There is a growing movement of moms raving about the health wonders of eating placenta. A UNLV-led small-sample study released last week suggests that new moms who eat their placenta hoping for increases to their iron levels may be disappointed.
A Georgia man whose toddler son died in a hot car was found guilty of both malice and felony murder on Monday by a jury tasked with weighing a month of dueling testimony over whether the child’s father left him to perish on purpose or made a fatal mistake.
A federal judge in Wisconsin on Monday ordered the release of Brendan Dassey, who was imprisoned for life for helping his uncle kill a freelance photographer in 2005 in a case spotlighted in the Netflix documentary “Making a Murderer.”
Gwen Ifill, co-anchor of PBS’ “NewsHour” with Judy Woodruff and a veteran journalist who moderated two vice presidential debates, died Monday of cancer, the network said.
Young Rebels come from nowhere to win WAC title, will play San Diego State in NCAA opener on Thursday.
In desperate need of a quality win, the Cincinnati Bengals (3-4-1) go to New York as 1-point favorites over the Giants, who have won and covered three in a row.
A vacant building in the central valley that has been occupied by squatters at various time caught fire on Monday morning for at least the third time this year, the Las Vegas Fire Department said.
Police have arrested a man in connection with a robbery and attempted sexual assault that occurred Nov. 7.
UNLV will retire Eddie Owens’ No. 11 jersey at halftime of its basketball game against UC Riverside at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Monday morning’s fire was at least the third time this year that the building at 240 W. Cincinnati Ave. has caught fire.
The sixth-ranked offense Cincinnati Bengals meets the 21st-ranked offense New York Giants tonight for Monday Night Football.
UNLV’s football team (4-6, 3-3 Mountain West) will try to build on its 69-66 triple-overtime win against Wyoming at 6 p.m. Friday at No. 22 Boise State(9-1, 5-1).
Teaching patients about food — what to eat, how to cook it, how to tweak what they’re already eating to make it a bit healthier — isn’t something most physicians are trained to do. But a lesson on the Mediterranean diet and a little time in the kitchen during a workshop in Las Vegas, prepared them to answer patient questions about diet.
Former UNLV basketball coach Lon Kruger, now the head coach at Oklahoma, received the American Cancer Society St. George National Award.
Sherry Jasperson and Kate Rasmussen aren’t your average grandmother-granddaughter duo. Their days together may be filled with fun and love, but they’re also immersed in health care and politics.
The U.S. government on Monday finalized long-delayed rules that will require “quiet cars” like electric vehicles and hybrids to emit alert sounds at speeds of up to 18.6 mph to help prevent injuries among pedestrians, cyclists and the blind.
Las Vegas police arrested a man on Saturday in connection with a homicide on Nov. 5 in the southwest valley.
The bad blood has reached a boiling point in the battle over the future of the Badlands golf course in west Las Vegas.
This year’s Battle for the Fremont Cannon will close out the regular season for only the second time in four decades.
After leading UNLV’s football team to one of the most thrilling wins in program history, Rebels quarterback Kurt Palandech and cornerback Torry McTyer were named Monday the Mountain West players of the week.
Ascaya, the luxury community in its early formation in Henderson, has teamed up with a prominent local artist to display her vibrant, beautiful creations in the lobby of its sales center.
Early buzz on Broadway’s “A Bronx Tale” suggests Strip potential, while a local producer is bullish on “Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding” after its Chicago return. Also, where are the ACMs?
The goal is to present nursing students with difficult situations they probably will face on the job and help them improve the interpersonal communication skills they’ll need when that happens.
A vacant home in the northeast valley caught fire Monday morning, according to a Clark County Fire Department release.
“The tale as old as time” comes to life in the first official trailer for “Beauty and the Beast.”
Temperatures are expected to decrease this week as a cold front sweeps the Las Vegas Valley, according to the National Weather Service.
Two men were killed and another was arrested after a crash Saturday night in the northwest valley, Las Vegas police said.
Underdogs finished the day 9-3 ATS with eight straight-up wins. In the nightcap, Seattle stunned New England in a down-to-the-wire thriller.
Southbound Interstate 15 was closed between Craig Road and Cheyenne Avenue after a man was struck and killed on the freeway Sunday night.