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Las Vegas area hospitals ready for wild night — or worse

With some 300,000 visitors descending on Las Vegas for a new year’s weekend of revelry, overindulgence and possible mayhem, area hospitals are gearing up for a potential flood of ailments and injuries. They’ve also got blueprints in place for the worst case scenario.

Nevada shows uptick in enrollments for Affordable Care Act

About a week after the largest-ever open-enrollment day for Affordable Care Act coverage, federal health officials are reporting a year-to-year enrollment increase, with states including Nevada posting an uptick.

2 heart attacks spur former Air Force cop to mellow out

Jim Henry, a retired Air Force security policeman, has had two heart attacks and is doing all he can to prevent a third. He’s changed his diet, and taken up new hobbies, including model railroading.

 
Henry Heimlich, life-saving maneuver creator, dies at 96

The surgeon who created the life-saving Heimlich maneuver for choking victims died early Saturday in Cincinnati. Dr. Henry Heimlich was 96.

Enrollment deadline for healthcare.gov extended through Monday

Enrollment for January health-care coverage through the healthcare.gov website has been extended through Monday nationwide due to demand, the director of the Silver State Health Insurance Exchange said late Thursday.

20 states charge price fixing in lawsuit against makers of generic drugs

Connecticut and 19 other states, including Nevada, filed a lawsuit on Thursday against generic drug makers saying they entered into illegal conspiracies that raised prices on two common generic drugs.

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