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Area hotels work to avoid the bedbugs’ bite

Todd Nelson usually sits in his unmarked, windowless white van to watch the hotel room mere paces away, closely monitoring the interior by placing devices inside that transmit to his laptop.

Physician accused of reusing devices has license suspended

Patients who underwent prostate biopsies by Dr. Michael Kaplan could be at risk for blood-borne diseases that include HIV and hepatitis C, the head of the Southern Nevada Health District said Tuesday. Kaplan is accused of reusing medical devices that were intended for only a single use during the procedures.

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A new therapy for men with advanced prostate cancer is the culmination of decades of research into harnessing the immune system to fight tumors, an approach that many researchers believe can also be used in treating other diseases, such as HIV.