Health
Xenex Healthcare Services’ portable UV room disinfection device operates Wednesday during a demonstration at MountainView Hospital.
The American Cancer Society’s Road to Recovery program matches cancer patients with volunteer drivers who take them to and from their treatments. Debra Armstrong, ACS quality of life manager, said the program is in desperate need of more drivers.
Eating light in the summer doesn’t necessarily mean eating healthfully. There are hidden dangers in summer fare – salads, smoothies and hot dogs and burgers made on the grill – that require some thought if you want to eat well as well as stay cool this summer.
The Wesley Warren of today does not act like the somber Wesley Warren of last fall. Rather than on the edge of tears, the Las Vegas man suffering from a disease that has left him with a 100-pound scrotum is seemingly enjoying his celebrity.
I’ve always had a healthy appetite. I typically finish my meal before my wife finishes hers.
One day, Kristin polished off her entire dinner before I completed half of mine. If the five tests the day before weren’t enough proof, this was the clincher. We’re pregnant! Now what?
What would you do if you were a key player in a business responsible for one of the nation’s biggest public-health crises? Leave town? Find a new line of work? Change your name?
Where are the doctors who practiced at Las Vegas endoscopy clinics associated with the outbreak of hepatitis C now? Mostly, they’re still here. Profiles of the 14 doctors:
When Dr. Dale Carrison, chief of staff at University Medical Center, learned another physician had claimed that a 90-day jail stay would place boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s health in jeopardy, Carrison said he felt embarrassment for the medical profession. Carrison said ” sanity prevailed” when a judge denied Mayweather’s request to be placed under house arrest because of “inhumane” conditions at the Clark County Detention Center.
Even after the doctors told Janine Kinard to enjoy the last few months with her son because he would die, she was determined that he could beat his cancer.
When Lisette Davila won a contest for being the biggest soap opera fan in Las Vegas, she thought she would get some new makeup and maybe a dress.
Davila, 40, ended up with much more than that. She got a new head of hair and regained her self-confidence.
Somehow it always comes as a surprise – a doctor or his loved ones getting sick. Oh, sure, when I think about it rationally, I know physicians and their families are prone to the same illnesses and bad luck as the rest of us mortals.
But I’m not always rational when it comes to my health or that of my family.
Being a good workout partner is more than just showing up. Your partner is counting on you. Your presence and your eagerness to work out may be your partner’s only motivation that day. They won’t tell you, but that is often the way it is.