A new survey is intended to gauge community concerns and determine if residents would support a valley-wide mosquito control program.

Dr. Manoj Sharma, a Professor of Social and Behavioral Health and Internal Medicine, answers queries about hoarding disorder.

It's the sight every homeowner dreads: a trail of ants crawling around on the floors. While frustrated, you may feel the urge to squish, stomp, or swat those tiny uninvited guests, but you should resist the impulse. It'll do more harm than good—not just to the insect, but to your home.

The Vaccine Confidence and Demand Improvement Project launched in January through Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funding to UNLV’s School of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. This collaboration between UNLV and Nevada’s Division of Public and Behavioral Health aims to reduce vaccine hesitancy among Nevada parents through social media campaigns.

The Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) has released its latest Community Health Assessment Report (CHA). It includes data the district began gathering in 2024. The report, which comes out every three to five years, identified eight areas of public health concern in Southern Nevada: social determinants of health, access to care, mental health, chronic disease, public health funding, environmental factors, substance use, and infectious disease.

As the weather warms up and humidity increases, mosquitoes are hatching in backyards across the country, eager to victimize innocent barbecue-goers and home gardeners everywhere.

As the weather warms up, our creepy-crawly friends tend to find their way indoors. In particular, you may notice ants in the corners or even on the counters of your home, which means you’ll need a solution to get rid of them, stat.

Researchers report record West Nile virus cases in the Southwest as invasive Aedes aegypti mosquitoes continue spreading across Clark County.

The Clark County Coroner's Office report revealed the gruesome details of the death of a three-year-old girl, allegedly at the hands of the woman in charge of her care while her father was at work. According to the autopsy report, 11 stab wounds were found on the girl's body, affecting her neck, chest, and upper legs.

Ten alleged sex predators are facing charges after being arrested earlier this week. Several agencies, including federal and local law enforcement, made the arrests on April 28 and 29, according to a Las Vegas Metropolitan police news release.

May is Skin Safety Awareness Month. More than a decade ago, in 2014, the U.S. Surgeon General called skin cancer a public health crisis due to the alarming growth in cases. While Nevada ranks 33rd in the country for skin cancer, the American Cancer Society projects that more than a thousand Nevadans will be diagnosed with melanoma this year. So, is preventing it as simple as applying sunscreen? Or is that even simple?

Spirulina (Arthrospira) platensis is a blue-green filamentous microalgae from the Cyanobacteria class that grows in fresh or salt water. It was consumed in ancient times by the Aztecs, but came to the limelight when NASA proposed that it could be grown by astronauts in space for food. It is a nutritious food and has been labeled as a “superfood.”