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.

Each year, the Nevada Institute for Children’s Research and Policy team up with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas to elect the Clark County Youth Mayor as part of their Step Up for Kids program.

A newly formed coalition, NVax, is working to address gaps in vaccination rates across Nevada.

What is visceral leishmaniasis—and how is it diagnosed?

The Southern Nevada Health District has started its mosquito surveillance program about a month early.

Las Vegans used to be able to brag about being a mosquito-free city — but not so much anymore. So we're bringing back a conversation with Dayvid Figler and UNLV professor Dr. Louisa Messenger about why Las Vegas is seeing a mosquito population boom and what we can do about it. Plus, host Sonja Cho Swanson kicks off the conversation with a fresh update on Dr. Messenger's latest skeeter survey results, and her 2026 mosquito forecast.

The Southern Nevada Health District has started its mosquito surveillance activity a month early due to warmer-than-normal temperatures. Many experts around the valley have already seen an uptick in mosquito sightings.

We are warming up again this week, with a chance to hit 90 by the weekend. While some might be happy for the chance to shake off the winter blues, the warmer weather is also set to bring out mosquitoes.