Claire Chen, Brianna Yee, Jenna Sutton, Sabrina Ho, Paul Cabugao, Natalie Johns, Raul Saucedo, Kaden Norman, Charlton H. Bassett, Kavita Batra, Aditi Singh (all Medicine), and Shane Sinclair from the University of Calgary published "The Validation of the Sinclair Compassion Questionnaire (SCQ) and SCQ Short Form in an English-Speaking U.S.…

Maxim Gakh, Courtney Coughenour, Emily C. Strickler, Timothy J. Bungum, Jennifer R. Pharr, Pashtana Usufzy, Megan McDonough (all Public Health), Bertille Mavegam Assoumou (Medicine), Nicole Williams Bungum, and Mindy Meacham from the Southern Nevada Health District published their manuscript entitled "What works when working together?: Cross-…

Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article titled, “Coenzyme Q10 supplementation in burn patients: A double-blind placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial” in the journal Trials (Impact factor 2.0) with coauthors from the Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. The results of the study showed that…

Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article titled, “Investigating the effects of co-supplementation with alpha-linolenic acid and L-carnitine on inflammatory status, oxidative stress, clinical symptoms, mental health and quality of life in women with migraine: A protocol for a randomized, triple-blind,…

Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Administrative Assistants gathered donations from all of their departments for the Shannon West Homeless Youth Shelter Center (SWHYC) this holiday season. The SWHYC supports youth who are homeless or at-risk of becoming homeless with housing, basic needs/food, education, employment assistance, and life…

Deborah A. Kuhls, Bertille Mavegam, Kavita Batra, Noehealani Antolin, Ana Reyes (all Medicine), along with along with Courtney Coughenour, Max Gakh, William Porter, Darin Mains (all Public Health), and William Sousa (Urban Affairs) presented their project entitled "Statistical Transparency of Policing (STOP) Nevada Data Collection…

Kavita Batra (Medicine) was honored with the World Changer Award (Alumnus) by the School of Public Health Leadership at their 20th Anniversary celebration on Nov. 8, 2024. This prestigious award recognizes individuals who have made a significant impact as leaders and advocates in public health. The UNLV School of Public Health, formerly known…

Kendall Chaffin, Anna Horvath, Sophie Ahmad, Rooman Ahad, Kavita Batra (all Medicine) published a study "Primary headache content on online community platforms: a scoping review protocol" in BMJ Open. This scoping review seeks to explore the extent of available information, uncover existing gaps in knowledge, and to serve as a resource for…

Yonsu Kim (Healthcare Administration and Policy), Ji Won Yoo (Internal Medicine), Sheniz Moonie (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Tae-Ha Chung (Internal Medicine) published a paper, "Estimating the cost of asthma: moderating effect of race/ethnicity on the relationship between asthma severity and the direct cost." They found an incremental cost…

Dean Dr. Marc J. Kahn (Medicine) has been elected to the Association of American Medical College's (AAMC) Council of Deans Administrative Board.  He will serve on the 12-member leadership group for the council of deans, comprised of the deans of all US allopathic medical schools. Prior to last week's AAMC meeting in Atlanta, Kahn was…

Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article titled, “Multi-theory model (MTM) and change in childbearing behavior:  A perspective,” with coauthors from Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences in Iran in the Journal of Research Development in Nursing and Midwifery. The article presents a view…

Kavita Batra (Medicine), Ravi Batra, Ying Guo (both Public Health), Mina Atin (Nursing), and Bryar Shareef (Computer Science) co-authored a paper titled "Promise and Peril of Artificial Intelligence: Digital Monoculturalism in a Robotic World," published in the Advances in Medicine, Psychology, and Public Health journal. Dr. Kavita Batra, an…