COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to decline in both Clark County and the state, according to new data released Wednesday, the same day the FDA authorized updated booster shots intended to blunt a potential winter surge.

The school year is just getting started and big changes are already taking place at UNLV. As of this month, the university has officially become a smoke-free campus.

The CDC has reported nearly 17,000 cases of monkeypox in the U.S., with New York, California, Florida, and Texas seeing some of the highest rates in the country.

Health officials in Nevada are now working to boost messaging and vaccinations for those most likely to contract monkeypox after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared the virus a public health emergency.

Health officials in Nevada are now working to boost messaging and vaccinations for those most likely to contract monkeypox after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared the virus a public health emergency.

More than a decade after advocates started pushing for the change, UNLV this month joined more than 2,000 universities nationwide in becoming a smoke-free campus.

Anthony Fauci, MD, is stepping down as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and as chief medical officer to the Biden administration at the end of the year, as reported by CNN. “I will be leaving these positions in December of this year to pursue the next chapter of my career," Dr. Fauci said. He added that he does not plan on retiring and will “continue to advance science and public health.”

LupusChick recently spoke with Brian Labus, Ph.D., MPH, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Public Health to answer your questions about what immunocompromised patients need to know about Evusheld for the prevention of COVID-19.

Public health officials are dealing with a number of issues right now, including monkeypox, a potential COVID wave in the winter and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. We look at efforts to address all of those public health problems.

People looking for information regarding the latest monkeypox outbreak will have an opportunity to speak with health experts during an in-person town hall event hosted by the LGBTQ+ Center of Southern Nevada.

If you've had COVID-19 twice, you're in good - and growing - company. Even if you've been vaccinated against COVID four times, you're not alone. And if you think vaccination necessarily prevents reinfection, think again.

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas has announced that it will become a smoke-free and tobacco-free campus on Monday.