In The News: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
The speed at which the COVID-19 delta variant spread in Southern Nevada surprised a researcher who hunts for the virus in wastewater.
Coronavirus concentrations in wastewater in some areas of the Las Vegas Valley are approaching levels last seen during Nevada's winter peak, despite key COVID-19 indicators such as New cases and hospitalizations remain much lower, according to researchers.
Scientists at UNLV confirming with 13 Action News they found the COVID-19 Lambda variant in the Las Vegas valley.
As many nations wrestle with the Delta coronavirus variant, another is on the rise: the Lambda variant.
Scientists at UNLV confirmed with 13 Action News they found the COVID-19 Lambda variant in the Las Vegas valley.
Concentrations of the coronavirus in wastewater in parts of the Las Vegas Valley are approaching levels last seen during the winter peak of the disease in Nevada, even though key COVID-19 metrics like new cases and hospitalizations remain far lower, researchers say.
Researchers have detected a variant of coronavirus, first found in South America, in wastewater in southern Nevada, suggesting it is spreading in the community.
Mi Familia Vota organizes a vaccination clinic on Wednesday with Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, in one of the most vulnerable areas for COVID-19 infections in Las Vegas.
Even though the United States doesn't offer paid leave for new parents, a rising number of Americans are supporting the measure.
Second-year UNLV School of Medicine student Cynthia Lee and Dr. H.L. Greenberg, board-certified dermatologist and owner of Las Vegas Dermatology, joined us to talk about their findings.
As hospitalizations double in Nevada over the past several weeks, one ICU doctor is shedding light on the trends among patients: they are younger, become intubated quicker and are mostly unvaccinated.
Nevada Air Guard Capt. Caleena Longworth knew at the age of 10 that she wanted to be a doctor, and by January of this year, in the final semester of her medical doctorate program, she was one class away.