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Anabel Prieto, left, gives some medical history to Lynn DeJesus before her mammogram in the Nevada Health Centers Mammovan. (STEVE MARCUS/staff)
Driving medicine More than a trend, mobile clinics are changing access to health care By Michael Lyle | Special to Vegas Inc
“This is the future of medicine,” says Dr. Trina Wiggins, a pediatrician who’s about to see patients inside Southwest Medical’s clinic on wheels. “You’ve got to bring the medicine to the people.” ¶ She’s speaking to the fact that it’s not always easy or possible for people to access care, whether they lack transportation or hours in a day to mo bile clinics, Continued on page 11
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Share of all internet video-streaming that Netflix holds. According to recent Nielsen data, internet users stream almost four times as much from Netflix as from Amazon and Hulu combined.
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Number of workers in the U.S. wind industry. According to a recent report by the American Wind Energy Association, 2016 was the first time the industry eclipsed the six-figure mark.