Tonopah, Nevada, is about as isolated a place as you can find – 200 miles south of Reno, 200 miles north of Las Vegas, with one road in or out. But to those who call it home, this scenic dot on the desert landscape once had everything they needed. Emmy Merrow had no concerns about living in such a remote place: "It had a store and a gas station, and I was fine!" she laughed.
For years after it opened in 1960, San Francisco’s most detested modern building was the Jack Tar Hotel — a trio of vividly colored crates that Chronicle architecture critic Allan Temko promptly dubbed “an eruption of nouveau riche Texas boorishness.”
As she lay in her hospital bed a week after giving birth, Felicia West’s body started sending out warning signals. Her blood pressure spiked. She complained of a splitting headache.
Two doctors leading the effort of dozens of physicians to split off from Novant Health said they want to use their new-found independence to improve the quality of their own lives and the care they provide patients.
Alex Trebek, host of the game show “Jeopardy!,” announced he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer on Wednesday. The beloved host revealed his condition in a YouTube video, and promised to fight against the low survival rates associated with the cancer.
More than 300 healthcare experts told the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wednesday that the agency’s landmark guidelines for the use of opioids against chronic pain are harming patients who suffer from long-term pain and benefit from the prescription narcotics.