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University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
• Elko Daily Free Press
UNR School of Medicine Dean Thomas L. Schwenk said the residency program “is a prime example of UNR Med’s commitment to expanding health care access to rural Nevada and providing exceptional care for rural residents.”
• KTVN Channel 2 News
A UNR Med doctor potentially saved the life of a Reno woman bitten by a wild monkey, overseas. Dr. Steven Zell coordinated her medical treatment, half a world away.
• Peak NV
Heather Haslem, coordinator of academics and education at UNR Med's Sanford Center for Aging, says it’s never too late to return to physical activity or exercising. The e-edition of Peak NV is available at https://bit.ly/2IhRiZB.
• Nevada Business
“We’re starting to get a little traction, starting to get a little momentum,” said Dr. Thomas Schwenk, dean of the UNR School of Medicine, referring to Nevada. “Now, we have to actually start to grow to get into better supply, better capacity. We’re so far behind in many areas.”
• This is Reno
Zell says that travel medicine is so much more than looking up where a patient will be traveling to and administering the required or recommended vaccinations. He says it’s a lot like being a travel agent. “You look at past medical history, what recreational activities are on the agenda, and risks.
• KRNV Channel 4 News
A University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine doctor recently provided potentially life-saving rabies vaccine to a Reno, Nevada woman after being bitten by a wild monkey during her vacation.
• Miami Herald
The University of Nevada Medical School in Reno has received a $2 million grant to help develop new approaches to guard against dangers related to premature labor.
• KTVN Channel 2 News
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development recently awarded a grant to Dr. Iain Buxton and his research team to help develop a drug to prevent a woman's labor without having dangerous effects on a developing fetus.
• Reno Gazette Journal
The University of Nevada Medical School in Reno has received a $2 million grant to help develop new approaches to guard against dangers related to premature labor.
• Reno Gazette Journal
Johnson said UNR Med has continued to grow and reach out into the community. He talked about new programs coming, including the physician's assistant program and a new Elko residency program.
• KKOH 780 AM
15 million preterm births occur each year worldwide. In Nevada, one in 10 babies is premature. A research team at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine under the direction of Dr Iain Buxton, foundation professor of pharmacology, is working to develop new approaches to prevent preterm labor.
• Northern Nevada Business View
The Northern Nevada Business View sat down with Dr. Schwenk to talk about how the school and the healthcare industry as a whole has changed since 1969, the country's conflicts over nationally mandated healthcare, and more.
• KTVN Channel 2 News
The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine held its annual State of the School Address, this evening. It's a report on the programs, the developments, and the investments there.
• KTVN Channel 2 News
KTVN's Chris Buckley reports live from the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine after the 2018 State of the School Address
• KRXI Fox 11 News
The University of Nevada, Reno's School of Medicine is holding its 2018 State of the School Address on Monday, September 24.
• Nevada NewsMakers
Dr. Thomas L. Schwenk, Dean of UNR Med discusses his upcoming State of the School Address, medical education and health care hot topics with Sam Shad, host of Nevada NewsMakers
• KTVN Channel 2 News
Based on how long it seems to take to get in to see certain doctors, you've likely noticed there's a health care workforce shortage, here in northern Nevada. The University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine is teaming up with Renown all in an effort to keep more young doctors in town.
• KRNV Channel 4 News
"Nevada is emerging as one of the leading states in terms of addressing the needs of people living with dementia in communities," Dr. Peter Reed, Director of the Sanford Center for Aging on the University of Nevada, Reno campus. "There is a vast network of care and support services around the country and even here in our community but one of the challenges is that people are not aware of those services," said Dr. Reed.
• KOLO Channel 8 News
Dr. Lisa Leiden sits patiently in an exam room waiting for a shot in the arm. She is calm as it is delivered. She has two more left. It’s not for the flu, or hepatitis. Rather, it’s a vaccine against rabies.
• Newsline/JAMA
Symptoms of burnout and career choice regret were common among U.S. resident physicians, but differed substantially by clinical specialty, according to findings recently published in JAMA.
• KRNV Channel 4 News
Northern Nevadans who are uninsured, underinsured or without a social security number can receive free medical care this September and October 2018 at upcoming University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med) Student Outreach Clinics.
• KTVN Channel 2 News
The University of Nevada School of Medicine will hold free clinics in September and October.
• Reno News & Review
See pages 13-15 for UNR Med's Dr. Packham and Dr. Yang, who discuss how race and wealth affect health at the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation and throughout Washoe County.
• Reno Gazette Journal
Nevada’s population continues to balloon, but since 2005 its physician-to-patient ratio has remained “pretty darn flat” despite efforts to attract more doctors to the state.
• KNPR Nevada Public Radio
Nevada added 2,000 doctors over the last decade, according to a new study from the University of Nevada, Reno. However, the state population grew by 200,000 over the same time.
