The Clark County coroner’s office has identified a man who died shortly after he was taken into custody by Las Vegas police on Monday evening. He was 39-year-old Karter Singh, of Las Vegas, the coroner’s office said. His cause and manner of death were pending as of Wednesday morning. Metropolitan Police Department spokesman Larry Hadfield said Wednesday that Singh showed signs of “medical distress” after he was taken into custody and handcuffed, adding that the “medical distress appeared to be caused by drug use.” Singh died after he was taken into custodyRead More

UNLV medicine surgeon plays critical role in treating burn patients. Summertime typically evokes so many pleasant images — backyard barbecues, time spent at the pool or beach, camping trips to cooler climes. But for Dr. Syed Saquib one of the images it brings to mind is far less pleasant — nasty burns acquired when someone lands on hot pavement. In fact, summer is known to Saquib as “pavement burn season.” If you fall on sidewalks, roads, or other surfaces that a scorching summer sun heats to as much as 180 degrees, seriousRead More