A new study from the American Heart Association (AHA) warns the number of women living with cardiovascular disease could rise in the coming years.

In the aftermath of Dawson's Creek star James Van Der Beek's illness and death, doctors are raising the alarm over colorectal cancer as an increasing threat to young men and women. It’s now the top cancer killer of Americans younger than 50.

A deadly, drug-resistant fungus already spreading rapidly through U.S. hospitals is becoming even more threatening worldwide and a UNLV professor is making sense of the risk.

The CDC is tracking a dangerous, deadly fungus labeled as a “super bug.” Data from a recent state report reveals infections have grown by 33% in Nevada.

This flu season is shaping up to be among the most severe in years, and doctors say the flu shot, even if it's not a perfect match for the dominant strain, is still the best protection against the virus.

Americans should eat more whole foods and protein, fewer highly processed foods and less added sugar, according to the latest edition of federal nutrition advice released Wednesday by the Trump administration.

'Tis the season where injuries and illnesses rise sharply around the winter holidays. Dr. Marc Kahn, professor and chief of hematology at UNLV's Department of Internal Medicine at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, joined ARC Las Vegas and Evan Schreiber to explain what personal health issues are serious enough to warrant a visit to the emergency room, as those clinics and doctors worry about overcrowding.

A federal vaccine advisory committee voted to end the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born or before they leave the hospital. For decades, the shots have been widely considered to be a public health success for preventing hundreds of thousands of illnesses.

Nevada cities may now be on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars more in workers compensation for lung disease claims from first responders after a surprise bill passed out of the recent special legislative session.

New research is revealing people who have cosmetic filler injections in their face are at possible risk for dangerous complications involving blocked arteries.

For patients with autoimmune vasculitides, mortality is on the decline in the U.S. but still remains elevated compared with the general population. These immunological disorders of inflammation of blood vessel walls have one of the highest mortality rates among rheumatologic diseases.

The defense attorney for the teenager accused of causing a 12-car crash that killed two people, including his pregnant girlfriend, argues his client suffered a seizure before the wreck.