In The News: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
For many, love has long been associated with flowers, candy, and counting down the hours until they see their crush or significant other again.
I thought the days of video games and straws until the sun was up were over. But confinement has taken ten years off me: now I return to my addictions 'teen' and surely you too
Nearly 40,000 tests for the novel coronavirus have been performed in Nevada over the last month and a half, but to safely begin reopening portions of the economy, the Silver State may need to be running that many tests each day.
Nearly 40,000 tests for the novel coronavirus have been performed in Nevada over the last month and a half, but to safely begin reopening portions of the economy, the Silver State may need to be running that many tests each day.
The blood from recovered coronavirus patients could provide help not only for current patients but health care workers as well.
As more and more states legalize marijuana, the number of Americans visiting weed dispensaries — to help them cope with physical or mental health symptoms or for recreational use — is expected to grow. It's already happening in some demographics, research shows. More pregnant people are using marijuana than earlier in the decade, a 2017 study found, especially in younger age groups.
Within the last month or so, more Las Vegas Valley medical offices have started offering telemedicine appointments in response to the COVID-19 outbreak — part of a nationwide trend that has seen an explosion in use of the technology.
One key to getting schools and businesses re-opened is getting more people tested for coronavirus. Doctors need to know who has the disease, and who may have had it already but showed no symptoms.
UNLV's School of Medicine will expand its coronavirus testing thanks to help from the Nevada National Guard, according to a spokesperson.
With support from the Nevada National Guard, UNLV Medicine announced on Wednesday said that it is expanding its curbside testing operation.
UNLV Medicine says it is working with the Nevada National Guard to increase curbside testing capacity at their Shadow Lane facility.
UNLV Medicine expects to double the number of curbside COVID-19 tests that it conducts daily. Currently, the university is doing 150 tests a day but plans to expand to 300 a day with the help of the Nevada National Guard.