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School of Public Health News

The School of Public Health is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of people worldwide. Our departments, programs, and research units work to provide a diverse education, practical training experience, and numerous community involvement opportunities to prepare students to become leaders and professionals in the field of public health.

Current Public Health News

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Campus News |

A monthly roundup of the top news stories featuring UNLV staff and students.

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Campus News |

Through UNLV's interdisciplinary research areas, faculty are cooking up solutions to large-scale problems impacting Las Vegas, the Southwest, and beyond.

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People |

The School of Public Health Alumnus of the Year has long been on a quest seeking healthcare justice for all — only now he does it as a Nevada senator.

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Business and Community |

Just when we thought infectious disease outbreaks were becoming old hat, another public health risk emerges. UNLV epidemiologist Brian Labus explains.

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Campus News |

Week-long program uncovers the 'hidden curriculum' in graduate education for students in STEM disciplines.

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Campus News |

The Top Tier initiative is aimed at unifying the university’s health sciences programs.

Public Health In The News

MedicalBrief

American scientists have suggested that people identifying as a sexual or gender minority (LGBTQ+) have a higher likelihood of adverse brain health outcomes, according to cross-sectional data.

Health

We all remember the days of strict COVID rules, like wearing a mask and keeping a six-foot distance from others. But as COVID has become less dangerous for most people and more ubiquitous, doctors and public health officials aren’t as emphatic about virus-related recommendations as they used to be.

MedPage Today

People who identified as a sexual or gender minority (LGBTQ+) had a higher likelihood of adverse brain health outcomes, cross-sectional data showed.

First For Women

As cold and flu season approaches, the situation is becoming more complex with the recent emergence of the new COVID-19 variant, XEC. COVID-19 and knowledge of its exact properties have evolved quite a bit, with different strains and variants (and many different names) surfacing. Government agencies are not officially tracking this latest new variant, but healthcare providers and researchers are monitoring the potential health risk. Here’s what you need to know.

WMN.

When you check into a hotel, you usually get a feeling of comfort. The beds are made, there are fresh towels in the bathroom and little gifts to welcome you. The long-awaited vacation is finally beginning. But a hotel stay can also turn out differently. According to experts, many viruses and bacteria lurk in hotel rooms. In this context, epidemiologist Brian Labus points to a very specific object: the ice bucket. What's behind it and how you can protect yourself.

Indica News

A recent news story in the media claimed that frequent coffee drinkers may be risking their hearts. Is that true? Is caffeine, the active ingredient in coffee, injurious to health? What is the current evidence regarding caffeine on health? We examine some of these questions closely.

Public Health Experts

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Recent Public Health Accomplishments

Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article titled, “Mediterranean diet enriched with olive oil shows no consistent benefits on cardiometabolic and anthropometric parameters: A systematic review with meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials” in the European Journal of Nutrition (Impact factor 4.6)…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article titled, “Psychosocial profiles influencing healthy dietary behaviors among adolescents in Shandong Province, China: A cross-sectional study” in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition (Impact factor 4.0) in association with researchers from Chongqing Medical University…
Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) presented a webinar titled, “Practical stress management: Promoting and improving mental health” to the British Association of Primary Care and Allied Professionals (BAPCAP) in Birmingham, United Kingdom on September 28. The webinar was well attended and well received. He talked…
Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health), Rob Levrant (Educational Outreach and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute),  and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) presented at the Lumivero Virtual Conference 2024 on September 25. The presentation was titled: "Determining Vaping Cessation (Quitting) Intervention Strategies among Young…
Louisa Messenger (Environmental and Occupational Health) co-published an article titled "Evaluation of bio-efficacy of field-aged novel long-lasting insecticidal nets (PBO, chlorfenapyr or pyriproxyfen combined with pyrethroid) against Anopheles gambiae (s.s.) in Tanzania" in the journal Current Research in Parasitology & Vector-Borne Diseases…
Jichun Li (Mathematical Sciences) published a single authored paper in the top journal Computers & Mathematics with Applications (vol.172, 2024, pp.111-124). Here he proved one-order higher superconvergence for the time-dependent Maxwell's equations solved by arbitrary order H(curl) and H(div) basis functions on rectangular and cuboid elements…