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Speakers ask Nevada legislators not to reduce mental health funding

As lawmakers began a detailed review of the state mental health budgets on Friday, speakers asked them not to cut services to the mentally ill, but rather to reinvest the money where critical needs continue to exist.

Botox bill draws fierce protest in Nevada Legislature

The bill, sponsored by State Sen. Joe Hardy, R-Boulder city, would bar dental hygienists, medical assistants and anestheticians from administering botulinum toxin, the most popular brand of which is Botox.

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New implant can correct blurry, close-up vision

Squinting while texting? Always losing your reading glasses? An eye implant that takes about 10 minutes to put in place is the newest in a list of surgical repairs for the blurry close-up vision that is a bane of middle age. But who’s really a good candidate to toss their specs?

‘Nobody knew health care could be so complicated,’ Trump tells governors

President Donald Trump told the nation’s governors Monday that “nobody knew health care could be so complicated” as Republicans in Congress and the administration continued to grapple with repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act.

High-fat, low-carb ketogenic diet is ‘flexible,’ author says

The popularity of low-fat diets has faded, but restricting one nutrient while increasing another is still popular in the world of weight loss. The ketogenic diet, which increases fats while reducing carbs, is the subject of a new book, “The Deliciously Keto Cookbook.”

Need takes North Las Vegas dentist to Cambodia, Vietnam

Dr. Paul Phan of North Las Vegas is drawn to volunteer work in countries that need his dental skills, such as the Philippines, Cambodia and Vietnam. That demand for his services also led him to Las Vegas, where he started his career.

Estate planning can save your family plenty of money and heartache later

Jay Larsen, an attorney who specializes in estate planning, said the worst thing baby boomers can do is to let estate planning fall by the wayside. Much of what you wanted to leave to family can get eaten up in attorney fees.

Summerlin-area boy, 8, faces latest surgery for rare defect

Doctors told Peter and Jennifer Ron-Monroy that their son, Rock, has been in pain every day since he was born eight years ago. He has a rare defect called craniosynostosis and Saethre-Chotzen syndrome.

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