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Anonymous $200,000 gift made to UNLV autism center

The donation will enable the UNLV Ackerman Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Solutions “to a new level,” says Maureen Schafer, chief of staff at the UNLV Medical School.

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Digital parenting means teaching responsibility to kids

A class that teaches parents how to keep kids safe when access to the internet is so easy also introduces kids to technology, coding and internet safety.

Feeling the heat in the Neon Boneyard — PHOTOS

Instructor Eileen Lorraine teaches the one-hour hot yoga sessions on four Wednesdays, which began this week. The rest are: August 2, Aug.16 and Aug. 30. Start time is 5:30 p.m.

UNLV’s first doctors-to-be begin classes Monday

The first class of 60 students at the UNLV School of Medicine embark on a long road Monday that state officials hope will eventually alleviate Southern Nevada’s physician shortage and boost the local economy.

Artist uses paintbrush to tell valley writers’ stories

The goal of the Painted Stories series created by Eric Miller, president of the Writers of Southern Nevada, is for artists to use the words of local writers to turn a blank canvas into a work of art.

Cortez Masto talks health care at UMC in Las Vegas

U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto spoke at a news conference Friday at the University Medical Center in Las Vegas to highlight a new report by the Nevada Institute for Children’s Research & Policy.

City installs defibrillators at Las Vegas sports complex

On Thursday, the city of Las Vegas, in partnership with American Medical Response and the Adam’s Heart organization, placed the city’s first defibrillators at Bettye Wilson Soccer Complex.