Experts In The News
As the temperature starts to drop in southern Nevada, we were wondering if the colder weather can really make you sick? Dr. David Weismiller, a professor of family medicine at UNLV, joined ARC Las Vegas and Evan Schreiber to talk about the correlation.
Trump’s plan would effectively be a sales tax that disproportionately harms working-class families and could cause a trade war that hurts US companies, economists say.
Struggling to fit workouts into your busy week? You’re not alone. New research suggests that “weekend warriors” who pack at least 150 minutes of exercise into one or two days enjoy similar health benefits to those who spread workouts throughout the week. Both groups had reduced risks for over 260 diseases, including diabetes, hypertension, and mental health conditions, the findings showed.
UNLV announced that longtime philanthropist Joyce Mack has passed away. According to reports, Mack died on Oct. 11, 2024, at age 99.
UNLV announced on Wednesday the passing of Joyce Mack, a decades-long philanthropist and university pioneer in Las Vegas. She died on October 11, 2024, at the age of 99.
When Joyce Mack arrived in Las Vegas in 1947, the city was a small frontier town with a population under 25,000. “My mother was a visionary. She looked at the desert and saw a city on a hill. She knew that it was going to be something special,” her daughter, Karen Mack Goldsmith, told the Las Vegas Vegas Review-Journal on Wednesday evening.
When Sydney Stern bought an Apple Watch four years ago, she was excited to try out all the new features, especially the sleep tracker. A health scientist, the 27-year-old Maryland resident was well aware of the correlation between sleep and disease prevention. But what Stern thought would be a boon to her health became a harm, leading to anxiety and, in the end, less sleep.
A secret courthouse romance has spurred ethics investigations and a fight over millions in legal fees.
