Nearly half of transgender adults have experienced mistreatment or discrimination in the healthcare system, according to a study by the Center for American Progress.

Research shows that if you have more than three sugar-sweetened beverages per week, your chance for developing prediabetes, the condition that leads to diabetes, increases by 46%.

For many, the holidays are the best time of year, but for others, the stress of the season can simply be too much to bear. From shopping and vacation trips, to countless get-togethers with friends and co-workers, family dinners, or thoughts of loved ones who aren't with us this year, these times can make even the most cheerful of people feel a little low. But there are some tips and techniques you can use to keep holiday stress under control.

The holidays are here, and while that could mean festive feelings with family for some, it could also create stress or discomfort for others.

While for many Christmas is synonymous with magic and joy, others see the holiday season as a time of intense stress. Anne Weisman, wellness expert and professor at the University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Medicine, shares her tips for relaxing and finding balance during the festivities.

Research shows that if you have more than three sugar-sweetened beverages per week, your chance for developing prediabetes, the condition that leads to diabetes, increases by 46 percent. Ivanhoe tells us which drinks can do the reverse and actually lower your risk.

Local doctors are on high alert over a fungus that is causing serious infections. Hospitals are seeing an influx of patients ranging from the flu, RSV, and COVID.

When it comes to driving habits in the state of Nevada, the descriptions are rarely flattering.

Early in his presidency, George Washington opined that the promotion of both science and literature was the basis of public happiness and that they were also the very basis of democracy. If Nevada were to use health care as a surrogate for science, and public education as a surrogate for literature, Washington would have reason for concern. Nevada currently ranks in the bottom half of states for quality of health care and ranks 45th for public school systems.

Researchers from UNLV have received a grant to study law enforcement traffic stops around Nevada.

Dear Newsweek, About a year and a half ago, my son got involved with a girl he met at his job. He was only 18 and had four credits left to get in his senior year of high school before graduation. About a month before school was due to start back, he came to me and told me that his girlfriend had to move out of her sister's house, and if she couldn't find a place around us, he would move to another town about 45 minutes away.

Patients are waiting an average of 26 days for a scheduled appointment with a doctor according to a new survey by Merritt Hawkins. The group polled more than 1,000 physician offices looking at average wait times among family medicine, dermatology, obstetrics/gynecology, orthopedic surgery and cardiology.