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Universities and professional schools across the West have been reacting to the Supreme Court’s recent decision rejecting affirmative action. For the head of one of the handful of medical schools in the region, the ruling didn’t come as a surprise, but he is preoccupied by some potential implications.

For years, Las Vegas has struggled to attract and retain doctors but the growing medical district off of Rancho and Charleston is adding another attractive incentive.

Only one Las Vegas Valley hospital receives a grade of "A" in a report that ranks the safety of hospitals around the country twice a year.

As the deans of the two public medical schools in Nevada, we are watching with pride as our recent graduates prepare to start their internships.

Students from the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at 51�ԹϺ��� recently received their Doctor of Medicine degrees when they walked across the stage at the Thomas & Mack Center. We caught up with some of them excited for the next step.

Cases of pediatric brain abscesses increased nearly threefold in 2022, according to the Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD).

What Every Family Needs to Know About Fentanyl will examine this epidemic from a local perspective and focus on how this crisis impacts our schools, families, law enforcement and healthcare systems.

Alabama’s medical community is working to find solutions to the state’s growing workforce shortage. “The real problem comes down to access to care,” said Dr. Marc J. Kahn, dean of the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. “It takes too long to see a doctor. It takes too long to see a specialist. It takes to long to see a primary care provider.”