Topic: health and medicine

Johan Bester addresses an incoming class
People | January 22, 2020

Medical ethicist Dr. Johan Bester on the balance between public health and the individual’s rights and questions on parental authority and the obligation of physicians to protect society.

UNLV School of Medicine signage on wall
People | January 8, 2020

Dr. Kahn is a hematologist, medical oncologist, professor, and administrator at Tulane University School of Medicine; he will join UNLV April 1.

man in doctor's coat in hospital hallway
People | December 18, 2019

From Centennial High to Johns Hopkins and Georgetown, William Gravley discovered that skills learned in sports proved invaluable in academic pursuits, too.

Dr. John Phelps, poses in front of the UNLV School of Medicine sign.
People | December 9, 2019

Dr. John Phelps says that no matter how many babies he delivers, he still is excited to be part of such an important family experience.

A portrait of Jefferson Kinney in front of a brain scan.
Research | December 4, 2019

UNLV’s new Department of Brain Health leads interdisciplinary effort to answer tough questions about traumatic brain injury.