouble setting up accounts.
A 30-year-old infertile woman gave birth after surgeons removed her ovaries and re-implanted tissue they treated in a lab, researchers report.
More than half of Nevadans believe Obamacare will increase their medical costs, according to a poll released Monday by the Retail Association of Nevada.
A biotech drug from Roche has become the first medicine approved to treat breast cancer before surgery, offering an earlier approach against one of the deadliest forms of the disease.
It’s time for some tire-kicking, and that means you’ll need to look out for lemons.
Aug. 17 was the 10th anniversary of 59-year-old Dal Anderson’s carcinoid cancer diagnosis. He commemorated the occasion by writing his cancer a letter. After all, there have been some perks, he says. People say you look good. You find joy most people just brush past. You pick your friends well. You get to tell “the Man” to take a leap sometimes.
The ability to lift one’s own body weight opens up a world of possibilities. Dips are one of the most effective body weight exercises. They are also a transferable gymnastic movement.
When he was left alone in an office with his medical record open on the doctor’s desk, a longtime friend of mine admitted curiosity got the best of him and he went over to see his file.
After four years of congressional infighting, 2,400 pages of federal legislation, more than 10,000 pages of regulations and three years of statewide planning sessions, the Nevada insurance exchange created under the Affordable Care Act launches on Tuesday.
Downtown Las Vegas offers many options for those interested in getting fit. From free outdoor walks and boot camps to a state-of-the-art gym, downtown has a variety of places and opportunities to keep active.
St. Rose Dominican Hospitals, Southern Nevada’s only Catholic, not-for-profit hospital system and the dominant hospital group in the southern Las Vegas Valley, is being left out of some new plans designed to comply with the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare.
With new health insurance markets launching next week, the Obama administration is unveiling premiums and plan choices for 36 states where the federal government is taking the lead to cover uninsured residents.