In The News: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV

MedCity News

Clinicians who responded to six recent mass shooting events recommended eight best practices hospitals should adhere to when responding to these tragic events in the future. Their guidance included recommendations for rapid patient triaging, communication with on-site medics and family reunification.

Healthcare Finance News

The number of mass shooting incidents has been increasing in recent years, rising nearly 40% from 2019 to 2021.

American College of Surgeons

EMS clinicians, emergency physicians, and surgeons who responded to six recent mass shootings publish consensus recommendations and lessons learned in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Las Vegas City Wire

A University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), medical professor utilizes ongoing education in an effort to better teach his students.

Nevada Independent

As the latest and most transmissible COVID-19 variant, BA.5, spreads rapidly through the U.S. and Nevada in what has become the sixth wave of the pandemic, experts say that low vaccination rates have contributed to the continual morphing and spreading of the virus.

Nevada Independent

As the latest and most transmissible COVID-19 variant, BA.5, spreads rapidly through the U.S. and Nevada in what has become the sixth wave of the pandemic, experts say that low vaccination rates have contributed to the continual morphing and spreading of the virus.

Casino.org

Las Vegas is apparently becoming the destination of choice for many women looking to get an abortion and who cannot get the procedure in their home states. Nevada clinics also report higher patient volume since a ground-breaking US Supreme Court ruling.

Las Vegas Review-Journal En Español

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have declined in Clark County and across Nevada over the past week, according to state data released Wednesday.

Forbes

Family therapy typically refers to therapy treating all or most of a family as a unit. Families might see a therapist to stave off budding problems, such as growing tension or disconnection among family members. Or, they might need help with a specific challenge, such as dealing with a traumatic incident, a mental or physical health diagnosis, a difficult life change such as a job loss, divorce or death, addiction issues or caregiving, parenting or sibling conflicts.

Nevada Current

Nevada medical providers are already seeing an influx of patients from across the country seeking abortion services and are warning about a potential tidal wave that could wash over on Nevada’s system of care.

Las Vegas Review Journal

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have dipped in Clark County and Nevada over the past week, state data released Wednesday shows.

Las Vegas Business Press

Southern Nevada has an opportunity to dispel the notion that the best health care in the region can be found by boarding a jet at Harry Reid International Airport, according to panelists discussing the state of health care in the region.