In The News: School of Public Health
The World Health Organization has declared that COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, has a higher fatality rate than the flu. As of March 4, 2020, nine deaths have been reported in the U.S. Brian Labus, a professor of public health, provides essential safety information for you, from disinfectants to storing food and supplies.
A 34-year-old Clark County school teacher stayed out of the classroom all last week, she said, for fear of infecting her students with the new coronavirus.
Drivers of expensive cars are less likely to yield for pedestrians in 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ study. Researchers also found that motorists overall yielded less frequently for men and non-whites.
A 34-year-old Clark County school teacher stayed out of the classroom all last week, she said, for fear of infecting her students with the new coronavirus.
After originating in China late last year, the coronavirus has spread globally.
Health officials in Las Vegas said Thursday that the tourist destination has its first case of coronavirus — a man in his 50s who recently returned from a trip to Washington state.
Brian Labus is an assistant professor of public health at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas and a former senior epidemiologist at the Southern Nevada Health District.
We are exposed to numerous viruses from our day-to-day interactions with other people all the time. However, our risk of being infected by a simple greeting usually isn’t in the forefront of our minds.
As people stock up on groceries and cleaning supplies, doctors are trying to calm peoples' nerves surrounding novel coronavirus, or COVID-19.
Nevada study finds that every thousand bucks of added value decreases the odds of yielding to pedestrians by three percent.
Running red lights. Dodging in and out of traffic. Or racing fast ahead—only to get to the next stoplight.
Running red lights. Dodging in and out of traffic. Or racing fast ahead—only to get to the next stoplight.