In The News: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
When vaccine availability was first announced in December of last year, Renee Michelet Casbergue, PhD, a 66-year old Louisiana resident and retired professor of Louisiana State University, was excited at the prospect of getting vaccinated along with her 98-year-old mother-in-law, Sylvia Casbergue. Like many others in the U.S., they were eager to secure their best shot at protection against COVID-19.
Eleven months into what everyone thought would be a couple of weeks, the pandemic has strained every corner of civilization.
How effective is AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine? We still don't have a clear, consistent answer.
How effective is AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine? We still don't have a clear, consistent answer.
The pandemic has had significant impacts on our relationships to our living spaces, turning millions of residential square feet into classrooms, offices, gyms or nursing homes, at least temporarily. One of the most interesting impacts has been an increasing interest in home births. Are you expecting? Is your home right for supporting one of the most important events in your life?
“I’d rather have family and not worry about getting anyone sick than to have all the people and friends coming over and it becoming a superspreader,” says Molitz.
A third coronavirus vaccine could be available to Americans within weeks after Johnson & Johnson submitted its shot to the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use authorization Thursday, and experts say it could greatly improve the nation’s prospects for containing the pandemic in the coming months.
Students in the medical field are calling their new gig a once in a lifetime experience. Nursing students at UNLV, CSN and NSC administered COVID-19 vaccines at the UNLV student union mass vaccination site on Wednesday.
UNLV released new recommendations to wear two masks on campus, citing guidelines from health officials.
UNLV released new recommendations to wear two masks on campus, citing guidelines from health officials.
Dr. Katherine Hertlein, analyzed sex scenes from seven different films and gave the low-down on what she says are red flags to watch out for.
UNLV nursing student Bianca Rodriguez-Villanueva is one of many future medical professionals racking up “clinical hours” required for graduation while also helping to meet an urgent public health need — administering COVID-19 vaccinations.