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Las Vegas developer plans to break ground in August on a $4 million, 24-bed center to care for those with dementia and Alzheimer's…. Victor Hecker,…said the 16,000 square-foot facility is expected to open next spring…It will be the first of six such centers in the all areas of the valley...

Teva… linked to the 2008 hepatitis C outbreak in Las Vegas, has agreed to buy Allergan … generic drugs business… will turn (Teva ) into one of the world's largest pharmaceutical firms… In..2012, Teva… agreed to pay $285 million to settle…lawsuits arising from the hepatitis C outbreak tied to the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada.. Teva and Baxter Healthcare…were found liable..

federal judge says…a clinic chief (Tonya Rushing) connected to the largest medical office hepatitis C outbreak in Nevada history will pay $50,000 in restitution to overbilled insurers and companies, not $2.2 million prosecutors sought… U.S. Attorney…the $50,000 was intended to be credited toward a final amount yet to be determined.

still looks more like...Target...but in a few months will be the new home of the Southern Nevada Health District...new center will include environmental health services, immunizations, nursing clinic services, Food Handler Safety Training services, EMS services, epidemiology, informatics, public health preparedness and disease investigation.

hospital building spurt in Southern Nevada that will add more than 400 rooms by the end of next year.

1. St. Rose Dominican Hospital: 100 beds
2. Spring Valley Hospital: 144 beds
3. Henderson Hospital: 142 beds
4. Southern Hills Hospital: 46 beds

Frustrated by what they call arbitrary actions by Clark County officials that have delayed their opening, the owners of a medical marijuana dispensary (Euphoria Wellness) are considering legal action…. it has not been able to get enough marijuana to sell… Other issues, including the state’s pesticide rules, also have contributed to delays..

Las Vegas Club’s effort to convert some of its property into a drugstore has encountered stiff opposition from other casinos nearby and refueled debate about the sale of packaged liquor in the...tourist-focused part of Fremont Street...A second large pharmacy adds nothing to the tourist experience, and the packaged liquor...creates...crime and medical emergencies...

Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas today was among nine hospitals nationwide to earn Consumer Reports' highest rating for avoiding infections....Centennial Hills got 61 out of 100 on....overall safety score based on avoiding infections, readmissions, C-sections and adverse surgical events.

collection of biological codes sits in a library at UNLV…focus is learning how the codes can help cells fight off HIV…work can be used to develop drugs much faster…second would be to apply the codes to a variety of other diseases and understand how the affected cells work… Lastly…would be to create personalized drugs for people by figuring out their own genetic codes.

Las Vegas doctor (physician, Dr. Binh Minh Chung) accused of videotaping himself having sex with sedated patients has agreed to the indefinite suspension of his license... 10 counts of possession of child pornography and one count of using or permitting the use of a child for the production of pornography.