The thyroid, a butterfly-shaped gland at the front of your throat along the windpipe, is one of the most important organs in the body. It creates and produces hormones that play a role in your metabolism, growth, development, and helps regulate many critical body...
Lilnetra Grady is the chief marketing officer of FirstMed Health and Wellness. Q: What are you reading? A: “Where the Crawdads Sing.” I know there is a movie out there, but I want to read the book prior to seeing the movie. Q: What is your favorite restaurant or...
Of the 5 types of gynecological cancers, cervical cancer is the most common in women ages 35 to 44. Though anyone who has a cervix is at risk for cervical cancer, the main cause of most cervical cancers is Human Papillomavirus, or HPV, a sexually transmitted infection...
FirstMed Health and Wellness is proud to announce that our very own Jose Marin, Senior Director of IT and Data Analytics, was named this year’s Vegas Inc Top Tech Awards winner in the health care category! Jose was honored at Vegas Inc’s annual award ceremony at...
Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is a common and easily transmissible virus that spreads rapidly in places like daycares and schools every year, usually during the fall and winter seasons. While its appearance has been somewhat predictable in previous years, since...
Happy Halloween! FirstMed Health and Wellness team members gave our clinics a spooky makeover as part of a friendly Halloween competition! Check out the videos of each clinic below. Which one is your favorite? Winner! Shadow Lane Location...
September is National Suicide Prevention Month, and we have Myesha Wilson, Chief Operating Officer at FirstMed's Health and Wellness Center to talk about the mental health care and therapy they offer to Las Vegas residents. Wilson sheds light on the...
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...
FirstMed Health and Wellness Center Chief Medical Officer Lilnetra Grady has been reappointed by Gov. Steve Sisolak to the Patient Protection Commission. Grady will continue her position as one of 12 voting members of various health care backgrounds on the council....
Angela Quinn is the CEO of FirstMed Health & Wellness. Q: What are you reading? A: “Lethal White,” by Robert Galbraith and “Empire of Pain,” by Patrick Keefe. Q: What is your favorite restaurant or place to...
