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Report: Almost 60 test positive for tuberculosis after outbreak

Almost 60 people linked to a fatal case of tuberculosis have tested positive for the disease since this past summer, according to a Southern Nevada Health District report made public today.

New Las Vegas medical school would start with 60 students in 2017

A new medical school in Las Vegas would start with a charter class of 60 students in fall 2017, Renee Coffman, president of Roseman University of Health Sciences, said Wednesday. The freshman class could double within six years.

Health District: Norovirus caused dozens to be sickened

Two cases of norovirus were confirmed by the Southern Nevada Health District Monday after more than a dozen sick people — many of them children — were taken to hospitals over the weekend.

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State officials investigating abrupt closure of KE Medical Group

Dangerous drugs left in the offices of the KE Medical Group that abruptly closed earlier this month — leaving hundreds of patients without health care — have been confiscated by state authorities, according to Doug Cooper, executive director of the Nevada State Medical Board.

Nevada veterans to get drive-up flu shots Saturday

The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center will offer drive-up flu shots Saturday for veterans who are enrolled in the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System and have a VA identification card.

Tuberculosis case investigated at Coronado High School

An individual at Coronado High School has been diagnosed with contagious pulmonary tuberculosis, according to the Southern Nevada Health District.

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.

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.

26 people test positive in tuberculosis investigation

Since a woman who gave birth to twins in a Clark County hospital later died from tuberculosis, 26 people with whom she came in contact have tested positive for the disease. About 200 people had been tested before Monday.

UMC questions arrival of patient discharged from California psychiatric hospital

A woman discharged from a California mental hospital was left at University Medical Center’s emergency room Saturday afternoon, prompting hospital officials to question California authorities about the circumstances of her mysterious arrival in Las Vegas.