Salman Mohammed, Justin Bauzon, Kavita Batra, and Aditi Singh (all Medicine), along with other medical professionals, published a study titled, “Bradycardia Associated with Remdesivir Treatment in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis,” in the journal Medicine. This study examines the potential cardiac side…

Joshua Khorsandi, Liahm Blank, Kaloyan Momchilov, Michael Dagovetz, and Kavita Batra (all Medicine) published a study "From Ocean to Table: How Public Awareness Shapes the Fight Against Microplastic Pollution" in the journal Urban Science. Initiated and driven by medical students, the study synthesizes global public perceptions of microplastic…

Sharmistha Roy (Social and Behavioral Health); Ashish Kumar Biswas (Epidemiology and Biostatistics); Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) published an article titled, "Evidence-based clinical effectiveness of Kundalini Yoga: Systematic review of RCTs across multiple health conditions" in the journal, Alternative…

Larissa McNeil (Medicine) presented a poster entitled "A Retrospective Evaluation of Psychiatric Recommendations Using the Injured Trauma Survivor Screen" at the American College of Surgeons 2025 Clinical Congress, on behalf of colleagues at UNLV and University Medical Center -- Jayme Ching, Yvonne Ramos and Allison McNickle (all Medicine). …

Manoj Sharma (Public Health; Internal Medicine) has once again been ranked since its inception in the top one percent of global scientists in the list generated by Elsevier and Stanford for ranking global scientists. He improved his rank from last year in public health, as being 298th in the single year and 503rd in his career, from a total of 75,…

Baylor Akhavan, Abu-Bakr Ahmed, Wilson To, Samir Alkhouri, Kavita Batra (all Medicine), published a study, "From forest to frontline: A comprehensive review of Mpox's global leap and viral evolution (2022–2024)," in the journal One Health. The study highlights how Mpox’s (MPXV) global trajectory now includes sustained transmission of both…

The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV Marketing & Communications Department is proud to announce it has won a Health + Wellness Design Award™ from GDUSA for its 2025 Summer Magazine. Only the top 10% of over 2,500 entries received this award this year. This is the second graphic design award for the 2025 Summer Magazine.  GDUSA,…

The manuscript that Dr. Lance Horner, Dr. Ovunc Bardakcioglu, Dr. Abigail Cheng, and medical student Henry Krasner worked on, "Primary Closure of Ileostomy Site After Irrigation with Betaine-polyhexanide: A Case Series" was just accepted for publication to the Journal of Surgical Case Reports.

Kavita Batra (Medicine) and Manoj Sharma (Public Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article with the Global Burden of Diseases (GBD) 2023 Cancer Collaborators titled, “The global, regional, and national burden of cancer, 1990–2023, with forecasts to 2050: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023,” in the journal The…

Manoj Sharma (Public Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article with the Global Burden of Diseases (GBD) 2021 Low Bone Mineral Density Collaborators titled, “The global, regional, and national burden attributable to low bone mineral density, 1990–2020: An analysis of a modifiable risk factor from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021,” in…

Vikash Patel, Sidath Kapukotuwa (Social and Behavioral Health) and Manoj Sharma (Public Health; Internal Medicine) presented a paper titled, “Tai Chi as a Mind-Body Approach to Cardiovascular Health: A Contemporary Evidence Synthesis,” at the 12th Annual meeting of the International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences North American Section, held…

Sidath Kapukotuwa, Ana Gonzalez-Alvarez (Social and Behavioral Health), Shane Kraus (Psychology), and Manoj Sharma (Public Health; Internal Medicine) published an article titled, “Betting on the future: A systematic review of modern gambling interventions for college students” in the Journal of Gambling Studies (Impact factor 2.2).  The…