According to the 2021 Southern Nevada Homeless Census and Survey, there are 5,083 individuals experiencing homelessness in Southern Nevada on any given night ...
Pulmonary medicine has never been so critical than during a pandemic caused by a respiratory virus. Dr. Angelica Honsberg has played a central role in ...
Despite her immense responsibility managing one of the state’s largest COVID-19 testing sites, Amy Runge maintains her unique ability to truly connect ...
Dr. Jeffrey Murawsky provides medical leadership for managed Medicaid, Medicare Advantage and Marketplace health plans. But his focus is on improving the health ...
For someone who has always loved science and wanted a career that could better the lives of others, dental hygiene offered the perfect opportunity for Terri Chandler. ...
While many doctors enter the medical profession to save lives, Dr. Warren Wheeler finds gratitude in giving patients a peaceful, comfortable death. As a pioneer in the field of hospice and ...
When the pandemic hit, Tamara Saldana, RN, jumped into action to ensure her primary patients—immunosuppressed children fighting cancer—could count on ...
When Char Frost’s adolescent son began to show signs of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression around 2005, she contacted mental health providers in Las Vegas to get him the care he needed. Almost every provider gave her the same response: We don’t serve children ...
Karen Rubel, who was tapped to succeed Carole Fisher as president and CEO of Nathan Adelson Hospice, talks about her vision for the organization and explains why people are wrong to think that hospice care is a depressing workplace.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, and while the last Alzheimer’s disease drug was approved 15 years ago, some might wonder what researchers here at the center have been doing over the past decade to combat this grim statistic. We’ve been hard at work, providing care across a spectrum of brain diseases during 165,000 patient appointments, while simultaneously increasing our research efforts, conducting more than 70 clinical trials.
As one of the lowest ranking states for health care, according to U.S. News & World Report — determined by factors of access, quality and public health services — Nevada is challenged...
According to “How Do You Measure Up?: A Progress Report on State Legislative Activity to Reduce Cancer Incidence and Mortality,” Nevada measured up to policy recommendations in five of eight evaluated issue areas. The report was released by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, which is the advocacy affiliate of the American Cancer Society.
