LupusChick recently spoke with Brian Labus, Ph.D., MPH, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Public Health to answer your questions about what immunocompromised patients need to know about Evusheld for the prevention of COVID-19.

Public health officials are dealing with a number of issues right now, including monkeypox, a potential COVID wave in the winter and the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. We look at efforts to address all of those public health problems.

Clear, concise, and accurate messaging has always been key in the early days of a virus's spread, and experts in infectious diseases aimed to deliver that at a monkeypox town hall at the LGBTQ Center Thursday evening.

People looking for information regarding the latest monkeypox outbreak will have an opportunity to speak with health experts during an in-person town hall event hosted by the LGBTQ+ Center of Southern Nevada.

If you've had COVID-19 twice, you're in good - and growing - company. Even if you've been vaccinated against COVID four times, you're not alone. And if you think vaccination necessarily prevents reinfection, think again.

If you’ve gotten COVID-19 twice, you’re in good – and growing – company. Even if you’ve had COVID four times, you’re not alone. And if you think vaccination necessarily prevents reinfection, think again.

A decline in COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases continued for the fifth consecutive week in both Clark County and Nevada, with the state reporting one of the lowest case rates in the country.

With over 50 reported cases in Clark County and a limited number of vaccine doses, monkeypox is emerging as a threat to public health.