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People often describe Las Vegas weather as a “dry heat” place, implying that it is somehow more tolerable than humid summer climates. In reality, Mojave heat is every bit as dangerous, and sometimes even more so. With average daytime highs regularly climbing above 105°F (40°C) and peaks exceeding 115°F (46°C), the desert climate places enormous […]

First Things First: Poison Help and Emergency Calls When faced with a sting or bite in the desert, the first step is knowing whom to call. The national Poison Help line (1-800-222-1222) connects you to local poison control centers 24/7. Trained specialists provide immediate instructions, explain what symptoms to watch for, and advise whether you

This article is intended for educational purposes only. It does not provide medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Readers should consult a qualified healthcare professional before starting, changing, or discontinuing any medication. Neuropathic and related pain syndromes can look very different on the surface. A patient with diabetic neuropathy describes burning in the feet; another with

I n the emergency department, minutes matter. For patients with sepsis, septic shock, or rapidly progressing infection, survival often hinges on how quickly the first antibiotic dose is given. Yet speed alone is not enough. The real challenge is to start broad when the source is unclear, then narrow confidently as cultures, PCR, or local

Las Vegas’ network of ACC‑accredited Chest Pain Centers is expanding its mission outside hospital walls this year, as Sunrise Health System teams with the American Heart Association (AHA) to launch a twelve‑month community CPR initiative that will culminate at the Las Vegas Heart Walk on 18 October 2025. Nine of every ten people who suffer a cardiac arrest away from a hospital do not survive—a

Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center has flipped the switch on Nevada’s first second‑generation Pulse‑Field Ablation (PFA) system—technology that uses micro‑bursts of electricity rather than heat to silence rogue cardiac tissue causing atrial fibrillation (AFib). Unlike thermal radio‑frequency or cryo‑balloon methods, PFA selectively disrupts myocardial cells while sparing the esophagus, phrenic nerve and coronary arteries—dramatically lowering complication risk. National trial data