UNLV Medicine says it is working with the Nevada National Guard to increase curbside testing capacity at their Shadow Lane facility.

With the help of the Nevada National Guard, UNLV Medicine will increase its capacity to perform curbside tests for the coronavirus.

The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services confirmed Wednesday that it had issued a cease-and-desist order to a Las Vegas clinic conducting rapid blood tests for COVID-19.

The new dean of UNLV’s School of Medicine took over at a time when health care is on everyone’s mind.

Hundreds have answered the call to join Governor Sisolak’s Battle Born Medical Corps. The team will help during the COVID-19 pandemic.

University Medical Center on Tuesday began prescribing hydroxychloroquine to high-risk emergency room patients who test positive for COVID-19 but do not require immediate hospitalization.

UNLV Medical students inside Clinical Simulation Center of Las Vegas are learning how to diagnose coronavirus in patients who do not speak English.

UNLV Medicine received 250 additional COVID-19 test kits Monday night, according to spokesman Paul Joncich. The school will be able to continue curbside testing through Thursday.

UNLV Medicine’s curbside coronavirus screening program got a boost late Monday when it received a new batch of 250 test kits that will extend testing through Thursday, the School of Medicine said.

The UNLV School of Medicine received 250 more COVID-19 test kits on Monday night, a spokesman said.

Gov. Steve Sisolak says Nevada has received some parts from the federal government to make more test kits for the coronavirus but the state does not have anywhere near the supplies needed to test widely.

UNLV Medicine, which has conducted tests on more than 2,000 people for coronavirus, received an additional 250 test kits late Monday, allowing curbside testing to continue through Thursday.