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Is a midwife right for you? Las Vegas center offers natural birth alternative

Apr 22, 2022

Home births rose by almost 20% during the pandemic. Still, it’s pretty uncommon here. In the U.S., 8% of births utilize a certified nurse midwife.

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Some Push To Change State Laws That Require HIV Disclosure To Sexual Partners

Jan 22, 2020
In more than 30 states, it is illegal for someone with HIV to have sex without first disclosing their status. Some are now trying to change that, arguing that those laws endanger public health.
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The Supreme Court, seen in June. Next year the justices will hear arguments on a Louisiana law that could leave the state with just one clinic that performs abortions.

Major Medical, Legal Groups Oppose Louisiana Abortion Law Before U.S. Supreme Court

Dec 02, 2019
In new amicus briefs, the American Medical Association and American Bar Association are among groups opposing the law, which is scheduled for oral arguments in March.
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Legal issues — evictions, domestic violence, or insurance claim denials, for example — all too often can cascade into problems with bad medical outcomes.

Hospitals Are Partnering With Lawyers To Treat Patients' Legal Needs

Jun 06, 2017
Roughly 300 health care systems around the country have set up medical-legal collaborations to help patients solve legal problems that can affect their health — at little or no cost to the patients.
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States Make Laws To Protect Patients From Hidden Medical Bills

Jul 15, 2015
Too many patients only learn after they get the bill that their insurer won't cover some medical services provided in the hospital. New laws in several states aim to stop those nasty surprises.
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Unlicensed Practitioners Target Hispanic Community

Aug 07, 2012
Back-room medical treatments like the one that killed Elena Caro are now under intense scrutiny in Nevada. Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto is leading a task force to recommend reforms for what she says has become a cultural issue for minorities, specifically Hispanics.
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Nevada Cancer Institute Layoffs

Apr 14, 2011

The Nevada Cancer Institute slashed half of its 300-member staff on Friday.  The Summerlin institute is $100 million in debt.  We talk to the co-founder and board chairman about the cuts, how it accumulated $100 million in debt, and whether it can still survive in Nevada.

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Child Health Care

Feb 10, 2011
In a recent report, Nevada ranked 51st in America - dead last - when it came to child health care. Where are we failing kids? How many are uninsured? How can we improve? Do you have a story about your child's health care situation?
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Free Health Clinics

Dec 06, 2010
People are losing their jobs and their medical benefits. Doctors are cutting back on the Medicare patients they see, and insurance companies stopped providing single policies for kids. So where do the uninsured go when they're sick? Free health clinics. How successful are they? Are they only treating the poor, or is their patient base changing in this economy? How do they afford to stay afloat if they're free? Clinic founders and patients weigh in. Do you go to health clinics? Were they helpful? Are there better options when you don't have insurance? Give us a call or write in.
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Gambling Treatment

Feb 23, 2007
Chris Drew, Problem Gambling Center Laura Hale, Social Services, NV Dept Health and Human Servs Carol O'Hare, ED, NV Council on Problem Gambling Keith Whyte, ED, Nat'l Council on Problem Gambling ..
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