In the nearly 50 years since epidemiologists first discovered Legionnaires’ disease, we have learned how to test for it, treat it and prevent it. So why are people still dying from it and why are more and more people becoming sick with it every single year?

Artificial prosthetics are becoming smarter, offering near-normal function and enabling wearers to re-establish their sense of agency and independence. Research in this field has exploded in recent years, with scientists looking to create human–machine interfaces that help these prosthetics feel more and more like an extension of the body rather than a synthetic limb.

UNLV has always planned to add more bodies to its medical school, but according to the latest financing plan, some of them will be dead. The new $ 125 million scheme for the UNLV School of Medicine building includes a provision for a corpse laboratory, a deviation from the university's initial plan to use a virtual anatomy laboratory, where students study human bodies and dissection on large touch screens.

Legal sports wagering is spreading; online and mobile betting is increasing, and the NFL's RedZone channel is almost addictive. But there's nothing quite like wagering and watching games in Las Vegas. Its sports books lead the way in technology, comfort, and camaraderie. With multiple games broadcast on multiple screens, with bets riding on nearly every play, there can be anticipatory hushes, lusty cheers and despairing boos simultaneously.

Extremely hot days can make pavements hot enough to cause second-degree burns within seconds.

Doctors at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas are warning about a less-recognized danger of summer heat: pavement burns. Their recent study suggests that people in hot places can end up in the hospital with serious burn injuries caused by contact with sizzling pavement.

A series of studies led by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas said regular slot players can’t tell the difference between the house edge from one game to another.

During a heatwave, it's not uncommon for temperatures to climb to 40 degrees Celsius or above.

Las Vegas temperatures are forecast to remain in triple-digits for the rest of the month and into August, putting more at risk of burn injuries from hot pavement, medical officials said.

Children whose parents have lower levels of education have a significantly higher risk of dying young, according to a new study by researchers at UNLV.

A series of studies led by UNLV researchers says regular slot players can’t tell the difference between the house edge from one game to another.

The societal messages we receive about our genital hair cause us a great deal of turmoil. Should we trim? Shave completely? Or let it grow free? What do our grooming preferences say about us and how do the people we’re intimate with feel about that? On this episode, we examine your personal stories, difficulties, and strategies for caring for your garden down below. We also speak with Lyndsey Craig, an anthropology doctoral candidate studying cross-cultural pubic hair grooming practices. They say that our modern preference for genital baldness is primarily influenced by pornography & the media. Will Lyndsey’s pubic detective work throughout history tell us otherwise? You may be surprised at what you learn!