Health Care

"Nuila practices internal medicine in Houston at Ben Taub Hospital, but the doctor's new book might take place in any big city where the uninsured -- like the patients he chronicles here -- face astronomical fees, mazes of endless paperwork, and poor or insufficient diagnoses made by exhausted medical professionals. Nuila's storytelling gifts place him alongside colleagues like Atul Gawande." -- The Los Angeles Times

Dr. Curry-Winchell, based in Reno, was named a Healthcare Hero by Nevada Business Magazine and was awarded the Community Service Award from the Washoe County Medical Society.

The forthcoming facility is scheduled to open this spring in a space near the Greenwood Rising building.

We meet a young doctor in our community at the outset of what promises to be an active, important, and far-flung career.

Dr. Curry-Winchell, based in Reno, was recently named a Healthcare Hero by Nevada Business Magazine and was awarded the Community Service Award from the Washoe County Medical Society.

A well-respected leader in both the health care and nonprofit realms, Dr. Brenner is the CEO of the Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services in New York City.

Surprising as it sounds, many of the docs at work in the US today never learned about lifestyle medicine during med school or residency.

"In this charming, extraordinary, and riveting guide to nutritional psychiatry, Dr. Naidoo shares her deep personal insights, broad research findings, and profound wisdom. [This book] is destined to be a must-read for anyone who wants to care for themselves and their body." -- Dr. Lynda Gratton, co-author of "The 100-Year Life"

"In this collection of brief, touching essays, an emergency room doctor presents poignant stories about disease and loneliness and argues that medical professionals are 'stewards' of their patients' stories, morally obligated to look beyond data and tests." -- The New York Times Book Review

The Cherokee Nation is celebrating after investing $2 million into a new mobile MRI unit for the W.W. Hastings Hospital in Tahlequah.