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Thousands of Nevada Medicaid patients may soon have to find new doctors…One of two managed care organizations that contract with the state..is about to lose a large network of primary care physicians and specialists…HealthCare Partners of Nevada — confirmed that it will withdraw from Amerigroup Community Care on Nov. 30,..

University Medical Center(Las Vegas),...doctors can reach deep into the lungs to diagnose cancer — without using a scalpel… hospital's superDimension ™ Electromagnetic Navigation Bronchoscopy ™ system extends the bronchoscope's reach into smaller airways. Catheters can be accurately placed into lesions outside the tube's field of view… Pulmonologists such as Dr. Hidenobu Shigemitsu can stage suspicious areas for biopsy and treat cancers found in the lungs…Lung GPS™Technology minimizes invasiveness and results in early detection of cancers.

School of Medicine and UNLV co-administer grant to foster research that will improve health...mission is "to increase the quantity, quality, and number of successful NIH grant applications in clinical and translational research." Clinical research studies answer specific health questions. Translational research implements a "bench to bedside" process of applying laboratory knowledge to produce new drugs, devices and treatment options for patients.

Prosecutors say they have identified 11 new victims, including a woman who was drugged and raped, in the case of a Las Vegas doctor accused of videotaping sexual acts with an underage girl….Dr. Binh Minh Chung, `, appeared ….to increase his bail to $1 million… total of 28 counts..

Patients of a jailed Las Vegas doctor accused of drugging and sexually assaulting women in his care say they are being told they must pay excessive amounts of money to retrieve their own medical records….they have been told they must pay $20 for the paperwork kept in Dr. Binh Chung's office… may not be in line with Nevada law.

Las Vegas physician (osteopathic medicine) in practice for more than 20 years in Southern Nevada lost his license…for code of conduct violations..Dr. David Moon of Accelerated Rehabilitation and Pain Center had been accused of poor record keeping, improper prescribing practices, failing to supervise his physician assistants and issues involving his arrest…in  2013….

Like Hollywood, the Las Vegas entertainment industry places a strong emphasis on physical appearance… "Las Vegas has placed value on appearance," said plastic surgeon Dr. Samir Pancholi. "Studies have shown that better-looking people are favored, so individuals are willing to do anything that gives them an edge over the next person. It can become addictive in that process."

…far from building an artificial organ, a breakthrough system being developed with the help of two alums from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas is bringing the diabetic community closer to one than ever before…Tomas Walker and Aimee Jose, who graduated…from...nursing school, are each playing a role in the creation of a so-called artificial pancreas system,..works like this: Three separate components with tiny needles are attached to the wearer's abdomen. The first two are pumps — one is filled with the insulin hormone, and the second is filled with another hormone called glucagon…third is a continuous glucose monitor,.. it tells the pumps how frequently they should secrete hormones into the body to regulate blood sugar levels.

Contrary to popular belief, many people are coming to Las Vegas for their specialized health care needs. Camille de Leon, 26, and her husband, Rodney Yu, 23, turned to the oncologists and surgeons….when son Anthony, 6, was diagnosed with clear cell sarcoma….he was transferred to Sunrise Hospital, where his kidney was removed…. settled in for an extended stay at the Ronald McDonald House… prolonged chemotherapy treatment at the Cure 4 the Kids Foundation infusion center….

Medical marijuana dispensaries are still months away from opening in Southern Nevada and local government officials are already trying to get licenses for more of the expected big-money makers…each in line to collect…hundreds of thousands — of dollars in application, business and license fees…doesn't include the fees from medical pot growhouses, production facilities and testing centers, or the sums municipalities will get from each of those establishments in local property and state-administered sales taxes...