Local advocacy group warns programs are already limited in Southern Nevada.

A recent landmark global analysis in The Lancet Public Health (2026), in which I was a senior collaborator, analyzed decades of data across 204 countries and revealed that while the global health workforce has grown to 122 million, women are driving the expansion of the world’s healthcare workforce (71.4%).

Nevada is making gains in offering afterschool programs addressing science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) learning, but more is needed especially to help rural areas, according to a study.

Coconut oil is a common edible oil used in the diet by certain populations around the world, including India. It is extracted from the kernel of mature coconuts harvested from the coconut palm.

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are man-made chemicals used in the industry and consumer goods since the 1940s. These are often referred as “forever chemicals” because they do not break down easily in water, soil, or the human body.

Recent clinical trials from Merck and Moderna show promising results that a personalized messenger RNA (mRNA) melanoma vaccine intismeran autogene when combined with the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab, can reduce the risk of melanoma recurrence or death by roughly 49% in high-risk patients after surgery compared to immunotherapy alone.