As a team physician for several local high schools and UNLV athletics, Anthony Bratton, MD has witnessed a lot of injuries.

Nearly 20 years ago, economic development officials in Nevada wondered what the state could do to attract employers in the fast-growing biotechnology sector. Industry officials told them flat-out that Nevada simply didn’t have the skilled professional workforce to support biotechnology companies.

One common reason many opt out of getting the shot(s) is because they feel the antibodies they acquired during a COVID-19 infection are sufficient in keeping them safe from reinfection.

As masks become our new normal again, for the time being, health experts say wearing them can have a big impact on whether we see more variants.

According to every romantic TV show and movie ever made, women are hopelessly attracted to “bad boys”, meanwhile, overlooking the “right” person for them – AKA the “nice guy”.

Weed's THC content appears to be getting stronger. What risks does the soaring potency of marijuana pose?

New state data reveals that 12.2% of people who received the first dose of a covid-19 vaccine in Nevada are overdue for their second, with more than two-thirds six or more weeks overdue.

UNLV is helping kids get ready to go back to the classroom.

In what may be the largest survey of physician attitudes about firearms and how firearm-owning surgeons store guns in their homes, U.S. members of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) said they support the organization taking an active role in advocating for policies and programs designed to lower the risk of firearm-related injuries and deaths.

Construction of UNLV's new medical education building has come halfway ahead of schedule and under budget. It should be ready for occupancy by the end of June 2022.

The advocacy initiatives they support include preventing people with serious mental illness from buying firearms and cracking down on illegal firearms sales.

Maureen Schafer, CEO of Nevada Health and Bioscience Corporation (NHBC), and Loay Hanthel, senior construction manager with M.J. Dean Construction, lead a tour of the Medical Education Building (MEB), the first building of the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV, under construction at 625 Shadow Lane Wednesday, July 21, 2021.