Americans should eat more whole foods and protein, fewer highly processed foods and less added sugar, according to the latest edition of federal nutrition advice released Wednesday by the Trump administration.

'Tis the season where injuries and illnesses rise sharply around the winter holidays. Dr. Marc Kahn, professor and chief of hematology at UNLV's Department of Internal Medicine at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, joined ARC Las Vegas and Evan Schreiber to explain what personal health issues are serious enough to warrant a visit to the emergency room, as those clinics and doctors worry about overcrowding.

A federal vaccine advisory committee voted to end the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born or before they leave the hospital. For decades, the shots have been widely considered to be a public health success for preventing hundreds of thousands of illnesses.

New research is revealing people who have cosmetic filler injections in their face are at possible risk for dangerous complications involving blocked arteries.

If you're wondering why you get sleepy after feasting on the traditional Thanksgiving meal, we're getting answers. Is turkey the culprit or is it the mountain of mashed potatoes and stuffing?

This week, the Food and Drug Administration said it's working to remove the “black box” warning on many hormone treatments for women with menopause symptoms. The 'black box' warning is the FDA's strongest drug label alert.

We're taking a closer look at heart disease and examining the status of heart transplants in the wake of Dick Cheney's death. Cheney, the former Vice President of the United States, died Monday at the age of 84 due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease. He had his first heart attack at the unusually young age of 37. He would go on to survive four more before his heart declined enough to qualify for that transplant.

As the temperature start to cool in southern Nevada, locals and families are bracing for the dreaded times ahead: Cold and flu season. Sadly, there’s no cure for the common cold, but there are things you can do to lessen your misery.