It was 34 years ago, in 1981, that the first patients of the HIV virus were identified. Today, there remain 36.9 million people worldwide living with HIV.

Nevada's Department of Health and Human Services might be facing tough questions once the governor learns about the content of their internal emails.

The latest weapon in the fight against global AIDS is being studied by a UNLV research project. Dr. Echezona Ezeanolue explains why the involvement of churches is so important.

In some rural areas of Africa, where it is difficult to get information campaigns and prevention against infection by HIV, the parishes can be a powerful tool to control the epidemic and protect both pregnant women and the future baby reducing the risk of mother to child transmission of the virus that causes AIDS.

A promising new method for battling the spread of HIV in Africa was inspired by an unexpected source 8,000 miles away: a baby shower at the home of a Las Vegas professor.

Last month, the debate over sex education in Clark County schools started in earnest again.

Churches and other faith-based centers are good locations to offer HIV testing and treatment for pregnant women in isolated areas of sub-Saharan Africa, a new study shows.

The new school year is only about a month in, but that's not slowing the conversation about sex education.

By the end of year the state's only nonprofit insurer will close up shop.

Study hard. Plan your time. Meet people.

All are nuggets of advice incoming college freshmen often hear. And while they're great as far as they go, they may not cover the breadth of the college experience for new students.

If you want the perfect summer beach read for your next trip to Lake Mead, two UNLV researchers might have just thing.

Full-day kindergarten might be linked to higher levels of educational attainment and, in turn, healthier, longer lives, according to a recent study by UNLV’s School of Community Health Sciences.