In The News: School of Public Health
Brian Labus is an assistant professor of public health at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas and a former senior epidemiologist at the Southern Nevada Health District.
We are exposed to numerous viruses from our day-to-day interactions with other people all the time. However, our risk of being infected by a simple greeting usually isn’t in the forefront of our minds.
As people stock up on groceries and cleaning supplies, doctors are trying to calm peoples' nerves surrounding novel coronavirus, or COVID-19.
Nevada study finds that every thousand bucks of added value decreases the odds of yielding to pedestrians by three percent.
Mass gathering events -- sports, music festivals and conferences -- are taking a backseat as the US and the world are faced with threats from an invisible yet dangerous enemy: coronavirus.
Running red lights. Dodging in and out of traffic. Or racing fast ahead—only to get to the next stoplight.
Running red lights. Dodging in and out of traffic. Or racing fast ahead—only to get to the next stoplight.
Brian Labus, a professor of public health, provides essential safety information for you, from disinfectants to storing food and supplies.
A new study in the Journal of Transportation and Health, unearthed by the dweebs at Car and Driver, suggests drivers of higher-cost cars were less likely to yield to pedestrians at a mid-block crosswalk.
If you drive an expensive vehicle, you are likely to be less courteous to pedestrians.
Most American drivers don't yield when a pedestrian crosses the street, but drivers of expensive cars are some of the worst offenders, according to a new study out of the US.
Smartphones from China, designer gloves from Italy, fruit from California: It's getting harder to avoid contact with products from COVID-19 hot spots. Should you worry? We talked to some doctors who specialize in infectious diseases and biodefense.