On Aug. 20, the Review-Journal reported that a young woman was mysteriously left at University Medical Center. She carried paperwork showing a discharge date of Aug. 16 from Napa State Hospital, a 138-year-old public psychiatric facility in California’s wine country. She told a UMC psychiatrist that a mental health caseworker drove her to Las Vegas.
Flu vaccination is no longer merely a choice between a jab in the arm or a squirt in the nose. This fall, some brands promise a little extra protection.
Local Tom Kinzer opted for a liquid lunch during a recent shift at MGM Grand. Even though it started off with the prick of a needle, it ended up being one the most refreshing lunches in recent memory. “I feel great,” he says. “I feel rejuvenated, ready to go.”
School is back in action, so if you have kids, you can schedule some gym visits. You probably have more free time to fit in those workouts you missed during the summer.
After attending a health insurance conference in February, Larry Harrison’s reports to fellow brokers took on the trappings of an Abbott and Costello routine.
She entered the contest to look better in a bikini, but what Kristy Arnett got in the end proved much more meaningful than a hot Instagram shot.
A report released Monday by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services found problems at the Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital in Las Vegas including flaws in documentation, employee oversight and follow-up care.
You want to believe that someone who works in the health care industry has extra caring in his or her soul for their fellow man, that they’re at least partially driven by service to mankind, not solely by the pleasures and power made possible by the dollar.
Sixteen-year-old Aleza Sheppard is sure it’s going to happen. For the sake of her aching back, however, she wishes the shift from textbooks to tablets and similar mobile devices would happen sooner rather than later in Las Vegas.
Stephanie Dixon had to get creative when she opened her first yoga studio in 2009.
Butter is a tasty ingredient. Any experienced baker will tell you that butter works best in recipes when it’s room temperature. Trying to get cold butter to thoroughly mix with ingredients is a test of patience and strength.
A man who was declared dead when his heart stopped beating for 45 minutes suddenly revived, said his stunned doctors, who can’t find an explanation. The man, though, credits his faith.
The phone calls keep coming. Frequently the callers are angry. Often they’re crying.
Residents at Nevada’s nursing homes have a way of airing their concerns; that is the role Nevada’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program is supposed to play.
A woman discharged from a California mental hospital was left at University Medical Center’s emergency room Saturday afternoon, prompting hospital officials to question California authorities about the circumstances of her mysterious arrival in Las Vegas.
