HEALTHIER YOU: Raising awareness about lupus?

Raising awareness about lupus? BY DR. ANNETTE MAYES, OB/GYN May is Lupus Awareness Month, and it is important to keep the information flowing — since 4 out of every 1,000 people in the United States get the disease. Black women are three times more likely to have lupus than white women. Most people develop lupus […]

The Meeting

The Meeting Here’s what happened when a soon-to-be doctor learned that Vice President Kamala Harris was stopping in Las Vegas and wanted to chat. BY PAUL HARASIM Lauren Hollified, set to graduate from the UNLV School of Medicine in May, learned on a Friday that on the following Monday she would be talking to Kamala Harris […]

Empowering Equity at End of Life

Empowering Equity at End of Life By Cassandra Cotton Healthcare inequalities are often discussed, but there is no one-size-fits-all healthcare inequity, nor a blanket solution — especially with regard to end-of-life care. From economic inequality to cultural or social inequalities, half the battle is identifying the major issues and finding ways to address them. Often, […]

HEALTHIER YOU: Protecting yourself from STIs

Protecting yourself from STIs BY DR. ANNETTE MAYES, OB/GYN Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Awareness Week is April 11-17. Pregnant women and their babies are not immune to STIs, and patients should ask their doctors about getting tested. Many STIs lack symptoms, so you may not always know if you are infected. If you are pregnant, […]

What is Hospice Care?

What is Hospice Care? By Cassandra Cotton Simply put, hospice is specialized care provided at the end of life to help manage pain and symptoms. As the largest, oldest and only nonprofit hospice in Southern Nevada, Nathan Adelson Hospice has been providing the Las Vegas community with comprehensive and compassionate end-of-life care for over 40 […]

HEALTHIER YOU: What is endometriosis?

What is endometriosis? BY DR. ANNETTE MAYES, OB/GYN Endometriosis is a hormonal and immune system disease in which tissue (endometrium) similar to the inside lining of the uterus is also found in other areas of the body. It develops into growths that cause pain, bleeding, formation of scar tissue and other medical problems. The symptoms […]

HEALTHIER YOU: Knowing the risk of heart disease

Knowing the risk of heart disease BY DR. ANNETTE MAYES, OB/GYN We celebrate Black History Month in February, and recognize the rich contributions of Black people all year around. That is our constant. But we also have to recognize the challenges facing the Black community — and one of the most consequential is the prevalence […]

Trusted Partners

Trusted Partners By Cassandra Cotton, Nathan Adelson Hospice Community Outreach Manager With a turbulent year behind us, as we struggle to discover what the new normal will be in 2021, one thing that hasn’t changed is the critical need for trusted medical care — especially at the end of life, when people are most vulnerable. […]

HEALTHIER YOU: COVID and pregnancy

COVID and pregnancy BY DR. ANNETTE MAYES, OB/GYN According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), pregnant women are at an increased risk for severe illness and death from COVID-19, compared to women who are not pregnant. Additionally, pregnant women with COVID-19 might be at increased risk for other adverse outcomes, such as […]

From Nigeria With Love: UNLV Medicine Physician Kenneth Izuora

From Nigeria With Love: UNLV Medicine Physician Kenneth Izuora BY PAUL HARASIM Dr. Kenneth Izuora, who heads the UNLV School of Medicine Division of Endocrinology, grew up in Nigeria — nearly 8,000 miles from Las Vegas. When he flies to see members of his family, it takes nearly 16 hours in the air. To many […]

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