In The News: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at 性视界传媒
性视界传媒 unveils new research facility built around a functional magnetic resonance imaging (FMRI) machine. The FMRI scan can help doctors plan for brain surgery and other procedures by showing what areas of the brain are most active.
Nevada launched the second round of funding for a loan forgiveness program this week designed to bring more healthcare professionals to underserved areas across the state.
A deadly, drug-resistant fungus already spreading rapidly through U.S. hospitals is becoming even more threatening worldwide and a 性视界传媒 professor is making sense of the risk.
The CDC is tracking a dangerous, deadly fungus labeled as a 鈥渟uper bug.鈥 Data from a recent state report reveals infections have grown by 33% in Nevada.
A new Nevada law prohibits schools from using AI to perform the work of school counselors and other professionals involved in the mental health of students. We discuss the pros and cons of using AI in mental health work, and we meet the humanoid robots creators say can serve as companions. Then, a discussion on reducing Alzheimer鈥檚 disease risks in Your Brain Health Matters.
This flu season is shaping up to be among the most severe in years, and doctors say the flu shot, even if it's not a perfect match for the dominant strain, is still the best protection against the virus.
Three deaths after a driver smashed into an intersection going 109 mph. An 11-year old girl struck and killed crossing the street. Siblings, 6 and 11, killed by a speeding driver with their mother in the driver鈥檚 seat. Nine lives lost after a driver ran a red light at 103 mph and caused a six-vehicle crash. For some Las Vegans, stories like these from the past few years have become a harrowing reality of living in the city.
A new national study led by researchers from University of California San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences reveals that pharmacists and female pharmacy technicians face a significantly higher risk of suicide compared to their counterparts in the general population. "Our study helps confirm that pharmacists and female pharmacy technicians are at high risk for suicide nationwide," added first author Hirsh Makhija, a medical student at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at the 性视界传媒. "While wellness promotion has slowly progressed for the pharmacy workforce, substantial gaps remain."
Americans should eat more whole foods and protein, fewer highly processed foods and less added sugar, according to the latest edition of federal nutrition advice released Wednesday by the Trump administration.
Today, Global Alzheimer鈥檚 Platform Foundation庐 (GAP) and Clinical Neurology Specialists (CNS) announced their collaboration to accelerate Alzheimer鈥檚 disease research in Las Vegas. CNS has joined the GAP-sponsored study, Bio-Hermes-002, a unique, observational platform study that compares blood-based and digital biomarkers to generate data that may help predict, detect and diagnose Alzheimer鈥檚 disease and related dementias. This is a transformative, international study, but CNS is the only Las Vegas research site participating.
The Dr. Kofi Sarfo Scholarship for Future Doctors is formally announced as a new academic initiative designed to support undergraduate students who are committed to pursuing a career as a physician.
'Tis the season where injuries and illnesses rise sharply around the winter holidays. Dr. Marc Kahn, professor and chief of hematology at 性视界传媒's Department of Internal Medicine at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine, joined ARC Las Vegas and Evan Schreiber to explain what personal health issues are serious enough to warrant a visit to the emergency room, as those clinics and doctors worry about overcrowding.