Nevada’s questionable reputation for health care has taken another big hit. A report in July by the Commonwealth Fund, a healthcare advocacy center, laid out the specifics for Nevadan women. And it’s not good.

Dr. Stuart Flynn likely knows more about taking a medical school from concept to full accreditation than anyone in the country. He’s done it twice in recent years, once at state-supported University of Arizona-Phoenix, and more recently at the private, church-based Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.

Dr. Stuart Flynn likely knows more about taking a medical school from concept to full accreditation than anyone in the country. He’s done it twice in recent years, once at state-supported University of Arizona-Phoenix, and more recently at the private, church-based Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.

Motorists in east Las Vegas can probably expect an easier commute after the completion of the U.S. Highway 95-Charleston Boulevard interchange project, officials said Wednesday.

In the heart of the vibrant and dynamic City of Las Vegas, NV exists a project important to the future of the entire state and its growing population. The Kirk Kerkorian Medical Education Building at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is more than just a structure, it is a testament to the seamless integration of landscape architecture and cutting-edge medical education. At the intersection of nature and knowledge is a captivating design of landscape features that make this building a unique and harmonious addition to the desert landscape.

The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), received accreditation for its first rheumatology fellowship program in January this year. Mitchell D. Forman, DO, FACR, FACOI, MACP, professor of medicine at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV and founding dean and dean emeritus of Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine, was a prime mover in its development and has been named its director.

As California’s Sacramento Valley experiences an unprecedented heatwave in the summer of 2024, medical professionals are sounding the alarm on an often-overlooked health risk: thermal burns to unprotected feet. With daily heat records being shattered and an extended streak of triple-digit temperatures, the danger of sustaining serious burns from hot pavement has become a pressing concern for residents and visitors alike.

New research from New Mexico State University shows depression can reduce survival rates among American women diagnosed with breast cancer. Jagdish Khubchandani, a professor of public health sciences at NMSU, led a study to understand the long-term impacts of depression among American women with breast cancer. Khubchandani's study partners included the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Walden University, and the National Institute on Aging, a division of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

Uptick in COVID-19 cases, variants found in local wastewater (KSNV).

The researchers found that compared to women without breast cancer and depression, those who only had breast cancer or depression were 1.45 times or 1.43 times more likely to die, respectively. However, compared to those without breast cancer and depression, the risk of death more than tripled for women with both breast cancer and depression.

Whether it’s the assassination attempt of a former president, a sitting president not seeking reelection for the first time in decades, global IT outages, or the hottest day recorded in human history, people are stressed out. A slew of back-to-back historical events in less than a month are dominating the phone, television, and computer screens of social media and news. Some compare it to watching the end of the world.

Tourists flocking to Las Vegas over the July 4 holiday weekend helped fuel a surge in COVID infections, experts say. “We have an increase in viral illnesses for the Fourth of July in particular. For the summer holidays, we are always prepared for an increase in tourists visiting Las Vegas this weekend,” said Dr. Ketan Patel, medical director of the UMC Adult Emergency Department.