In The News: School of Public Health
In order to dramatically flatten the exponential Covid-19 growth curve provisional social disruptions need to take place all across the globe.
The Southern Nevada Health District has notified local medical providers that it has stopped testing for the new coronavirus because it has run out of the chemicals needed for the tests.
Questions for Nevada Rep. Susie Lee and local officials during a tele-town hall Tuesday reflected the palpable anxiety in Southern Nevada — and that was before Nevada announced the closures of non-essential businesses for 30 days.
We've heard the messages for a few days: practice social distancing and stay at home to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Here's why people need to take them seriously.
While the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread, causing running races - and many other large events - to be postponed and cancelled, you might be wondering what you should do for your own personal health and how this could affect your training.
Nevada labs have received hundreds of patient specimens to test for the new coronavirus, but getting one administered can still be difficult.
While the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread, causing bike races—and many other large events—to be postponed and canceled, you might be wondering what you should do for your own personal health and how this could affect your training.
Gov. Steve Sisolak announced Saturday that his office will be assembling a medical advisory team to provide guidance on COVID-19.
The World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic last week, with more than 120,000 cases around the world. As new coronavirus cases spread around the globe, questions surrounding this new virus grow exponentially as well.
Governor Steve Sisolak has formed a medical advisory team after issuing a state of emergency for Nevada on Thursday. The team is led by Dr. Ihsan Azzam, the State of Nevada’s Chief Medical Officer, and staffed by four additional medical experts.
More than 80 percent of Nevada’s nursing homes have failed to meet federal standards for infection prevention and control in the past three years, Medicare data shows.
While the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread, causing running races—and many other large events—to be postponed and canceled, you might be wondering what you should do for your own personal health and how this could affect your training.