There is a primary care shortage across the country – including here in Nevada. The state’s rank among U.S. states is currently 45th for active physicians per 100,000, according to the American Medical Association. Currently, there are 7,388 physicians (MDs and DOs) with an active license to practice in Nevada. We need an additional 1,500 primary care physicians to meet the national average.

Nevada has a physician shortage. Our panel explains what’s being done to attract and retain more medical professionals in Nevada. Then, Antiques Roadshow makes a stop in Las Vegas. Executive Producer Marsha Bemko shares what it takes to produce this longtime running show, and some of the more unique finds along the way.

Members from the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV walked the stage and received their degrees at the Thomas and Mack Center Friday, May 3.The commencement had graduates that arrived on campus during the COVID-19 pandemic with a focus on public health.

UNLV medical students learned where they will take the next step in their journey to become doctors. Medical schools across the country, including UNLV’s Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, held their Match Day on Friday for the class of 2024. Medical students learned where they will go for their residency training for the next 3-7 years.

Dr. Marc Kahn, dean of the UNLV’s Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, has noticed a trend with many of the medical school’s students: They are leaving Nevada for residency programs out of state.

The healthcare industry in Nevada has never been more relied on than it has in recent years. However, despite COVID being in the rearview mirror, the industry is still facing giant problems. From battling a significant shortage of medical professionals, rising costs and burnout to the point that practitioners are leaving the field altogether, the industry has challenges it needs to address – and quickly.

The ongoing cancer battle faced by a Las Vegas mother signals the lengths many patients in Nevada must go to in order to receive the life-saving care they need not offered in Nevada.

According to wastewater analysis data compiled by SNHD, HV.1 appears in 48% of the COVID samples tested, far outpacing XBB.1.5 at 32% and the XBB.1.16 variant at 11%.