The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is pulling back $11.4 billion in funds allocated in response to the pandemic to state and community health departments, nongovernment organizations and international recipients, the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed Tuesday to NBC News.

Trump's federal funding cuts are shutting down studies on Alzheimer’s care, uterine fibroids and pregnancy risks — all because they focus on gender.

UNLV professor Jason Flatt was finalizing his $1.4 million grant in February for research related to dementia and caregiving among LGBTQIA+ veterans. Despite having received the notice of award before President Donald Trump took office, the Department of Defense revoked it afterward.

UNLV professor Jason Flatt was finalizing his $1.4 million grant in February for research related to dementia and caregiving among LGBTQIA+ veterans. Despite having received the notice of award before President Donald Trump took office, the Department of Defense revoked it afterward.

UNLV professor Jason Flatt was finalizing his $1.4 million grant in February for research related to dementia and caregiving among LGBTQIA+ veterans. Despite having received the notice of award before President Donald Trump took office, the Department of Defense revoked it afterward.

Nevada continues to have a physician shortage. Our panel of experts share the challenges of attracting and retaining doctors in Nevada. They also explain how they hope Nevada’s lawmakers address these issues during the 2025 Legislative Session.

“The Las Vegas Medical District has been in existence since the 1990s. We’ve been constantly trying to work to develop it,” says Brian Knudsen. “It’s very common in other cities around the country, to concentrate medical care [like we have]. It makes it easier for patients, makes it easier for healthcare professionals, to be in the same area.”

Residents and apartment managers near UNLV continue their calls for crackdowns on homeless encampments, as police and local leaders offer solutions at a Wednesday night town hall.

Type 2 diabetes may rewire the brain in ways that mimic early Alzheimer’s disease — and UNLV researchers say the “why” may lie in a previously unexplored connection between high blood sugar levels and a key part of the brain called the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC).