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For Samantha Mujica, a fourth-year medical student at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, it seems like the work never stops.

In 2014, due to a need for better health care in Las Vegas, the state Legislature approved the creation of a new school of medicine at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ, now called the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine. The school was founded with an intended focal mission of caring for the Las Vegas community.

Nevada law provides some consumer protections against medical debt collection practices, but those protections do not apply to the debt consumers are racking up with medical credit cards.

Nevada regularly ranks in the bottom 10 when it comes to health care rankings by state, however, developers and officials are hoping a new project in the city of North Las Vegas could help alleviate some of this pain in the valley.

COVID-19’s new variant has yet to show up in Southern Nevada, according to the latest wastewater data.

Leafy vegetable and whole berry supplementation-based dietary counseling improved the metabolic pathways involved in the pathogensis and prognosis and of gestinational diabetes mellitus, a recent study published in Nutrients has shown.  

Highlights of the upcoming 2023 Congress of Clinical Rheumatology-West include a talk on what the rheumatology field will look like in a decade, according to David A. McLain, MD, symposium director for the meeting

Henderson’s low crime rate (it’s ranked No. 3 on MoneyGeek’s list of 15 Safest Large Cities in the U.S.) and the financial incentives—property taxes are low, and there’s no state or retirement income taxes—are other huge bonuses. So is the city’s medical care. The Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ was established in 2014, and there are two major hospitals in addition to West Henderson Hospital, which is set to open in 2024 on a 40-acre campus.

Strategies to resolve silly fights, hurt feelings and other issues.

COVID-19, RSV and the flu. Together, they are called the "tripledemic" and health experts say they're seeing its return in Southern Nevada.

COVID-19, RSV and the flu. Together, they are called the "tripledemic" and health experts say they're seeing its return in Southern Nevada.

As Democrats have fanned out across the country this summer to sell voters on the president’s agenda a year out from the election, Cabinet members and elected officials have honed in on a specific theme in appearances in Las Vegas — the cost of prescription drugs.