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Why your Urgent Care bill might be huge

Sallyann Johnson considers herself a pretty savvy health care consumer. When she fell and injured her hands and wrists, she didn‘t head for an expensive emergency room, choosing an urgent care clinic near her Milwaukee home instead.

French teen’s HIV remission provides hope for cure

A French teenager infected at birth with HIV has shown the ability to control levels of the infection in her body — without being on antiretroviral treatment.

Nevada’s teen pregnancy rates dropped dramatically in 5 years

Nevada had one of the highest rates of teen pregnancy in the nation in 2013, but an analysis found the numbers in each county had dropped a tremendous amount over five years.

Laughlin tap water boil order lifted

Laughlin residents and resorts no longer have to boil their water, the Las Vegas Valley Water District said Tuesday.

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No Nevada hospitals in ranking for strong performance

None of the 60 hospitals in Nevada met the standards for strong performance needed to make the U.S. News & World Report lists of Best Hospitals rankings for 2015-16.

Children’s heart surgeons repair the tiniest patients

Have you heard this one? Where do you go for good medical care in Las Vegas? Answer: the airport. Don‘€™t try telling that stale joke to Caliente residents Caitlyn Beard, 22, and her husband, Steven, 24.

Traveling while pregnant takes preparation

So you‘€™re traveling for two this summer, even if your traveling companion doesn‘€™t yet qualify for a reduced-fare children‘€™s ticket. How should pregnant women prepare for their summer trips?

Have better mental health by taking a nap

Searching for a reason to take a midday snooze? Look no further than a new study reporting naps increase a person‘s tolerance of frustration.

 
Planned Parenthood head sorry for ‘tone and statements’ in video

Planned Parenthood‘s president apologized on Thursday for the "tone and statements" of a senior staff member who was secretly recorded in a video that critics say suggests the U.S. reproductive health organization sells aborted fetal tissue.

New Alzheimer’s trial seeking participants

A new approach to Alzheimer‘s disease is taking place at the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health. Since the first of the year, it‘€™s been recruiting participants for a new clinical trial, the Anti-Amyloid Treatment in Asymptomatic Alzheimer‘s study, or A4. The study investigates whether treating older individuals with an investigational drug, dubbed solanezumab, can delay memory decline in those who may be at risk to develop Alzheimer‘s disease.

Entrepreneur hopes to help those with memory loss

Watching children on her school‘s playground a decade ago piqued Patricia Derrick‘s curiosity€” and with it she learned the power of the fingertips.

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