Nevada health officials acknowledged Thursday that proper discharge policies weren’t followed in the case of a mentally ill man who was put on a bus to Sacramento, Calif., after his release from a Las Vegas psychiatric hospital.
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A new 33,000-square-foot Advanced Health Care Corp. skilled nursing facility is scheduled to bring more than 90 jobs to the area in early 2014. Nearby, CareMeridian Las Vegas has purchased and remodeled an 11,500-square-foot facility for post-acute care services.
NEW YORK — A judge struck down New York City’s ban on big sugary drinks Monday just hours before it was supposed to take effect, ruling that the first-in-the-nation measure arbitrarily applies to only some sweet beverages and some places that sell them.
It’s a proven lifesaver — the American Cancer Society estimates 65 percent of deaths from colorectal cancer could be avoided if everyone older than 50 had screening tests every 10 years –– yet only about half of Americans have the procedures.
Depression. Loss of interest in sex. An inability to build muscle or lose weight. A general sense of lethargy.
Some gyms don’t have large barbells. I know, it’s a shocker. So how are you going to work on your dead lifts without a long bar loaded down with plates?
Patients are against it. So are doctors and drug manufacturers and the chamber of commerce.
A top California lawmaker sent a letter to federal health authorities suggesting U.S. officials investigate whether Nevada dumped mentally ill patients on the Golden State, the legislator’s office confirmed Tuesday.
St. Patrick’s Day is March 17 and is celebrated by many with shamrocks, corned beef, cabbage, a goofy little leprechaun and the color green.
Accused of patient dumping, Nevada health officials on Monday said they’re investigating what led Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services to release a 48-year-old mentally ill man from a Las Vegas psychiatric hospital and put him on a Greyhound to Sacramento, Calif.
The Hollywood treatment of a childhood bout with leukemia, one that makes your tears flow in the movie theater or living room, often involves a seriously ill boy or girl whose wise physician uses all the therapies at his command to bring the youngster back to cheerful good health.
In the world of 53-year-old David Heaps, it makes sense to wear tennis shoes to bed.
Put aside that isolation routine for one day and try working all your muscles at once.
Had he seen a photograph of Dr. Greg Edwards beforehand, Christopher Chase Cripps admits he probably wouldn’t have shown up at the African-American dentist’s office in Las Vegas for emergency treatment of toothaches.
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