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University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
• KOLO Channel 8 News
People in Northern Nevada who are uninsured, under-insured, or without Social Security numbers can receive free medical care at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine Student Outreach Clinics. UNR Med offers the free clinics to assist the region's medically uninsured with needed services.
• KRNV Fox 11 News
UNR's School of Medicine is offering Northern Nevadans who are uninsured, underinsured or without a social security number free medical care this May and June 2019 at upcoming Student Outreach Clinics.
• Psychology Today
Organizations such as the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the American Medical Association have recommended reforming medical licensing questions to make it clear that physicians may get help without fear of negative consequences. Despite the growing support, Thomas Schwenk of the University of Nevada School of Medicine noted that change isn’t happening fast enough.
• Nevada Business Magazine
Data from University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine indicates that Nevada ranks 47th in the nation in terms of physicians per capita. The state would need another 2,500 doctors just to reach average, and that’s a 68 percent increase.
• Sierra Sun
80 students from North Tahoe, Truckee and Incline high schools got to step into the shoes of an orthopedic surgeon last week, helping to perform a knee replacement surgery on a cadaver at University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine.
• KOLO Channel 8 News
In an anatomy lab at UNR Med, first-year student Miguel Gonzalez shows us an additional tool that helps make the class a little easier. It's called Anatomage.
• KTVN Channel 2 News
Lawmakers are discussing a bill that would encourage doctors to move to small towns in Nevada. If AB358 passes, the state would re-pay tuition for graduates of the UNR and UNLV medical schools. The exchange would be for working in rural Nevada for at least five years.
• KTVN Channel 2 News
Assembly Bill 358 would encourage new doctors to move to small towns for work. If passed, graduates from the UNR or UNLV Schools of Medicine could get the tuition portion of their student loans reimbursed by the state. In exchange, they would have to work in the rural areas of Nevada for five years.
• Northern Nevada Business View
The NNBV April 2019 People Briefs include UNR Med's Alison Westfall, M.D., FACOG, who has joined the department of OB-GYN at UNR Med, Danielle Eaton, who has been promoted to senior director and research manager for the UNR Med Clinical Research Center, and Lauren Siri, who has joined the Advancement and Engagement department as manager of events and protocol.
• KOLO Channel 8 News
People in Northern Nevada who are uninsured, underinsured, or without Social Security numbers can receive free medical care this May and June at upcoming University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine Student Outreach Clinics. UNR Med offers the free clinics in order to assist the region's medically uninsured with needed services.
• KTVN Channel 2 News
Many people are adopting a new way of eating and it has less to do with calorie counting and more to do with when you eat. Karen Bain is a clinical dietician with UNR Med's endocrinology, wellness and weight management clinic and discusses intermittent fasting on KTVN's Ask the Doctor.
• KTVN Channel 2 News
In Health Watch: Driving medicine forward requires research. The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is working to contribute to the world of academic medicine.
• Elko Daily Free Press
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine has named Dr. Steven Lore as a family medicine clinical faculty member at UNR Med’s new Elko Family Medicine Residency Program, a collaboration with Nevada Health Centers.
• KTVN Channel 2 News
Dr. Max Coppes, Chair of Pediatrics and the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and Physician in Chief at Renown's Children's Hospital, says "I would say there's one tip when it comes to measles. Get your vaccines."
• KRNV News 4/Fox 11
Walking is a great way to get people active. It induces endorphins which improves your mood and helps with cognitive functioning. It also can prevent people from feeling isolated, according to Jennifer Baker the Sanford Center for Aging at UNR Med.
• KRXI Fox 11 News
Northern Nevadans who are uninsured, underinsured or without a social security number can receive free medical care in April at upcoming UNR Med Student Outreach Clinics. UNR Med offers the free clinics in a continuing effort to assist the region's medically uninsured with needed health care services.
• Elko Daily Free Press
A recent event was held to show appreciation for the medical providers who practice in the Elko County area.
• Mesquite Local News by Senator Catherine Cortez Masto
he Sanford Center for Aging at the University of Nevada, Reno and the Alzheimer’s Association of Northern California and Northern Nevada are also emerging as leaders in addressing the needs of people with dementia. I’m proud to see Nevada’s communities work tirelessly to create robust networks of support groups, adult care centers and online resources for Alzheimer’s patients and their families.
• Boulder City Review
Boulder City Hospital recently received national recognition for using an innovative process to improve patients’ health.
• KTVN Channel 2 News
Big celebrations up at the University of Nevada, Reno today, as the School of Medicine celebrates the 50th anniversary of the med school.
• KOLO Channel 8 News
In a next-to-last meeting of a Centering Pregnancy Class, couples pass a ball of string around talking about what they got from the class. In the end, the string literally connects them, and perfectly illustrates what a Centered Pregnancy Program is all about.
• KKOH 780 AM
Every year, the 17 counties in Nevada are ranked by several health factors. John Packham of the UNR School of Medicine says it’s a snapshot for health and what is driving those health outcomes both good and bad.
• Elko Daily Free Press
Fourth-year medical students from the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine received residency assignments during a Match Day ceremony at The Grove in Reno.
• KRNV Channel 4 News
New health rankings for Nevada counties were released Tuesday, March 19 in a public meeting at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
• KTVN Channel 2 News
Tuesday experts gathered to discuss the Nevada Health Rankings released annually by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, ranking counties in Nevada based on their current state of health.
