Nevada has one of the worst physician shortages in the country. Yet most of our medical school graduates leave the state to train and practice elsewhere.

As more Southern Nevadans take advantage of hospice and palliative care, the often-misunderstood specialties are becoming crucial pieces of the health care puzzle Meet Jimmy Bryant. He currently has stage IV emphysema with severe chronic pulmonary obstructive disease.

Complain as we might about work, a job is a good thing to have. Beyond an income, it gives us pride and purpose, a reason to get up in the morning.

The 93 best physicians in the valley, as chosen by their peers (Part II) How To use this Guide: Doctors are listed alphabetically beneath specialty areas. Private practices are then listed with address and phone number.

Some of the valley’s most colorful casinos are well off the neon path. (Don’t forget your player’s club card and cowboy boots) It is Friday night and I live in Las Vegas and I have $1 in my pocket.

Savvy chefs, eager students and secret spices: Tasting notes from our survey of four cooking demonstration classes Everyone knows Las Vegas has blown up as a global dining destination. But it’s not because our chefs are sitting on a stash of secret recipes.

So, surprise: Las Vegas isn’t exactly renowned as a paragon of healthy living. Maybe we can’t be completely blamed for that distinction, given our mandate to peddle ourselves in the global marketplace as the nation’s test site where tourists are invited to suspend the rules of common sense and subject their vital organs to a marathon obstacle course of punishing fun.

With a big love for little ones, Dr. Acherman created a program to diagnose the valley’s tiniest hearts Dr.

With tenacity in the face of adversity, Dr. Diaz went the extra mile to diagnose a rare condition — and save a soldier’s life As a boy in Mexico City, Luis Diaz watched as his physician father spent most of his life helping people.