Nevada's Leading Imaging Practice Share Top Resources to Help Kids Start the New School Year Strong

August is a busy month for parents, teachers, and childcare providers. Schools are returning to session, and National Awareness Immunization Month is encouraging parents to ensure their child is properly vaccinated against common childhood illnesses. To help with back-to-school preparations, the Desert Radiology team has taken this month to focus on back-to-school readiness for children and teens. We are passionate about the Southern Nevada community's health, and we are helping families start the new school year strong by sharing vaccine resources and a list of best child-health practices to get them ready for their first day back.

Using Advanced CT Scans and Thermal Technology to Eliminate Cancer Cells from Within

Each month, the Desert Radiology team educates our local community on health topics, best health practices and radiology industry advancements and procedures. This month, we are highlighting lung cancer because it’s one of the most common cancers that can occur in the body, and it’s the leading cause of mortality among cancer patients.

CT Virtual Colonoscopy: Screening for One of America's Deadliest Diseases

June is Men’s Health Awareness Month, and the Desert Radiology medical team has taken this opportunity to talk about screening for colon cancer, one of the leading causes of death for men in the United States. According to the American Cancer Society, 1 in 23 men are at risk of developing colorectal cancer during their lifetime.

Desert Radiology Educates Southern Nevada Community on Types of Strokes in Recognition of National Stroke Awareness Month

Every month, Desert Radiology is committed to educating the Southern Nevada community on common diseases, revolutionary imaging technologies and showing how our practice’s procedures play a role in bettering our patients’ lives. This month is National Stroke Awareness month, and the team here at Desert Radiology wanted to inform the community on the different types of strokes that can occur, how strokes are diagnosed using imaging techniques and how treatment differs based on the type of stroke a patient encounters.

The Group Behind the Heart of Our Practice

At Desert Radiology, we define the heart of our practice in a single word — community. Whether it be serving our patients through our talented medical staff or staying current on imaging trends, Desert Radiology is always finding ways to better the lives of the Southern Nevada community. April is National Volunteer Month, and we want to celebrate and acknowledge the team members that go above and beyond by donating their time and efforts to local charities and community-driven events, the DR Do-Gooders.

Desert Radiology Advises on Best Brain Wellness Practices for Children

At Desert Radiology, we are always informing our community and building on their understanding of wellness practices and healthy living. Since March is Brain Health Awareness Month, our team wanted to highlight some useful information about pediatric brain health for parents and teachers as they begin planning activities for their children in the coming months.

Routines and Suggestions That Help Reduce Back and Neck Pain

At Desert Radiology, we promote patient wellness every month by providing information that can help our patients live better lives. Because spine-related back and neck pains are common among people of all ages, we've decided to highlight the best practices for spine wellness this month. These tips can help reduce back pain and support for your back and neck.

Procedures to help the community stay healthy and strong through the new year!

As we enter 2022, our medical team at Desert Radiology wishes for the local community to enjoy the new year in good health. We believe adding routine imaging appointments for patients at risk can help treat several diseases and cancers before they become too serious. This month we’d like to highlight our DEXA bone density test, cardiac CT scoring and mammogram services that could help provide our community a healthy start this year.

Desert Radiology Explains 2021 Holiday Philanthropic Campaign to Support 25 Local Charities Over The Holiday Season

With so much of our history rooted in Southern Nevada’s local community, we at Desert Radiology are always looking for ways to give back to the community that has given us so much. Whether it be through providing cost-free imaging services to organizations that aid those without healthcare or forging quality relationships with others who are philanthropic, it is our mission to improve the lives of those in our community — outside and within our practice. We’ve taken an extra step during December to give back to those who need it most.

Desert Radiology Chronicles Radiology History and Reaffirms Its Commitment to Medical Imaging Excellence

Since its founding in 1966, Desert Radiology has offered the highest quality procedures using state-of-the-art equipment. To serve our mission of transforming radiology through medical imaging excellence, our team at Desert Radiology has committed to keeping up with the latest advancements in the industry to provide the highest quality care for our patients. This month we celebrated National Radiologic Technology Week and thought we’d chronicle the history of radiology and our part in staying current with modern radiologic technologies.