Nearly 130 years since its inception, a modest knob of rubber with a metal handle is still invaluable in diagnosing disease and avoiding expensive testing. But its history is anything but simple.
Why is a 200-year-old icon of the medical field still in wide use in the digital age? Some say modern tools are more informative and worth the extra cost, but the stethoscope has staunch defenders.
In rare but tricky cases, disposing of an explosive device requires removing it safely from a living person. Military doctors have ways to minimize the risks, but there's no way to eliminate them.
Most doctors have no training in nutrition, but that's starting to change. Medical schools want future doctors to be able to communicate the value of cooking and eating healthy food.
Afraid of saying the wrong thing to someone with a serious illness? Now there are "empathy cards" that make fun of those well-meaning but tasteless remarks.
Apple's new mobile software platform is designed to help collect data for medical research, but concerns have been raised about privacy and informed consent.
Just 8 percent of doctors practicing urology are female. But urologists treat kidneys and urinary tracts, not just prostates and penises. That male-focused image may be scaring patients away.
One of the most important medical advances may also be the simplest: hand-washing. It's the best defense against spreading disease. And its power was discovered long before anyone knew about germs.
The “strange saga of Dr. Ralph Conti,” which we wrote about in the July issue of Desert Companion, isn’t over yet, apparently. On Aug. 8, two parents...
The Board of Regents for Nevada's universities is moving forward on a plan to build a medical school at UNLV. The new campus would be an extension of the medical school at UNR
The United States Supreme Court has finally made its judgment on the constitutionality of Affordable Care Act. So what happens now? How do the uninsured get insurance? Will the Health Exchange work? So will the individual mandate - the requirement to buy health insurance - be so unpopular that Republicans will be able to repeal it? What does it mean for Nevada? How will it shape health care in Clark County?
Four cases of swine flu have been reported at Marion Earl Elementary School and some 200 more students stayed home Wednesday. We talk with Diana Taylor, Director of Health Services for the Clark County School District, and Dr.
Free-lance writer Steve Friess, of vegashappenshere.com, and Las Vegas Sun reporter Marshall Allen join us to explain the results released Tuesday afternoon.
