News: Division of Health Sciences
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Dr. Michael Gardner knows the impact that fostering a culture for excellence can have on a patient's care.
Tips for avoiding the spores that make you sneeze and snore from UNLV's Pollen Monitoring Program.
UNLV Healthy Homes team will also examine homes for health issues such as asthma triggers, energy and fire problems, trip and fall hazards, pests, and mold.
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Amar brings program leadership and innovation from previous roles at Emory University and Boston College; she will begin Jan. 1.
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Chocolate is the sweet treat least likely to play tricks on your teeth.
![Kayla Bland, a participant in UNLV's Journey program examining a microscope slide.](/sites/default/files/styles/768_width/public/releases/main-images/D71660_05.jpg?itok=8lnWvXZZ)
UNLV is a host site for the federally-funded Journey program, which puts Native American and other minority high school students interested in health research into college labs.
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UNLV's athletic training program grads make it to the big leagues.
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Nursing professor Jay Tan uses pharmacogenetics to unlock the medications and dosages that work for a patient's individual genetic makeup.
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UNLV study confirms that motorists are less likely to stop for pedestrians of color.
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Fundraising for universitywide collaboration surpasses $750,000 with support from Switch and NV Energy Foundation.
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Survival rate stands nearly 5 percent below the national average for Southern Nevadans and is especially low for state's black and Filipina women.
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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.