Health & Science

It’s been a wet year in Southern Nevada. That means more water and when that happens, there’s often more mosquitoes. And more mosquitoes in the desert usually leads to West Nile Virus.

The Healthy Nevada Project started in 2016 to study the genetic material of thousands of volunteers in Northern Nevada.Former Governor Brian Sandoval was…

Some 36 years after the first person died from AIDS in Nevada, the lifestyle for those infected with HIV, and their futures, has changed dramatically.Kyle…

In the fall of 2015, Tonopah’s hospital closed, leaving thousands of central Nevada’s rural residents with no urgent care for a hundred miles. It became…

A new law signed by Governor Steve Sisolak could help rural areas attract more health care professionals. State Senator Joe Hardy from Boulder City…

When Tonopah’s hospital closed in 2015, it didn’t just leave the town without an emergency room – it left the region without one, too."Currently, it is…

In the time she has left, Las Vegan Hanna Olivas still works when she can as a make-up artist, enjoys her grandkids and loves time with her husband,…

A new study coming out of Columbia University explores the relationship between climate change and wildfires in the West.Park Williams is the lead author…

An unexpected benefit of having so many professional sports teams in Las Vegas now is the opportunity to study head injuries across these sports.Perhaps…

The woman who has almost single-handedly forged UNLV’s new medical school is leaving her post.Barbara Atkinson, the first dean of the UNLV School of…