In The News: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
The Silver State has seen a surge in COVID-19 testing. A few weeks ago, it was a struggle to get tested, even if a person had coronavirus symptoms.
A corporation overseeing a donor-funded project to create UNLV School of Medicine’s permanent campus released artist renderings Wednesday of the school’s first building.
The first renderings of the forthcoming UNLV School of Medicine have emerged.
The public now has an idea of what the new UNLV School of Medicine will look like after the first renderings of the new building were released Wednesday.
Since March 24, the UNLV School of Medicine has administered more than 7,000 drive-thru tests.
About three weeks into the shelter-in-place order by Gov. Steve Sisolak, I found myself wide awake at 2 a.m., reading The New York Times. I had been following the pandemic updates there as much as in the local news. I lived in New York City for more than a decade before moving here, and I worried about friends and former colleagues.
Dr. Cindy Duke is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Medicine, where she plays a role in Resident and Medical Student Education. Her current research efforts have focused on the intersection of healthcare delivery and technology, and how that can be used to close gaps in accessing medical care.
The Nevada State Public Health Laboratory plans to begin antibody studies this month of those on the front lines of the pandemic and of the general public to better understand what portion of the population has been infected by the new coronavirus and may have developed some immunity.
"I'm convinced that we had it," said Monica and Brian Ursua.
"I'm convinced that we had it," said Monica and Brian Ursua.
The Division of Public and Behavioral Health has announced a grant of $1,935,621 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration which will fund psychiatric access to care in Nevada communities.
There may never have been another point (at least in our generation) where the work, sacrifices, and impact of nurses and other health workers were more obvious to so many people than now.