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Three deaths after a driver smashed into an intersection going 109 mph. An 11-year old girl struck and killed crossing the street. Siblings, 6 and 11, killed by a speeding driver with their mother in the driver’s seat. Nine lives lost after a driver ran a red light at 103 mph and caused a six-vehicle crash. For some Las Vegans, stories like these from the past few years have become a harrowing reality of living in the city.
Over 100 children have been hit by vehicles in the Las Vegas Valley just since the start of the school year — a number that is more than double the number of kids hit by cars at the start of the school year in both 2024 and 2023.
Over 100 children have been hit by vehicles in the Las Vegas Valley just since the start of the school year — a number that is more than double the number of kids hit by cars at the start of the school year in both 2024 and 2023.
During Breast Cancer Awareness Month we are asking “how's your health” during this very important time. Doctors we talked with say getting screened and looking into your family history when it comes to cancer are some of the most important things you can do to stay healthy.
The doctor leading life-saving breast cancer health initiatives and surgeries at UNLV got a special recognition in southern Nevada.
Deadly traffic accidents are up 46% in Nevada since 2013, and they show no sign of slowing. That’s one of many findings out of the Nevada Road Users Database Traffic Study, administered by UNLV’s Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine.
A push is underway by a top medical professional at a Las Vegas hospital for drivers to slow down, as researchers learn more about traumatic injuries from car crashes in Nevada while trying to improve prevention efforts.
UNLV has new funding to dig deeper into the sharp rise in deadly crashes on Nevada roads and what can be done to save lives. The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine received $650,000 from the Nevada Department of Public Safety to study vehicle crashes.
A UNLV study says traffic deaths in Nevada have increased over a decade span.
The number of traffic deaths and fatal crashes statewide has steadily increased since 2013, and there’s an “urgent need” to address the underlying factors, according to ongoing research done by UNLV’s Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine.