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Nevada Women's Health Gets Additional Funding From Pharmaceutical Settlement

Nov 04, 2015

Nevada research on women's health is getting an $8 million boost thanks to a settlement with pharmaceutical companies.

The University of Nevada School of Medicine is getting $3.8 million over 5 years, and Las Vegas' University Medical Center is getting another $3.8 million.

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Assemblywoman Michele Fiore: “I Shut My Business Down”

Nov 04, 2015

State officials say they're closing out Republican Assemblywoman Michele Fiore's license to operate a home health care business after they were unable to contact her.

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Renown Health, Nye County Negotiate Medical Care For Tonopah

Nov 04, 2015

The Nye Regional Medical Center has been gathering dust since August.

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Passages: A guide to aging and end-of-life resources

Sep 24, 2015

Aging and dying are facts of life, but they can be made less difficult with a little preparation.

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GOP Activist Sharron Angle Seeks Voter ID Ballot Measure

Sep 04, 2015

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Conservative activist Sharron Angle wants Nevada voters to decide whether to abolish the state health insurance exchange and require photo identification at the polls.

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Nye Regional Medical Center In Tonopah To Close Its Doors

Aug 20, 2015

The financial problems that forced Nye Regional Medical Center into bankruptcy two years ago have now caused the area’s only medical facility to close its doors for good.