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Ebola clinic looted, fear of virus spreading rises

Liberian officials fear Ebola could soon spread through the capital’s largest slum after residents raided a quarantine center for suspected patients and took items including bloody sheets and mattresses.

Becoming sugar savvy: Seminar details signs of diabetes

You probably know some of the signs that can signal the onset of diabetes, such as a pot belly or losing feeling in lower extremities. But there are other signs to watch out for: lethargy, thirst and dry, itchy skin.

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Obamacare error delays Vegas woman’s surgery

LaTrina Reed is slowly bleeding out. Nearly a dozen growths are devouring the Las Vegas woman’s uterus and ovaries, and Reed, 49, hasn’t had a break from blood flow since February.

Reasons not to fear Ebola virus

In the United States, where heart attacks and cancer are the biggest killers, the risk of contracting the Ebola virus is close to zero.

Age not a factor for career changes

I felt better the minute I entered UMC’s Trauma Center the other day.

Volunteers find out about ERs while assisting patients

Standing near Moore and intently watching this scene play out is Heather Hudson, part of UMC’s Emergency Room Pre-Med Volunteers, generally college-age students who have expressed an interest in going into medicine.

Ebola outbreak in Virginia in 1989 remembered

Americans’ introduction to the Ebola virus came 25 years ago in an office park near Washington Dulles International Airport, a covert crisis that captivated the public only years later when it formed the basis of a bestselling book.

Moving means not waiting for open enrollment

Open enrollment in new health insurance plans is more than three months away, but that hasn’t stopped the flood of sign-up questions into our inbox.

Las Vegan donates kidney to wife of 44 years

He had seen a transplant brochure from University Medical Center and it said that people who wanted to donate a kidney had to be age 55 or younger. Here he was at age 66 and in perfect health being told he couldn’t donate a kidney to the love of his life, his dear Mindy, even if his blood type was compatible.

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