The certified disaster life support center at Touro University fills a void in the Las Vegas Valley.
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UNLV’s School of Medicine received a $234,443 state public safety grant to examine traffic-related injuries and deaths in Nevada, university officials said Wednesday.
UNLV will be judged against 12 other teams on how well the 990-square-foot house, dubbed Sinatra Living, blends design excellence and smart energy production with innovation, market potential and energy and water efficiency.
UNLV School of Medicine’s first white coat ceremony was as much about recognizing founding Dean Barbara Atkinson as it was about the charter class.
Even on her death bed, Maria Alvarez, 33, was more concerned about her 3-year-old than her failing health, friends and family say.
The donation will enable the UNLV Ackerman Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Solutions “to a new level,” says Maureen Schafer, chief of staff at the UNLV Medical School.
The first class of 60 students at the UNLV School of Medicine embark on a long road Monday that state officials hope will eventually alleviate Southern Nevada’s physician shortage and boost the local economy.
University officials confirm founding leader of university’s fledgling medical school hospitalized. Sources say she suffered life-threatening illness.
Administrators point with pride to the caliber and diversity of its debut class of 60 students, whom they hope will become Nevada’s future doctors.
Cadwallader Middle School hosted a Bike to School event with special appearances from professional BMX riders Eric Sweets and Ricardo Laguna.
A northwest Las Vegas charter school will be closed Monday and Tuesday due to widespread symptoms of a gastrointestinal illness, possibly norovirus.
Since the UNLV School of Medicine Ackerman Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Solutions opened in July, 350 children have been placed in therapy at the clinic, the center’s director said.
Citing the need for early drug intervention among teenagers, Adelson Clinic founder Dr. Miriam Adelson has offered to fund and implement the same drug-testing initiative that the Adelson Educational Campus uses for students and staff.
Wanted: health care professionals, no medical degree required. That’s the pitch for a new UNLV School of Medicine program that aims to fill “a vital gap” in the health care system
As Jan. 31 deadline for open enrollment in health care plans nears, university hosts events aimed at persuading “young invincibles” to sign up.
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