Just weeks after its initial class, the UNLV School of Medicine appointed an acting dean on Wednesday as founding dean Dr. Barbara Atkinson recovers from surgery. Dr. Shawn Gerstenberger, current dean at the School of Community Health Sciences, will serve as the acting dean.

No matter where you live in Las Vegas, it’s likely the only way you get from your home to anywhere else is by car.

Researchers monitoring a recovering population of Peregrine Falcons in southern Nevada have discovered that the birds are contaminated with mercury, an element that has been correlated with increased mortality or reduced reproductive success in raptors and wading birds.

Next time you reach for a bottle of hot sauce, consider this: you may be getting a little lead in addition to that spicy kick. After analyzing 25 bottles of hot sauce manufactured in Mexico and South America, researchers from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) found lead amidst the chili peppers and salt.

A study of 25 bottles of imported hot sauces from Mexico and South America found 16 percent contained lead levels, researchers say.

If hot sauce is the spice in your life, it may be time to do a double take before you add this popular condiment to your food.

So you like your hot sauce south-of-the-border spicy, with that extra punch?

A new study out of the University of Nevada Las Vegas may give spicy food-lovers pause. Researchers at UNLV reported this week they have found concerning levels of lead in several types of imported hot sauces that were tested.