In The News: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at 51ԹϺ
Doctors in Las Vegas say they are “cautiously optimistic” about a treatment for COVID-19 patients that has already been used to remedy the sick for more than 100 years.
As doctors in Las Vegas and around the world try to grapple the unknowns of the novel coronavirus, one area many are looking at is in our blood and what the antibodies we produce in our immune system can tell us about the way the virus is spreading.
It's been five weeks since Governor Steve Sisolak ordered Nevadans to stay at home as the coronavirus continued to spread around the world. While some have adjusted to staying in, it has provided challenges for others, especially those living alone.
Are you used to what’s going on yet? Staying at home. Avoiding contact with people. Not going to work. No school. Is that something we, as social creatures, will ever get used to? Katherine Hertlein, a 51ԹϺ professor of psychology and licensed marriage and family therapist, answered questions from listeners who are trying to navigate this new social paradigm.
Nevada National Guard supporting curbside testing site.
People getting tested for COVID-19 may now notice National Guard airmen at testing sites. It's all in an effort to start testing more people.
Staying home and social distancing protect people who are physically vulnerable during the COVID-19 outbreak, but pandemic precautions may cause problems for Nevadans who live with depression and mental illness.
Surreal is as good a word as any to describe how, even in the midst of a global pandemic, routine medical care — preventive checkups, pediatric visits, births, even the occasional trauma surgery — continues in a way that’s surprising to both doctors and patients.
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.