Health care is now the third biggest employer in Southern Nevada, according to the latest UNLV’s Center for Business and Economic Research’s annual report, and will become the second biggest in as little as three years.

Here’s a simple way to switch up your walking routine, according to experts: Try going backward. Taking a brisk walk is an exercise rich in simplicity, and it can have impressive mental and physical benefits: stronger bones and muscles, cardiovascular fitness and stress relief, to name a few. But like any workout, hoofing it for your health may feel repetitive and even boring after a while.

A new study led by UNLV scientists sheds light on how planets, including Earth, formed in our galaxy—and why the life and death of nearby stars are an important piece of the puzzle.

During Breast Cancer Awareness Month we are asking “how's your health” during this very important time. Doctors we talked with say getting screened and looking into your family history when it comes to cancer are some of the most important things you can do to stay healthy.

On Sept. 12, the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh unveiled a powerful and historic tribute — a stunning exhibition honoring 60 Black photojournalists from across the nation. Among those featured in this visually compelling space was our very own Clinton Wright, veteran photojournalist of The Voice Newspaper, whose images of Las Vegas’s Black community have captured decades of untold stories.

Halloween brings out familiar symbols like witches, jack-o’-lanterns and black cats. But the season also beckons a more macabre figure lurking inside homes, classrooms and front lawns—the skeleton.

Thursday morning, Clark County School District students took part in the Great Nevada Shake Out. It’s a statewide earthquake preparedness drill. It’s part of a global campaign promoting earthquake safety. The exercise took place across Nevada schools, colleges and universities, including UNLV and CSN.

A groundbreaking advancement from researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) has unveiled a novel class of cannabidiol (CBD)-like compounds derived from the common kitchen spice  caraway seeds. This innovative approach promises a revolutionary leap forward in seizure therapy, particularly for childhood seizure disorders, by offering treatments that are safer, more potent, and more cost-effective than current frontline medications. The cornerstone of this discovery lies in the chemical manipulation of carvone, the principal constituent of caraway seeds, to craft synthetic molecules that mimic the therapeutic advantages of CBD while eliminating the psychoactive effects tied to THC.

Visitor numbers may be down compared with last year, but Las Vegas resort officials and analysts say it is not time to hit the panic button.