Federally acclaimed clinic, FirstMed Health and Wellness has moved locations…. About three doors down from where they used to reside. The New location is just a hop from the old one located at 3940 N. Martin Luther King Boulevard, Suite #110, Las Vegas, NV 89032. Just...
By Tina Nguyen From the basketball courts to helping the youth in Southern Nevada, former NBA player Mike Brown and his wife, Esther, are making a difference in the valley. The Browns started a non profit organization in 2007 called The Embracing Project, a community...
Mental health awareness has become a significant part of the health care conversation following the pandemic. In fact, many studies have found an increase in mental health services requests from people of all ages beginning in 2020. As we continue to analyze the...
By:Sean DeLancey LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The opioid epidemic continues to stress Southern Nevada’s recovery community as Addiction Treatment Week highlights potential pitfalls in a addict’s ability to seek help. Opiate overdoses claimed 412 lives in 2017 according to the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control. Angela Quinn, CEO of First Med […]
I’m a doctor in East Harlem, where residents die, on average, 10 years earlier than their neighbors just a few blocks south on Manhattans Upper East Side. Many of my patients worry more about paying the rent than buying the medication they need to manage their diabetes or high blood pressure. That’s why I’ve learned […]
You want to do what is best for your children. You know about the importance of car seats, baby gates and other ways to keep them safe. But, did you know that one of the best ways to protect your children is to make sure they have all of their vaccinations? Immunizations can save your […]
At the private practice where Susan VanBeuge works as a nurse practitioner, she and the practice’s physician complement each other. The physician, who often takes on a more clinical demeanor, introduces the nurse as the patient’s advocate and champion. After consulting with the patient, the doctor will say something along the lines of, “She’s going […]
Newly released inmates face many pressures that can lead them to return to jail or prison, but a new program in Southern Nevada aims to remove access to health care from that list. The program works like this: Inmates preparing for freedom and newly released offenders participating in the Hope for Prisoners program can meet […]
Huffington post reports some Poor U.S. Teens Trade Sex For Food Because They’re So Desperate For A Meal. A new report on U.S. teens who don’t get enough to eat finds that, in the most extreme cases, youths may engage in sex with older, wealthy adults in exchange for food. >Click here to read the […]
