Accomplishments: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at 黑料网
Magnus Chun, Tahne Vongsavath, Sneh Sonaiya, Lily Liu, Kyaw Min Tun, Kavita Batra, and Robert G. Gish (all Medicine) conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate whether adding somatostatin therapy to standard treatment improves outcomes for non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding (NVUGIB). They found that adjunctive鈥
Casey Barber, Lung-Chang Chien, Brian Labus (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Edwin Oh (School of Medicine and the College of Sciences), Lung-Wen Antony Chen (Environmental and Global Health), and colleagues published an article on "Application of joinpoint regression to SARS-CoV-2 wastewater-based epidemiology in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA" in鈥
Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article titled, 鈥淕eographical distribution disparities and prediction of health satisfaction among middle-aged and elderly adults in China: An analysis based on national data鈥 in the journal, Annals of Epidemiology (Impact factor 3.3) in collaboration with coauthors鈥
Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health), Kara Radzak (Kinesiology and Nutrition Sciences), and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health and Department of Internal Medicine), published a paper titled, "A Theory-Based Approach to Explain the Correlates of Safe Physical Activity in Pregnant and Postpartum Individuals," in the Journal of Health and鈥
Manoj Sharma (Social & Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) coauthored an article titled, 鈥淏eyond traditional training: a comprehensive CIPP evaluation of medical internships: assessing program design, implementation, and clinical competency outcomes鈥 in the journal, BMC Medical Education (Impact factor 2.7) in collaboration with coauthors鈥
John Menezes and Kavita Batra (both Medicine), have co-authored a commentary titled, "Unpacking Violence: Examining Socioeconomic, Psychological, and Genetic Drivers of Gun-Related Homicide and Potential Solutions," published in the journal Urban Science. The article explores the multifaceted roots of gun-related homicide in the U.S. and鈥
Kavita Batra (Medicine) has been honored with the Springer Nature Editorial Contribution Award as part of the prestigious Editor of Distinction Awards for her exceptional service to the journal Scientific Reports. This award recognizes Batra's unwavering commitment to maintaining scientific rigor, her meticulous oversight of the peer review鈥
Kavita Batra (Medicine) has been recognized as a Top Scholar by ScholarGPS, ranking in the top 0.5% of scholars worldwide for her impactful contributions to COVID-19 research. According to the 2024 ScholarGPS rankings, which analyzed over 30 million scholar profiles globally, Dr. Batra holds the prestigious position of #1,829 in the specialty of鈥
Sidath Kapukotuwa, Manoj Sharma, Christopher Johansen (all Social and Behavioral Health), and Kavita Batra (Medicine) published an article titled, "Testing the efficacy of RESPONSIBLEPLAY漏: A multi-theory model (MTM)-based intervention protocol for promoting responsible gambling among college students," in the International Journal of鈥
Kavita Batra, together with Cathleen Danheiser, Alexa Doromal, Molly Drader, Karen Gordon, and Dr. Deborah A. Kuhls (all Medicine), presented the poster, 鈥淎dvancing Veteran Health Through Collaborative Research,鈥 at the 100th Anniversary of VA Research, hosted by the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System. The presentation underscored the Kirk鈥
Kavita Batra (Medicine) recently co-authored a timely and impactful study titled,鈥淥ne Way or Another: Consequences and Coping Strategies Among Students and Employees Experiencing Stalking,鈥 published in the Iranian Rehabilitation Journal. The research sheds light on the psychological and behavioral toll of stalking in academic and workplace鈥
Kavita Batra (Medicine), in collaboration with the GBD 2021 Dietary Iron Deficiency Collaborators, has co-authored a landmark study titled, "Global, regional, and national burden of dietary iron deficiency from 1990 to 2021: a Global Burden of Disease Study," published in Nature Medicine. The study reveals that despite notable global progress鈥