In The News: School of Public Health
As the pandemic continues, infecting over 30 million people and killing more than 1 million worldwide, emerging data suggest that COVID-19 is disproportionately impacting communities of color.
Experts have learned a lot about SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) since the pandemic began. However, there are still many unknowns about what is to come. One question that both scientists and laypeople have is whether the novel coronavirus will become endemic, meaning that it will stick around.
In Nevada and more than half of other U.S. states, COVID-19’s spread is regaining momentum.
Ghosts, goblins and witches were not spared by the coronavirus pandemic as Halloween takes new shape this year. But it is possible to celebrate with some new safety measures.
Nevada’s positivity rate of new COVID-19 tests is increasing, but state officials confirmed that Johns Hopkins University published an extremely high rate this week that is erroneous.
Older people who report greater levels of social engagement have more robust gray matter in regions of the brain relevant in dementia, according to new research. It is the first to use a particularly sensitive type of brain imaging to conduct such an evaluation. The findings may have ramifications for older people practicing COVID-19 social isolation.
President Donald Trump is scheduled to hold an in-person rally in Carson City on Sunday.
UNLV doctoral student Casey Barber was keeping an eye on the COVID-19 situation even before the first case was reported in the United States. And starting in March — after confirmed cases cropped up in Southern Nevada — the 25-year-old Las Vegas native was among seven UNLV public health graduate students who volunteered to help the Southern Nevada Health District with contact tracing.
The first US study of its kind paints a concerning picture of the mental and physical health status of intersex adults.
Southern Nevada colleges and universities have seen a slight uptick in weekly reports of COVID-19 cases among students, but numbers still remain low overall.