Milk has a shorter shelf life than many other foods, so this is a common concern. Most store-bought milk is pasteurized, a process that heats it to kill pathogens. But pasteurization doesn’t eliminate everything, explains food safety expert Brian Labus, Ph.D., M.P.H., REHS.

You craved cheese the whole way home or were about to throw together a sandwich. You open the fridge and…there is mold on the very cheese you planned to eat. You may have zero desire to eat the cheese anymore. But if you do, is it safe to cut the mold off the cheese and eat the rest?

Here’s when it’s safe to eat potatoes that have begun to sprout and when it’s better to toss ‘em altogether, according to official sources and food safety experts.

Federal data reveals fewer than three-quarters of Nevada toddlers received all recommended shots, raising concerns about disease prevention

Cancer that has been detected at an early stage and can be cured (possibly) with treatment and a plan of treatment determined by a urologist

Infectious disease experts explain how to know the difference.

The grants are part of a $300,000 investment by the CareSource Foundation to support community-based initiatives addressing one of three priority areas identified in the 2025 Southern Nevada Community Health Assessment: maternal and child health, immunization awareness and confidence and social drivers of health. The funding also includes a $150,000 grant for faculty-led research at the UNLV School of Public Health.

Six organizations were awarded $25,000 grants to address the community’s health needs. The UNLV School of Public Health also received $150,000, bringing the total distributed in grants to $300,000. The money will fund work supporting mother and child health and increasing immunization awareness. It also supports work to improve people’s access to healthy food, clean water and other non-medical factors that can affect health.

While the rates of people being severely impacted by COVID have gone down drastically since the dawn of the pandemic, it’s important to still take the virus seriously. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID was associated with an estimated 290,000 to 450,000 hospitalizations and between 34,000 and 53,000 deaths between July 2024 and July 2025, the most recent year that data is available. These stats show just how much the virus is still impacting us.

An eye-opening new study is shedding light on a common travel item that’s brimming with hidden bacteria. Here’s a hint: It’s something you tote on almost every trip … but would never think to clean. Yet somehow, it has way more bacteria than the travel gear you’d expect to get filthy.

Research suggests that the bioactive compounds in saffron may support mood, emotional well-being, and help reduce oxidative stress on the body.

Negative relationships don’t just affect your day-to-day well-being. They may also accelerate your aging. New research found that so-called “hasslers” — people in your social network who create stress or conflict — can increase your biological age by about nine months.