By BRIAN SODOMA
Health
Lee Horstein remembers the phone call from Dr. Michael Kaplan. “It was after my second prostate biopsy from him about four years ago,” the 69-year-old retired businessman said as he sat in an auditorium at the Nevada Cancer Institute. “I had a feeling that it wasn’t going to be good news when the doctor himself was on the phone.”
A technical bulletin has been issued to all health care providers, reminding them that the reuse of single-use only devices “places the health, safety and welfare of the public at risk for blood-borne pathogens such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV.”
Patients who underwent prostate biopsies by Dr. Michael Kaplan could be at risk for blood-borne diseases that include HIV and hepatitis C, the head of the Southern Nevada Health District said Tuesday. Kaplan is accused of reusing medical devices that were intended for only a single use during the procedures.
Success stories such as Meg Crandy’s are the reason why Gov. Brian Sandoval’s proposed cutbacks to state programs to help autistic children are being met with dismay by parents of children with special needs.
A playground fall left 9-year-old Ismael More with a broken lower right leg. A new jump 14-year-old Kyle DeBray tried on his skateboard resulted in a badly torn left ankle ligament.
Local dentist Darren Loveland is getting paid to offer health insurance to his employees. And Loveland’s not alone: Thousands of local small businesses could benefit from a federal provision offering tax credits on a significant chunk of health-coverage costs.