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 […]

Getting through grief during the COVID-19 holidays

Getting through grief during the COVID-19 holidays By Cassandra Cotton, Nathan Adelson Hospice Community Outreach Manager The COVID-19 crisis has been stressful and isolated many of us. Unfortunately, the pandemic is worsening. The first signs of the holiday season usually bring cheer and anticipation — but most families now have to consider modifying their holiday […]

HEALTHIER YOU: Self-care and wellness are gifts for the holidays

Self-care and wellness are gifts for the holidays BY DR. ANNETTE MAYES, OB/GYN The toll taken by COVID-19 has awakened us to the idea that health and wellness must stay atop our holiday wish lists. That’s why I’m encouraging all readers — especially women — to give the gift that keeps giving: by committing to a […]

HEALTHIER YOU: Women and diabetes

Women and diabetes BY DR. ANNETTE MAYES, OB/GYN Women with diabetes have more to manage. They have to stay on track by checking their blood sugar more often, eating healthy and staying active. Diabetes affects women differently. Diabetes increases the risk of heart disease (the most common diabetes complication) by about four times in women […]

Caring for those who served

Caring for those who served By Cassandra Cotton, Nathan Adelson Hospice Community Outreach Manager As Veterans Day approaches, we cannot forget those who have worn the nation’s uniform and whose journey of life is coming to a close. The older adult population is the most rapidly growing population in the United States, and veterans are […]

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