Renonr.com

Navigating Parkinson’s in a ‘neurology desert’: As the population …

WEBA diagnosis of Parkinson's disease can be difficult enough. On top of that, in Nevada, the supply and demand equation for care and treatments is far off balance, and …

Actived: 6 days ago

URL: https://renonr.com/2024/04/11/navigating-parkinsons-in-a-neurology-desert-as-the-population-ages-diagnoses-increase-and-advocates-cite-a-lack-of-local-care/

Unsheltered and sick: Health care services are available, but some

WEBMore than 1,600 people live on the streets or in homeless shelters locally, and while health care services are available, many decline aid, and others wait until …

Category:  Health Go Health

Health care enrollment extended • Reno News & Review

WEBNew plans offered. She said as soon as her office learned of the extended enrollment plans, officials began to collaborate with the exchange’s vendor, other state …

Category:  Health Go Health

Health coverage enhanced • Reno News & Review

WEBAvailable plans include vision, dental and mental health coverage. Details about enrollment and other updates are available at Visit NevadaHealthLink.com . …

Category:  Health Go Health

Mylan Hawkins, champion of healthcare and women’s rights, left a …

WEBIn August, Nevada lost a crusader for women’s rights and abortion access who also was a health care advocate for those with diabetes. Mylan Hawkins, 83, a …

Category:  Health Go Health

Reno News & Review: Independent Journalism for Northern Nevada

WEBCall 775-324-4440! View our print edition archives on our Issuu page. The Reno News & Review (RN&R) has been the alternative news voice for Reno, Sparks …

Category:  Health Go Health

Clueless About Cancer Clusters: Twenty Years After the Fallon …

WEBWhen 16 children were diagnosed with leukemia in Fallon 20 years ago, and three died, federal and state investigations failed to pinpoint a cause—but officials said …

Category:  Health Go Health

Mental health needs soar • Reno News & Review

WEBMental health needs soar. by Frank X. Mullen January 23, 2021. IMAGE/DREAMSTIME: Calls to the Nevada National Alliance for Mental Illness help line …

Category:  Health Go Health

Indigenous ingenuity: Priorities on the Duck Valley Indian …

WEBNevada Humanities recently brought the people of the remote reservation together with other participants in a Zoom program entitled Owyhee: Reclaiming Land, …

Category:  Health Go Health

Reno offers free therapy • Reno News & Review

WEBSince Dec. 21, about 500 people have signed up for Talkspace, a digital mental health therapy system provided by the City of Reno. That leaves about 200,000 …

Category:  Health Go Health

Healing sounds: Note-Able Music Therapy Services, treating health

WEBToppozada came to Reno with a master’s degree in music therapy in 1999, when music therapy services in the city were virtually nonexistent. Her first initiative took …

Category:  Health Go Health

Staying fit post-COVID: Local gym patrons navigate the new normal

WEBThe Parkway Athletic Club, at 9400 Double Diamond Parkway, helped some of Saint Mary’s patrons fill the void left by its closure. Jennifer Deroche, Parkway’s …

Category:  Health Go Health

My diabetes diagnosis taught me life is a beautiful gift

WEBLife is a beautiful gift, and it’s too short to not live it to the fullest. Lorraine Fox is retired and is a resident of Spanish Springs. She previously worked in information …

Category:  Health Go Health

Left Foot Forward: Will the Legislature help Nevadans with mental

WEBThere is at least one bill this session that could help address the housing problem, however. The Clark Regional Behavioral Health Board has submitted Senate …

Category:  Health Go Health

Local authors pen new books • Reno News & Review

WEBBorg has penned 18 McKenna novels so far, all set in the beauty and mystery of the mountain lake. “The Marjuana Murders” is Reno author Mark Bacon’s …

Category:  Health Go Health

Left Foot Forward: Gov. Lombardo’s vetoes show a lack of concern …

WEBLombardo seemed to celebrate a goal of vetoing more bills in a single legislative session than any other governor in Nevada’s history, displaying his raw power …

Category:  Health Go Health

Winter COVID-19 forecast: Experts recommend vaccine boosters …

WEBAt Reno Little Theater (full disclosure: I serve on the board), executive director Melissa Taylor said the theater makes a “very strong request” for staff, cast and …

Category:  Health Go Health

Homes help: Tribal chairman elaborates on plans for $4.4 million

WEBThe Reno-Sparks Indian Colony has been approved for a $4.4 million grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Indian Housing Block Grant …

Category:  Health Go Health

Abortion-access advocates mobilize • Reno News & Review

WEBSupport for choice. Roberson noted that a 2019 poll commissioned by NARAL found 83% of Nevadans believe in legal access to abortion, including 84% of …

Category:  Health Go Health