Health
Burns covering 85 percent of Charlie Kleck’s body serve as his only reminder of a boating accident on Lake Powell in Arizona last summer.
If the Las Vegas area had the same percentage of insured adults as Boston, then 272,090 more Southern Nevadans would be covered by health insurance. A found nearly 30 percent of Las Vegans are uninsured and 69.7 percent have a usual source of care, far below the national median of 82.4 percent.
They laugh about their credit card bills. They laugh about their aches and pains. They laugh about the medication they have to take. They laugh about everything in laughter yoga. That’s the point.
Suzanne Newton says she doesn’t normally talk much about throwing up. But she’s so sick to her stomach about a trip to the ER — it was far more costly than she ever imagined — that she feels she must talk about what sent her to the hospital in the first place.
The body deteriorates with age. Understanding this can help trainers know how to help you get in good shape in spite of the physical challenges. The trick is to be educated and dedicated.
Sharon Ochoa-Reyes, a Sunrise Children’s Hospital nurse fired in connection with a 2010 baby death in the neonatal intensive care unit, filed a lawsuit Friday against the hospital and four of its executives, charging that she was wrongfully terminated and defamed.
Alarmed by drug shortages that could affect the life-saving efforts of paramedics, a medical board that oversees emergency medical services in Southern Nevada is exploring the possible use of alternative medications, which would necessitate the re-education of rescue personnel.
Jessica Watson has a Facebook friend who is interested in advising her how to eat healthy and loves to post things like the “Best 50 Workout Songs of the Year.” Who is this health-conscious buddy, with a propensity to post quotable quotes and recipes for things such as low-carb pumpkin muffins? Her doctor.