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This simple diet flex can lower risk of heart disease

What if a simple tweak to your diet could significantly reduce your risk of heart disease without requiring you to go entirely meat-free?

Is there an optimal time of day to work out?

It’s a long-standing discussion for all who want to get into shape. When is the best time to exercise? Morning and evening workouts both have their benefits.

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Nevada heroin overdose deaths have nearly tripled since 2010

Overall opioid-related overdose deaths have decreased slightly in Nevada since 2010, but data presented Thursday show that heroin and synthetic opioids, including fentanyl, are responsible for a sharply higher share of the deaths.

Bills pile up for family of Summerlin-area boy with cancer

Jacob Ramirez was healthy as a young child, participating in all the fun stuff kids get to do: karate, T-ball, baseball. He wanted to be an artist one day, a police officer the next.

Nevada patients with chronic pain agonize over new opioid rules

Some doctors also are concerned that new law intended to prevent the abuse of powerful drugs like OxyContin, Vicodin and fentanyl will hobble patients who rely on opioids to manage their pain.

Medicare change leaves 6,900 Southern Nevadans in lurch

A decision by Southwest Medical Associates to stop covering traditional Medicare patients — those who don’t have private add-on coverage to supplement their federal insurance — means nearly 7,000 seniors in Southern Nevada will have to find new doctors by Jan. 1.