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Current Medicine News
Lt. Col. Stephanie Streit does double duty as military surgeon and Kerkorian School of Medicine professor through unique partnership.
Edwin Oh uses genetics to improve health while Katherine Hertlein explores healthy relationships and the connection between sexuality and technology.
A collection of news stories highlighting the experts and student changemakers at UNLV.
Third-year medical student Sherine Khanbijian refused to let setbacks derail her dream of becoming a physician.
The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine's John Fildes looks back at decades of medical accomplishments.
"Walking in his patients' shoes" takes on new meaning for Dr. Alfredo Iardino.
Medicine In The News
Nevada Senator Jacky Rosen will present on Tuesday a bipartisan law aimed at solving the shortage of doctors in the country, locating more medical homes funded by the federal government in the areas most in need.
Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV), a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and John Boozman (R-AR) introduced the bipartisan Physicians for Underserved Areas Act to help address the nationwide physician shortage by updating the Graduate Medical Education (GME) slot process following a hospital closure to prioritize sending federally-funded medical residency slots to areas where doctors are most needed.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month.
As temperatures across the valley begin to rise and the summer season inches closer, preparing for the heat in the desert is important.
Dr. Katherine Hertlein, sex therapist and principal researcher at relationship app Blueheart, says pink flags are similar to red flags, but they aren’t deal-breakers – yet.
With the COVID-19 pandemic now more or less under control, Nevada’s gambling and casino industry will return to normalcy.
