Barbershop Health Outreach Project
 
Barbershop Health Outreach Project

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.

Barbershop Outreach
 
Barbershop Outreach

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.

Coronavirus medical supplies sent to China from Las Vegas law office
 
Coronavirus medical supplies sent to China from Las Vegas law office

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

Nevada Board of Dental Examiners terminates top staffers – VIDEO
 
Nevada Board of Dental Examiners terminates top staffers – VIDEO

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: Robotic health tech, sensors – Video
 
CES 2020: Robotic health tech, sensors – Video

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.

Randy Lazer
 
Randy Lazer

Las Vegan marathon runner Randy Lazer discusses his upcoming book, at Bucksin Park in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019.

Southern Nevada is in a West Nile virus hot zone – VIDEO
 
Southern Nevada is in a West Nile virus hot zone – VIDEO

Southern Nevada, along with Central Arizona and Southern California, make up a “hot zone” that is reporting the highest number of mosquito-borne West Nile virus cases in the country. The Southern Nevada Health District recently reported 28 cases of West Nile virus in Clark County. (Le’Andre Fox/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Silver State Heath CEO Ryan Linden – VIDEO
 
Silver State Heath CEO Ryan Linden – VIDEO

Ryan Linden, Silver State Health’s CEO and executive director, talks about the focus of the organization, which is to provide affordable mental health and medical care for low-income and underserved Southern Nevadans. (John Przybys/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

10th Anniversary of Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health
 
10th Anniversary of Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health

The Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health is celebrating its 10th anniversary in the coming week. Director Marwan Sabbagh talks about what the center offers, what they’ve achieved and what is next in the work of degenerative brain disease. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Learning live-saving techniques in Stop the Bleed class
 
Learning live-saving techniques in Stop the Bleed class

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)

Study could determine cause of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s diseases
 
Study could determine cause of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s diseases

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)

Las Vegas flu season better than last year (so far)
 
Las Vegas flu season better than last year (so far)

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
 
Baby Roman’s mother and his doctor talk about his medical condition

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

A hot air balloon event for a 4-year-old girl who has cerebral palsy.
 
A hot air balloon event for a 4-year-old girl who has cerebral palsy.

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

California calf roper has severed thumb reattached at UMC
 
California calf roper has severed thumb reattached at UMC

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)

Three coffees a day linked to more health than harm: study
 
Three coffees a day linked to more health than harm: study

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.

Sandoval announces health care coverage for rural Nevada
 
Sandoval announces health care coverage for rural Nevada

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)