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Ebola virus plagues West Africa

The Ebola outbreak ravaging West Africa is “totally out of control,” according to a senior official for Doctors Without Borders, who says the medical group is stretched to the limit in responding.

Summerlin hospital files defamation suit stemming from TB outbreak

Summerlin Hospital Medical Center filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against Las Vegas attorney Robert Cottle in connection with comments he made last month at a news conference, a law firm representing the hospital announced

Common parasite dates back to ancient times

In a skeleton more than 6,200 years old, scientists have found the earliest known evidence of infection with a parasitic worm that now afflicts more than 200 million people worldwide.

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Dr. Oz scolded at hearing on weight loss scams

Under pressure from Congress, celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz on Tuesday offered to help “drain the swamp” of unscrupulous marketers using his name to peddle so-called miracle pills and cure-alls to millions of Americans desperate to lose weight.

$1,000-per-pill Sovaldi upsets US health care system

Your money or your life? Sovaldi, a new pill for hepatitis C, cures the liver-wasting disease in 9 of 10 patients, but treatment can cost more than $90,000.

Turntable Health puts radical twist on health care

You could be forgiven for thinking you’ve walked into the wrong building the first time you visit Turntable Health. The waiting room is open and inviting, flooded with natural light and filled with comfortable chairs. There is also a decided lack of ancient gossip magazines.

PHOTOS: Working for a Sharper Future

An eye care mobile unit, that will provide free services to low-income and underserved children in Southern Nevada, was unveiled Tuesday morning at Martinez Elementary School in North Las Vegas.

Some Health Exchange candidates come with baggage

A candidate for the top job at Nevada’s troubled health insurance exchange is the target in a lawsuit over delinquent debts.

Governor plans to implement mental health system improvements

Gov. Brian Sandoval on Tuesday afternoon announced he has directed for immediate action to be taken on five recommendations that will help improve the state’s struggling mental health system on the short-term. The improvements will cost an estimated $3.5 million.

Scientists make strides in ‘bionic pancreas’ for diabetics

Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston University are working on a “bionic pancreas” to free some people with diabetes from the daily ordeal of managing their disease.

‘Emotional stressors’ may play larger role in women’s heart disease

Ladies, here’s the upshot: Kick back, relax, chill out, chillax (as the kids say). Gentlemen, that’s sage advice for you, too, but it’s particularly urgent for women who should take it to heart — for the sake of their hearts.

Tumor patient not giving up

What 18-year-old Leah Goldberg was going through — trying to overcome the deadliest brain cancer known to man — hit 60-year-old retired Army Lt. Col. Todd Sain hard.

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