In The News: School of Public Health

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

Confirmed cases of monkeypox are now at 166 in Clark County, according to data released earlier this week.

Las Vegas Review Journal

A recent advertisement has some members of the LGBTQ plus community saying it is sending the wrong message. KTNV's Abel Garcia found out what's being done to change it.

Pahrump Valley Times

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to decline, according to new data released Wednesday, the same day the FDA authorized updated booster shots intended to blunt a potential winter surge.

Las Vegas Review-Journal En Español

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to decline in both Clark County and the state, according to new data released Wednesday, the same day the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the vaccine update for reinforcement aimed at curbing a possible increase in winter.

Las Vegas Review Journal

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to decline in both Clark County and the state, according to new data released Wednesday, the same day the FDA authorized updated booster shots intended to blunt a potential winter surge.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

The school year is just getting started and big changes are already taking place at UNLV. As of this month, the university has officially become a smoke-free campus.

KLAS-TV: 8 News Now

The CDC has reported nearly 17,000 cases of monkeypox in the U.S., with New York, California, Florida, and Texas seeing some of the highest rates in the country.

This Is Reno

Health officials in Nevada are now working to boost messaging and vaccinations for those most likely to contract monkeypox after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared the virus a public health emergency.

Nevada Current

Health officials in Nevada are now working to boost messaging and vaccinations for those most likely to contract monkeypox after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared the virus a public health emergency.

Nevada Independent

More than a decade after advocates started pushing for the change, UNLV this month joined more than 2,000 universities nationwide in becoming a smoke-free campus.

Everyday Health

Anthony Fauci, MD, is stepping down as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and as chief medical officer to the Biden administration at the end of the year, as reported by CNN. “I will be leaving these positions in December of this year to pursue the next chapter of my career," Dr. Fauci said. He added that he does not plan on retiring and will “continue to advance science and public health.”

Lupus Chick

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.