In The News: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
The United States is staring down what could be the worst year for measles outbreaks since the country eliminated the disease as an endemic illness in 2000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, creating a growing public health threat that medical experts say some communities are bringing on themselves by rejecting a safe and reliable vaccine.
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U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen toured UNLV’s medical school Monday and used the occasion to address the low doctor-to-patient ratio in Nevada and across the country.
Lauren Hollifield doesn't want to do medicine anywhere else.
Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV 3rd District) tours UNLV’s School of Medicine to discuss the need for increasing medical residencies in the state Monday, April 15, 2019.
Since the CDC began tracking autism rates in 2000, the rate has more than doubled from one in 150 to one in 59.
One of the greatest medical breakthroughs of modern civilization — vaccinations — has become increasingly controversial in recent years.
The Young Dreamers Foundation presented two Ernest A. Becker Sr. Middle School students—eighth-grader Chanel Koh and sixth-grader Caleb Loquillano—with home workstations for winning an essay contest that focused on their natural, inherent skills and how they plan to use those talents to achieve their future goals.
About 240 Latinx — a gender-neutral term for people of Latin American descent — juniors in Clark County schools stood when Dr. Mario Gaspar de Alba asked how many planned to go to college.
As many as 1 in 10 new dads suffer from postpartum depression (PPD), but how does the condition differ for men compared to women? A new study by researchers at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas finds six commonalities among fathers suffering from PPD, and ultimately highlights the need for better screening among new moms and dads.
Researchers analyzed online forums and websites and discovered new fathers sharing stories about the condition usually associated with new mothers.
The woman who has almost single-handedly forged UNLV’s new medical school is leaving her post.