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Department of Internal Medicine News

The department of internal medicine houses a residency program with a multimodal approach to learning, including both hands-on and self-directed approaches. Subspecialty fellowships are offered in cardiovascular medicine, endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, geriatric medicine, rheumatology, critical care medicine, gastroenterology, pulmonary and critical care, and soon, hematology and medical oncology, and neurology care.

Current Internal Medicine News

Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV psychiatry residents and faculty member.
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Graduates of UNLV's Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine are helping reduce the mental healthcare gap in Las Vegas.

Internal Medicine In The News

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Pope Leo has begun resuming some work as he recovers from lung cancer surgery, the Vatican said.

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A doctor at UNLV is talking about the 'promising but early' results as a study is showing that GLP-1 medications for weight loss and diabetes appear to slow the body’s aging processes.

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Pneumonic plague is rare in the United States, but its something that can become serious very quickly. On ARC Las Vegas we talked with our health expert, Dr. Marc J. Kahn, Professor and Chief of Hematology at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV.

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An upset stomach is common, but persistent digestive symptoms that linger, change or interrupt sleep can signal something more serious, including colon cancer.

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A new study suggests sleep quality and consistency may be linked to long-term health. Researchers analyzed wrist-tracker data from more than 95,000 people and found that six to eight hours of sleep was associated with the lowest health risk across many conditions.

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A fourth death has been linked to measles in Pennsylvania and a UNLV doctor is sounding the alarm.

Recent Internal Medicine Accomplishments

Asma Awan (Dental) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health, Internal Medicine) published a policy perspective article with the title, “Federal Policy and the Emerging U.S. Public Health Workforce: Implications for Students and Early-Career Professionals” in the journal Advances in Medicine, Psychology, and Public Health. This policy…
Manoj Sharma (Public Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article titled, “Feasibility and Acceptability of Menstrual Cups for Addressing Period Poverty in Rural India: A Pilot Study in Spiti Valley” along with coauthors from the University of Utah in the journal Advances in Medicine, Psychology and Public Health (AMPPH). In Spiti Valley,…
Manoj Sharma (Public Health; Internal Medicine) conducted a featured virtual webinar titled "Overcoming the Six Impurities of the Mind (Arishadvarga or Shadripu): Integrating Vedic Philosophy, Modern Psychology, & Scientific Kundalini Energy Yoga (SKEY)" for the "Break ke Baad" group based in Livermore, California. The webinar covered the…
Asma Awan (Dental) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health, Internal Medicine) published an article titled, “Theoretical Paradigms Implied in Social Media Use and Mental Health Outcomes: A Narrative Review” in the journal Advances in Medicine, Psychology, and Public Health. The review explained thirteen theoretical paradigms which were…
Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health, Internal Medicine), as a senior collaborator with the GBD 2023 LDL Cholesterol Collaborators, coauthored an article titled “Global Burden of Elevated LDL-C: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023” in JAMA (Impact factor 65.4). The study found that in 2023, elevated low-density…
Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health, Internal Medicine), as a senior collaborator with the India State-Level Disease Burden Initiative Stillbirth Collaborators, coauthored an article titled “Stillbirths at 22- and 28-weeks’ gestation or longer for the states in India: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023” in the journal…