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Is Alzheimer’s care a waste of money?

Reports showing a 99.6 percent failure rate for drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease fuel the debate over future care. Some even question whether doctors should be able to end Alzheimer’s patients’ lives.

I-15 mess: Motorist wait times impossible to predict

Nevada transportation experts say there’s no way to accurately predict wait times for motorists traveling through the lengthy Interstate 15 tie-up north of Las Vegas.

Picture worth a thousand breaths

It was one of those things that was always in the back of Bill Kading’s mind.

Ruvo program treats MS patients

The first sign that something was wrong, Candace Infante realizes now, came about six years ago when she was out with friends and her left side started “feeling tingly all over.”

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Respect school-zone signs even in the summer

Even though it’s summertime and for most Las Vegas kids, the classroom is a distant memory, it’s still a good idea to pay attention to school-zone signs.

Payers of gas tax hike not only ones on hook for Las Vegas water park signals

Among the burning questions that emerged a few weeks ago when it was announced with great fanfare that traffic signals would be built in the vicinity of the Wet ‘n’ Wild water park in southwest Las Vegas was why are taxpayers on the hook for the cost and what took Clark County so long to get around to dealing with the traffic issue.

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.

Cancer anxiety a factor in treatment

It was medical news that attracted readers around the world: A new study shows that more women who have developed cancer in one breast are opting for a preventive double mastectomy — even if the best scientific evidence shows they’re not at higher risk for getting the disease in the second breast.

Will to live remains mystery

The dead man who was brought back to life wasn’t pleased.

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