In The News: School of Public Health
If they're going to stay open, they should at least get serious about masking.
October is considered the month of awareness about 'breast cancer', for this reason, the United Way of Southern Nevada (UWSN) organization together with experts prepare a virtual seminar on Wednesday starting at 6 pm.
As the pandemic continues, infecting over 30 million people and killing more than 1 million worldwide, emerging data suggest that COVID-19 is disproportionately impacting communities of color.
Experts have learned a lot about SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) since the pandemic began. However, there are still many unknowns about what is to come. One question that both scientists and laypeople have is whether the novel coronavirus will become endemic, meaning that it will stick around.
In Nevada and more than half of other U.S. states, COVID-19’s spread is regaining momentum.
The Nevada Minority Health and Equity Coalition (NMHEC) received a $ 500,000 grant to create the #OneCommunity campaign, an outreach campaign about COVID-19, which aims to inform populations in Nevada risk. The foregoing was made known by Ericka Avilés –advisor- and Nicole Santero –UNLV School of Public Health-, through a statement sent to the main local media.
Ghosts, goblins and witches were not spared by the coronavirus pandemic as Halloween takes new shape this year. But it is possible to celebrate with some new safety measures.
Nevada’s positivity rate of new COVID-19 tests is increasing, but state officials confirmed that Johns Hopkins University published an extremely high rate this week that is erroneous.
Older people who report greater levels of social engagement have more robust gray matter in regions of the brain relevant in dementia, according to new research. It is the first to use a particularly sensitive type of brain imaging to conduct such an evaluation. The findings may have ramifications for older people practicing COVID-19 social isolation.
President Donald Trump is scheduled to hold an in-person rally in Carson City on Sunday.