Pashtana Usufzy
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas, NV, United States
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Three Square food bank founder remembered for dedication to community
Friends and relatives remembered Eric Hilton, who died Saturday at age 83, during a memorial service Thursday. → Read More
Governor’s drug summit develops blueprint to combat opioid abuse
Gov. Brian Sandoval’s Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Summit concluded Thursday with a laundry list of recommendations to reduce opioid abuse in Nevada, at least some of which are expected to be included in a legislative package the governor will send to the Legislature next year. → Read More
UNR medical school breaks ties with Southern Nevada
After more than 30 years, the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine will break most of its Southern Nevada ties as it undergoes a redevelopment plan. → Read More
Teamwork, multitasking essential to operations at Nevada’s only Level 1 trauma center
University Medical Center trauma unit serves a 10,000-square-mile region that includes portions of Arizona, California and Utah. It has a 96 percent survival rate for patients who arrive alive within an hour of the traumatic incident. → Read More
Trauma center proposals face crucial vote amid heated debate
The Southern Nevada District Board of Health will review applications from Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center, MountainView Hospital, and Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center to determine if the institutions should be allowed to develop the trauma centers. → Read More
Justice Department says Nevada prison system breached disabilities act
Nevada’s prison system violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by housing inmates with HIV separately from other prisoners and denying them equal employment opportunities, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. → Read More
Proposed Roseman medical school fails to get preliminary accreditation
A budding Southern Nevada medical school was dealt a blow Thursday as it learned a committee declined to grant the school’s request for preliminary accreditation, likely delaying the college’s opening. → Read More
UFC donates $1M to Ruvo center for brain trauma study — VIDEO
In the fight against brain disease, the UFC is putting its money on the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. → Read More
Three Southern Nevada hospitals file paperwork to become Level 3 trauma centers
Three Southern Nevada hospitals have filed paperwork to become Level 3 trauma centers. But University Medical Center officials say the move could threaten their county-run hospital if the applications are approved simultaneously. → Read More
Three Southern Nevada hospitals apply to become Level 3 trauma centers
Three Southern Nevada hospitals have filed paperwork to become Level 3 trauma centers. But University Medical Center officials say the move could threaten their county-run hospital if the applications are approved simultaneously. → Read More
Ruvo clinic joins global effort to expand drug trials' participation
Former state Sen. Sandra Tiffany found an ad in the newspaper, responded to it and waited. When she didn't hear back, she called a friend with connections at the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. → Read More
Health officials say major Zika outbreak unlikely in Nevada
Health officials say a disease believed to have caused a major increase in birth defects among Brazilian-born babies is unlikely to flourish in Nevada, though travelers could bring it to the state. → Read More
Southern Nevada Health District launches smartphone app to encourage locals to exercise
The Southern Nevada Health District has launched a smartphone application that encourages residents to get active. → Read More
Police: 1 dead in shooting at Mojave High School
A person was fatally shot at a North Las Vegas high school today. Officers are on scene at Mojave High School, 5302 Goldfield St., near East Washburn Road and North 5th Street, according to North Las Vegas Police. A male of unknown age ... → Read More
Analysis: Here’s where your car is most likely to be stolen in Las Vegas
On average slightly more than a car per hour was reported stolen in Las Vegas from Oct. 15 to Nov. 15, Metro Police said. The Sun examined police records and found that is a car theft most likely to happen in the neighborhood near ... → Read More
Henderson Police search for armed suspect in gas station robbery
Police are asking for the public’s help to locate a man they say committed an armed robbery at a Henderson gas station Saturday ... → Read More
Man sought in armed robbery of convenience store near Rancho, Decatur
Metro Police are looking for a man they say robbed a convenience store near Rancho Drive and Decatur Boulevard ... → Read More
Police outside east valley house after reports of gunfire
Metro Police say they are on the scene of a barricade situation involving a possibly armed person at an east valley house. Police were called about 1:40 p.m. to a report of gunshots in ... → Read More
Worker burned in flash fire at Henderson plant
A worker at a Henderson plant suffered serious burns today after a diesel fuel flash fire, according to the Henderson Fire Department. Fire crews were called about 1:45 p.m. to ... → Read More
Police: Victims restrained inside house; fire intentionally set
The victims in a deadly fire Monday were restrained inside an east valley house before it was intentionally set ablaze, according to Metro Police. Nobody has been arrested, and police say they still haven’t figured out a motive for the bizarre incident that left one person dead and three at .. → Read More