Topic: health and medicine

U.N.L.V. signage with Fall leaves in the background
Research | November 21, 2016

Breakthrough UNLV study shows major differences between the types of cancer and mortality rates of U.S.-born blacks versus those who emigrate from the Caribbean.

Hunter Davidson poses with toothbrush
People | November 9, 2016

This student is intent on supplying underprivileged people around the globe with an essential health tool most of us take for granted.

Neil Haycocks
People | November 7, 2016

Running a medical school has a lot in common with putting on a massive, four-year-long theater production, according to this member of UNLV’s new School of Medicine.

David J. Morris
Campus News | October 14, 2016

David J. Morris' 'Evil Hours,' a gripping personal account of PTSD and its treatments, is worthy of conversation for all of us.

Dina Zemke
Research | October 6, 2016

Discharge delays and bickering staff among the issues that compromise patient satisfaction, according to hotel administration professor Dina Zemke.

Gary Ackerman
Campus News | October 5, 2016

With the Ackerman Center, families in Las Vegas Valley finally now have one place to turn to for comprehensive autism care.

Nora Caberoy looks through microscopw slide
Research | September 21, 2016

Nora Caberoy discovered that her research on proteins in the eye might someday help us fight Alzheimer’s.

Biochemistry professor Ron Gary
Research | September 2, 2016

Biochemist Ron Gary's enzyme research seeks to defeat cancer and Alzheimer's disease.

closeup of a runner's shoes
Research | August 24, 2016

UNLV research shows you might need to literally walk a mile in someone's shoes to find the best fit.