Dr. Devendrakumar Ishwarbhai Patel of Elko, Nevada cardiologist is arrested on 39-charges of unlawful distribution of prescription opioids and Medicare and Medicaid fraud. Dr. Patel, 58, is charged with 36-counts of distribution of controlled substances such as oxycodone and hydrocodone, and three counts of health care fraud. Patel is a cardiologist at his medical practice Northeastern Nevada Cardiology. The statutory maximum penalty for distribution of a controlled substance is 10 years in prison and the maximum penalty for health care fraud is 10 years in prison. He is scheduled toRead More

Professors Dinesh Chandra and Sid Pathak of the University of Nevada-Reno, Chemical and Materials Engineering Department are getting an early Christmas present with a million dollar microscope to unwrap this holiday season. It’s the latest generation of focused ion-beam scanning electron microscope. Several projects are underway at the University that will use the new equipment, and it opens new avenues of materials and advanced manufacturing research. Professor Dhanesh Chandra has been trying for several years to get funding for this specialized microscope. He just finished a three-year research project usingRead More

Las Vegas ISKCON – International Society for Krishna Consciousness invites the community to the opening and chakra installation at their new temple in Las Vegas, on Sunday, December 17th beginning at 9:30 am.

The word salvage usually refers to cars. At CIDS, it refers to limbs — most often, a leg. The Summerlin area’s CIDS, which stands for Clinical Infectious Diseases Specialists, uses a team approach to ensure people keep their legs. The center, at 2435 Fire Mesa St., Suite 120, reportedly sees about 200 patients a day. “Usually, the patient has to go to five different places to receive the care,” said founder Dr. Dhaval Shah , whose specialty is infectious disease. “What we’ve done is we’ve pulled all these disciplines togetherRead More