While economic anxiety writ large may be on the radar this election season, the new geography of poverty is not.

William lives in a high-crime neighborhood. Julia doesn’t own a car and has few public transportation options. Michael lost his job two years ago and now is homeless. Ever since her husband died, Andrea, a retiree, has spent most of her time at home alone. Are these health-related issues? While we think of crime, homelessness, housing, transportation, poverty, unemployment, and loneliness as social and economic issues, they all can affect your health. So much so that the UNLV School of Medicine is addressing these issues in its curriculum.

UNLV hopes to find a permanent leader for its ailing journalism school by the end of the academic year, school administrators said Thursday.

The Las Vegas Philharmonic is gearing up for another season of fantastic orchestral performances and smaller chamber-music concerts. It all kicks off September 10, when music director Donato Cabrera conducts the full symphony through some Mozart, some Mahler and a West Coast premiere by living composer Kevin Beavers.

When Lois (not her real name) moved here from California, she expected to get a therapist’s license with no problem. After all, she had a master’s degree in marriage family therapy (MFT) and art therapy.

Last time we talked about the national park service centennial and how Nevada has the first official national recreation area: Lake Mead. Tule Springs has become a national monument, thanks to its ice age beginnings. A couple of national historic trails go through the state. And we have one national park—and that’s a story unto itself.

Last time we talked about the national park service centennial and how Nevada has the first official national recreation area: Lake Mead. Tule Springs has become a national monument, thanks to its ice age beginnings. A couple of national historic trails go through the state. And we have one national park—and that’s a story unto itself.

When you think of symphonic music, the human voice may not be the first instrument that comes to mind.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid says he has a plan to show Americans’ “absolute disgust” with the Senate’s failure to act on the U.S. Supreme Court nomination of Merrick Garland.