Amar brings program leadership and innovation from previous roles at Emory University and Boston College; she will begin Jan. 1.

Addy Guida’s battle with cancer as a student-athlete inspired a new career path in medicine.

Gupta, CNN’s chief medical correspondent and practicing neurosurgeon, will offer his take on medicine and the media; tickets are free.

Chocolate is the sweet treat least likely to play tricks on your teeth.

Southern Nevada Substance Use & Behavioral Health Summit brings mental health, criminal justice professionals together to educate and collaborate on critical public health issues.

UNLV dietitian Samantha Coogan on the pros and cons of organic vs. gluten-free, avoiding the afternoon sugar or caffeine crash, and making healthy options fun.

Ninth annual check of state’s entering kindergartners showed more have health insurance, yet barriers to health care access still exist.

UNLV is a host site for the federally-funded Journey program, which puts Native American and other minority high school students interested in health research into college labs.

UNLV's athletic training program grads make it to the big leagues.

Nevada Institute of Personalized Medicine gene researchers clear the air on the link between schizophrenia and smoking.

UNLV School of Medicine's inaugural class prepare for first day as med students in stethoscope ceremony.

Benjamin Burroughs studies how new media industries channel children’s attention.