The Queen Mary BioEnterprises Innovation Centre in London is seeking two dozen volunteers to inject themselves with coronavirus. Their intention is to help a company called hVIVO find a vaccine for the disease that has killed almost 4,000 people worldwide so far. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Dr. Anthony Fauci made the comment while making rounds on news programs over the weekend. “It’s possible … you don’t want to alarm people, but given the spread we see, anything is possible,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, via Fox News. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Review-Journal health reporter Mary Hynes discusses the latest updates on coronavirus in Las Vegas and Southern Nevada, March 10, 2020. (Renee Summerour/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
President Trump signed a bill providing $8.3 billion in emergency funding to
combat the coronavirus outbreaK, Friday, March 6, 2020. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A man in his 50s who had recently traveled to Washington state and Texas had been hospitalized in an isolation ward in a Las Vegas-area hospital. He is the first case of COVID-19 – coronavirus – in Southern Nevada, confirmed by the Southern Nevada Health District. (Michael Quine/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
As the deadly coronavirus outbreak spreads, you must take measures to protect yourself. Avoid these 6 handwashing errors to prevent spreading the virus. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
With the CDC’s recent warning that COVID-19 – coronavirus – will likely make its way into the United States, it’s important now more than ever to be prepared. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
The message was “you need to be prepared,” Dr. Judith Ford, medical director of clinical quality for HealthCare Partners Nevada, recounted Wednesday, Feb. 26. 2020. Ford and other Southern Nevada health authorities stressed there is no need to panic. (Renee Summerour/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
U.S. health officials warned Tuesday it’s inevitable the deadly coronavirus will spread in the US. “It’s not so much a question of if this will happen anymore, but rather more a question of exactly when this will happen” — Dr. Nancy Messonnier, CDC Hospitals are beginning to prepare. Hospitals are reviewing infection control measures, looking at telemedicine to interact with infectious patients, and conserving masks and gloves. The CDC has held 17 calls reaching more than 11,000 companies and organizations, including stadiums, universities, faith leaders, retailers and large corporations. The first clinical trial in the U.S. of a possible coronavirus treatment is underway in Nebraska. The COVID-19 virus has infected more than 80,000 people and killed more than 2,700.
The health district partners with local barbershops to provide blood pressure screenings and information on heart health in an effort to reach African-American men, who have a high rate of heart disease.
The health district partners with local barbershops to provide blood pressure screenings and information on heart health in an effort to reach African-American men, who have a high rate of heart disease.
Legal assistant Michelle Zhang, who has family in China working in hospitals affected by the coronavirus, talks about responding to requests for medical supplies during an interview at the law offices of Eric K. Chen in Las Vegas Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
Southern Nevada Health Acting Chief Health Officer Fermin Leguen and District Medical Inspector Vit Kraushaar address the media about a possible case of the coronavirus in Las Vegas Valley.
The Nevada Board of Dental Examiners terminated its two top staffers for a second time Friday, Jan. 17, 2020, providing both with undisclosed separation packages. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
CES 2020 is underway and multiple health care products are on display, including a robot that reminds your loved ones when to take their medication.
Las Vegan marathon runner Randy Lazer discusses his upcoming book, at Bucksin Park in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019.
Leslie Shaffer, an AMR paramedic, shows how to control bleeding during a Stop the Bleed course at the Summerlin Library. The class is designed to teach anyone how to control and stop life-threatening bleeding. (Mia Sims/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Dr. Aaron Ritter, director of clinical trials at the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, discusses his research on how inflammation in the brain impacts Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. (Jessie Bekker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Dr. Fermin Leguen, chief medical officer and director of clinical services at the Southern Nevada Health District, said there were 24 flu-related deaths at this point in the flu season. No deaths have been reported so far this year. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto
Baby Roman’s mother and his doctor talk about his medical condition. Roman was born Dec. 13, 2017 and has been at Sunrise Children Hospital with a rare heart condition since. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
Gina Glass, 35, founded Dreamsickle Kids Foundation to raise awareness for sickle cell disease in Nevada. (Jessie Bekker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Local American Family Insurance agents are holding a fundraiser Saturday for a four-year-old girl named Lexi who has cerebral palsy. With the surgery, Lexi could walk for the first time. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
Parents of autistic child talk about their experience waiting for care. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
McCarran International Airport Aviation Director Rosemary Vassiliadis talks about training airport employees to work with people with autism.
Ben Mays, 53, of Blythe, California is recovering from a thumb reattachment surgery after a roping accident at the World Series of Team Roping in Las Vegas severed it. (Jessie Bekker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Nevada Assemblywoman Maggie Carlton on Wednesday reacts to a state audit that uncovered dismal conditions inside 37 homes across Nevada that house mentally ill residents. (Ramona Giwargis/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Touro University officials demonstrate how the school’s new disaster life support center works.
Three cups of coffee a day
keep the doctor away? Researchers from Southampton and Edinburgh universities said that drinking three cups of coffee a day can reduce the risk of premature death, heart disease, liver disease, liver cancer and cirrhosis. The study confirms that pregnant women should not consume coffee as it could be harmful. Despite the positive outcomes of the study, the researchers warned that people should not start drinking coffee for health reasons, as their review included mainly observational data, and no firm conclusions could be drawn about cause and effect.
Gov. Brian Sandoval announced in Silver Springs, east of Carson City, on Tuesday that 2018 carrier for rural counties will be SilverSummit, a subsidiary of Missouri-based Centene. (Sean Whaley/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
