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Like Hollywood, the Las Vegas entertainment industry places a strong emphasis on physical appearance… "Las Vegas has placed value on appearance," said plastic surgeon Dr. Samir Pancholi. "Studies have shown that better-looking people are favored, so individuals are willing to do anything that gives them an edge over the next person. It can become addictive in that process."

Medical marijuana dispensaries are still months away from opening in Southern Nevada and local government officials are already trying to get licenses for more of the expected big-money makers…each in line to collect…hundreds of thousands — of dollars in application, business and license fees…doesn't include the fees from medical pot growhouses, production facilities and testing centers, or the sums municipalities will get from each of those establishments in local property and state-administered sales taxes...

1. A first for Northern Nevada - 'It’s an herb that helps people'
2. Building out a business - There are two properties that make up Silver State Relief’s pot enterprise
3. Sparking up in Sparks - 'We expected a lot of pushback'
4. Unprecedented access - 'I get the stigma of this business'
5. Doing things by the book - 'There’s a lot of snake oil in this industry'

Centennial Hills Hospital Medical Center in Las Vegas today was among nine hospitals nationwide to earn Consumer Reports' highest rating for avoiding infections....Centennial Hills got 61 out of 100 on....overall safety score based on avoiding infections, readmissions, C-sections and adverse surgical events.

Reno Office of Veterans Benefits, administrators gave an update on their service to veterans… "The goal for claims process, the average time, a veteran would wait is 125 days…Our veterans in Nevada wait an average of 119 days,"…new technology, methods, and a can-do attitude by staff have made all the difference…more than 95% of first-time veteran enrollees can get an appointment the same day,...New clinics have opened …more physicians and others have been put on staff…. We …have a dedicated strategic planning effort to get care closer, out in the community,…

Prosecutors say they have identified 11 new victims, including a woman who was drugged and raped, in the case of a Las Vegas doctor accused of videotaping sexual acts with an underage girl….Dr. Binh Minh Chung, `, appeared ….to increase his bail to $1 million… total of 28 counts..

Fifteen years after Nevadans voted to legalize it, medical marijuana was sold legally in the state for the first time Friday at a dispensary in a strip mall about 5 miles east of downtown Reno.(Sparks)

University of Nevada School of Medicine will open its doors for physicals, immunizations and visits for uninsured people later this month...clinics are free services where medical students are supervised by faculty and community physicians. Appointments aren’t necessary and patients can be seen for a variety of well-visits, referrals, blood pressure monitoring and school physicals....The first clinic is open to all from 8 a.m. to noon Aug. 22....

Las Vegas developer plans to break ground in August on a $4 million, 24-bed center to care for those with dementia and Alzheimer's…. Victor Hecker,…said the 16,000 square-foot facility is expected to open next spring…It will be the first of six such centers in the all areas of the valley...

hospital building spurt in Southern Nevada that will add more than 400 rooms by the end of next year.

1. St. Rose Dominican Hospital: 100 beds
2. Spring Valley Hospital: 144 beds
3. Henderson Hospital: 142 beds
4. Southern Hills Hospital: 46 beds