UNLV School of Medicine Professor Edwin Oh prepares a sample of human embryonic kidney cells for students to look at through a microscope during SEFTY, or Science Education For The Youth, a free program that offers research lab experience to science-minded high school students on Thursday, July 18, 2024.

Nevada is one of seven states with “very high” levels of COVID in its wastewater, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Data released Thursday by the CDC showed that California, Oregon, Texas, Arkansas, Florida and Maryland were also detecting “very high” levels of COVID in their wastewater.

Nevada is one of seven states detecting “very high” levels of COVID in its wastewater, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Data released Thursday from the CDC showed California, Oregon, Texas, Arkansas, Florida and Maryland were also detecting “very high” levels of COVID in its wastewater.

As President Joe Biden abruptly ends his visit in Las Vegas after contracting COVID-19, News 3 asked local health experts about the concerns surrounding the ever-changing strains.

Regulators continue to take an interest in healthcare cybersecurity after the February breach of Change Healthcare, which exposed tens of millions of medical records to hackers and slowed reimbursement nationwide.

U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Todd Young (R-IN) and Angus King (I-ME) introduced the bipartisan "Healthcare Cybersecurity Act" to bolster the health care and public health sectors’ cybersecurity in light of recent cyberattacks.

College can be very stressful from tuition costs, to studies, to everything in between. That is why UNLV is taking a proactive approach to students’ well-being by using a system designed to spot issues before they become bigger problems.

Children of all ages are frolicking around a splash pad at Sunset Park chucking small water balloons at each other. Their parents are sitting beneath the shade of nearby trees. It’s a sweltering 110-degree day in Las Vegas — and dangerously hotter on the park’s many surfaces.

The National Football League is trying to encourage medical school students from diverse backgrounds to consider sports medicine careers. Gemma Lagasca, a first-generation Filipino American student from the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, will shadow the Raiders this fall. She is the second student to participate in the program.

It’s a hot political summer, literally. Both Republican and Democratic politicians have been holding rallies and other political events outside during a recent spate of heat waves—including a Trump rally that sent 11 people to the hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, in early June, when temperatures reached 111 degrees Fahrenheit.

For a second consecutive season, the Las Vegas Raiders are participating in the league-wide Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative. With 21 teams taking part in the program this year, each student will complete a one-month rotation with their assigned NFL club, working directly with and shadowing orthopedic team physicians, primary care team physicians, athletic trainers, dietitians, mental health clinicians, strength & conditioning coaches and others to gain medical knowledge and exposure to patient care in sports medicine.

Consuming ultraprocessed food and minimally processed food is linked to higher and lower odds of constipation, respectively, with the effect of food processing independent of diet quality.