In The News: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
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Nevada’s health care infrastructure is lacking when compared to the national average. The 2019 scorecard by the Commonwealth Fund ranked Nevada at the bottom of the list at 48th in overall health care outcomes in the United States. When it comes to practicing medical doctors per capita, Southern Nevada is 32 percent below the national average per the 2014 Healthcare Workforce Report.
February is American Heart month and it is right to shed light on the difference between heart attack and a cardiac arrest.
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While dating apps revolve around snap decisions, Hertlein says in-person meetings tend to be more forgiving.
When a man becomes a dad, his body changes, his hormones fluctuate, his emotions swirl. The changes for new dads everywhere are nothing short of a second puberty.
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In the coming months, Nevada’s higher-education system will undergo a major leadership change and will be subject to a statewide vote that, depending on the outcome, could lead to a massive restructuring of its framework.
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With state and local leaders at his side, Gov. Steve Sisolak appeared in Las Vegas two months ago to announce a philanthropic partnership to develop a medical education building for UNLV.
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With the recent news that Nevada’s population has surpassed 3 million residents, the demand for health care has never been greater.
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The 2020 outlook for Las Vegas is extremely optimistic as local experts believe the region will thrive in the year ahead.
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Malcolm Douglas remembers how the close relationship he had with his pediatrician growing up with a single mother in Brooklyn, New York, helped him feel safe and respected.
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Malcolm Douglas remembers how the close relationship he had with his pediatrician growing up with a single mother in Brooklyn, N.Y., helped him feel safe and respected.
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The Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents Thursday approved the broad framework for a new, privately-funded medical school building at UNLV, subject to mutually-agreed conditions with the project’s donors that require construction to start by Feb. 1 of next year.
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The Nevada Board of Regents on Thursday approved the next step in the development of a building for UNLV School of Medicine, voting in a favor a plan to allow a nonprofit funded mostly by donors to construct the building at 625 Shadow Lane in the city’s medical district.