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Husband: Wife was screened for tuberculosis but never tested

Vanessa White went to the same Las Vegas emergency room three times with symptoms ranging from a relentless cough to unexplainable fever and delirium, her husband said Thursday, but she never got tested for tuberculosis, the disease that killed her weeks after giving birth to premature twins.

Obama sorry Americans losing insurance he said they could keep

President Barack Obama said Thursday he’s sorry Americans are losing health insurance plans he repeatedly said they could keep under his signature health care law. But the president stopped short of apologizing for making those promises.

 
FDA to ban artery-clogging trans fats

Heart-clogging trans fats have been slowly disappearing from grocery aisles and restaurant menus in the last decade. Now, the Food and Drug Administration will require the food industry to gradually phase out all trans fats.

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Low testosterone foils Las Vegas man’s plan to cash in on testicle

Las Vegas’ “biggest cheapskate” who wanted to surgically remove a testicle was told on TLC’s “Extreme Cheapskates,” which aired Wednesday, that he could not enter the medical trial because of low testosterone levels.

Nurses: Hospital staffing dangerous

The more you talk with MountainView Hospital nurses, the more troubled you become.

Take a trip to the Strip to get healthy

This decade’s recession may have pummeled Las Vegas and other parts of the nation. But as a result, tourists are coming to Sin City to do more than let off steam by engaging in the usual excesses. They’re coming to sit in the steam and feel better.

Ethiopian immigrant makes sure UMC rooms shine

Disinfectant, or germicide, must be applied with a cloth to virtually everything, including the mattress, waste receptacles, light switches, call buttons, telephone, wall moldings, dispensers, windowsills and pieces of furniture. Floors are also mopped with an infection-killing cleaner.

Nevada inmate medical costs fall

Inmate medical costs in Nevada prison have fallen appreciably over the past 12 years because of medical reform measures established at prisons, according to information released Thursday by Brian Connett, the department’s deputy director and public information officer.

Report: Hospital failed to take basic steps to prevent tuberculosis spread

Summerlin Hospital Medical Center didn’t take basic precautions this past summer when a woman with tuberculosis visited one of her twins in intensive care, potentially infecting others, according to a state report released Friday.

MountainView Hospital nurses voice staffing concerns

Bundled against chilly 60-degree temperatures, nurses dressed in scrubs and armed with glow sticks gathered Tuesday evening in front of MountainView Hospital to hold a candlelight vigil over hospital staffing concerns.

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