The percentage of children getting flu shots continues to plummet and a record number of kids died from the flu last year. In its weekly flu vaccination dashboard, the CDC reported Wednesday that as of Nov. 30, just over a third of U.S. kids had gotten flu shots, down from 43% at the same time last year.

GVHS Medical Society fireside chat with Dr. Marc J. Kahn about is journey, vision, and insight as they work towards addressing the challenges and opportunities in healthcare today.

Four weeks after his son, Denali, 16, died by suicide in 2018, Jason Mayne went back to work. Given a month to grieve, Jason thought he could return to his job as a health and safety trainer for Nevada Gold Mines in Elko County, as usual. But after he responded to a fatality at his workplace, the nightmares and panic attacks began and would not let up.

Nevada ranks 45th in the US for active physicians per 100,000 residents, and with seemingly little appetite to fund residency programs at the federal level, officials in the Silver State are mulling new ways to tackle a worsening issue.

Kennedy Jackson, a UNLV theater arts major, still remembers the hummingbird she saw fluttering outside of UNLV’s Beam Hall one year ago. She was walking back from studying for finals, and the campus was abuzz with pre-finals stress and pre-holiday anticipation. But in just a few short hours, the excitement and jitters would turn into utter fear.

Las Vegas’ lack of a comprehensive kids’ hospital has deadly consequences. Could a solution be on the horizon?

Las Vegas’ lack of a comprehensive kids’ hospital has deadly consequences. Could a solution be on the horizon?

The highly acclaimed Apple TV show “Ted Lasso” first appeared in 2020 to rave reviews. Ostensibly, it is a show about a college American football coach in the Midwest who finds himself coaching a Premier League soccer team in the U.K. despite knowing little about U.K. culture, colloquialisms or the game of soccer itself.

The highly acclaimed Apple TV show “Ted Lasso” first appeared in 2020 to rave reviews. Ostensibly, it is a show about a college American football coach in the Midwest who finds himself coaching a Premier League soccer team in the U.K. despite knowing little about U.K. culture, colloquialisms or the game of soccer itself.

As we near the most food-centric holiday on the calendar, discussions are arising over the effects of overindulging on Thanksgiving. Dr. Marc Kahn, Dean of the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, joined ARC Las Vegas and Evan Schreiber to share what he is most concerned about this holiday season.

Dr. Luis Macias, a leading plastic surgeon, and Director of Aesthetic Surgery Curriculum at University of Southern California (USC) Division of Plastic Surgery, founder of Aesthetic MdR, will be visiting the UNLV School of Medicine, Department of Plastic Surgery in Las Vegas as part of their Visiting Professor Program. This special engagement will include lectures, case discussions, and insights into advanced facial rejuvenation techniques with a focus on the comprehensive deep plane facelift and deep neck surgery.

Boosting Nevada’s beleaguered child care and elder care industries makes economic sense for the state, a trio of reports argues, and recommendations on how to do just that have already been laid out for policymakers to consider.