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Years ago, you’d hear “public health,” and more than likely, you’d shrug. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. No one ignores it now. And the virus remains, people are still getting sick from it and experiencing long-term effects. But what’s its lethality today, has it weakened? Should we keep getting vaccinations?

In the latest series of Mental Health Matters, a focus on special resources offered at 51�ԹϺ��� with hopes their conversation on post-traumatic healing spreads beyond the campus.

Up to nine of the 16 out-of-state companies whose CEOs were wined and dined during Super Bowl Week will relocate to Southern Nevada, the head of the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance predicts.

The 51�ԹϺ��� School of Medicine announced Friday it is expanding evening appointment hours at its free clinic.

Aahana (name changed on request), 16 years old, is a high-school student in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis-Wisconsin) who came to the United States as a child. She has an older sibling who has been a straight A student and is now in medical school. However, Aahana has always struggled with her performance in school. She has been shamed by her family and Indian-origin peers who have excelled in school. Her poor performance was always attributed to her laziness and a lack of applying herself.

A new rheumatology fellowship has been approved for the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at 51�ԹϺ���, the first such fellowship in Nevada history.

Marine Corporal Justin Atkins is studying at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine to become a doctor. We sat down with him as he shared how his determination to heal the people of Las Vegas goes far beyond his own wounds.

A Las Vegas surgeon said she knows first-hand the impact traffic crashes can cause families. That surgeon is now doing research to prevent crashes and help save lives.

Vegas is fast-paced, 24 hours, and places to meet can be pretty unconventional — we still have a transient population. Our economy means schedules don’t always match up. At the same time, many of us embrace the diversity of our population, we welcome the idiosyncrasies and differences. So given all of that, how do we make relationships work?

Vegas is fast-paced, 24 hours, and places to meet can be pretty unconventional — we still have a transient population. Our economy means schedules don’t always match up. At the same time, many of us embrace the diversity of our population, we welcome the idiosyncrasies and differences. So given all of that, how do we make relationships work?

Have you ever wondered why it can take a long time to get in to see your child’s doctor? Nevada consistently ranks among the lowest in the nation for the number of pediatricians per child ratio.

More pedestrians are dying in auto accidents. Abdul reflects on the public health challenges that cars pose in general. Then he sits down with Dr. Deborah Kuhls, a trauma surgeon who studies pedestrian fatalities to understand why and how to stop it.