Accomplishments: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at 黑料网
Rakshitha Mohankumar, Katie T. Singsank, Brenna N. Renn (all Psychology) and Samantha E. John (Brain Health) recently published a chapter entitled "Mental Status Examination" in the text "Diagnostic Interviewing (6th Edition)." This guide for emerging and seasoned clinicians centers on clinical description and the pragmatics of 鈥渉ow to鈥 conduct鈥
Dr. Jeffrey Cummings (Brain Health) co-authored a recently published article titled, "Human herpesvirus-associated transposable element activation in human aging brains with Alzheimer's disease." Previous evidence has indicated a role for the herpes virus in Alzheimer's, and this article reveals new evidence for this relationship using advanced鈥
Kavita Batra (Medicine) co-authored a study "Changing life expectancy in European countries 1990-2021: a sub-analysis of causes and risk factors from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021," recently published in the Lancet Public Health. The study found that countries like Norway, Iceland, Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden maintained life鈥
Kavita Batra (Medicine) and Ravi Batra (Public Health) co-authored a study, "Global, Regional, and National Burden of Suicide, 1990鈥2021," published in Lancet Public Health. The study highlights the highest rates of Suicides in Eastern Europe and sub-Saharan Africa. The average age of suicide deaths has increased over time, and suicide attempts鈥
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) and graduate students, Mohammad Sohail Akhter, Sharmistha Roy, and Refat Srejon (all Social and Behavioral Health), published a paper titled, 鈥淔uture Issues in Global Health: Challenges and Conundrums,鈥 in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (Cite鈥
Gregory Brown, Kavita Batra, Emily Dorin, Andrew Han, Arianna Palermini, Robert Sottile, and Sherine Khanbijian (all Medicine) presented their study titled, "Six-Month Follow-Up Comparing AIT and EFT in the Reduction of Negative Emotions Associated with a Past Memory," at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the American College of Psychiatrists in鈥
Samrawit Misiker (Student Presenter), Ann Beck, Emily Ahner, Iren Gharibyan, Christine Lee, Paige Hewitt, Dale M. Netski, Kavita Batra, Nadia Gomez, and Leanne Free (all Medicine) presented their study, "An Analysis of Intrauterine Device-related Videos on TikTok," at the SNMA Regional Medical Education Conference in California. Their research鈥
Dr. Jeffrey L. Cummings (Brain Health) co-authored a recently published article titled, "Drug repurposing for Alzheimer鈥檚 disease and other neurodegenerative disorders," which addresses new strategies -- particularly involving computational mechanisms -- for discovering new candidates for drug repurposing; legislative, scientific, and鈥
Drs. Amanda Leisgang Osse, Jefferson W. Kinney, and Jeffrey L. Cummings (all Medicine) recently co-authored the article, "The Common Alzheimer's Disease Research Ontology (CADRO) for biomarker categorization." The article pertains to a classification system developed by the NIH for all biological processes involved in Alzheimer's disease. The name鈥
Miguel Fudolig (Epidemiology and Biostatistics), Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health) and Kavita Batra (Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine) published an article titled, "Profile Analysis of Handwashing Behavior Among a Sample of College Students in the Multi-Theory Model Framework," in the journal, Hygiene. The study investigated the鈥
Ryan Jannoud (Medicine) tied for first place for Best Case Presentation Poster at the Clark County Medical Society Symposium on February 1 for his research on delayed emergence after general anesthesia, a critical issue in perioperative care. Alongside Dr. Vladislav Zhitny (alumnus of the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at 黑料网, Class of 2022)鈥
Taimur Khalid (Medicine) tied for first place for Best Case Presentation Poster at the Clark County Medical Society Symposium on February 1 for his research on liquid biopsy in head and neck cancer, an innovative diagnostic approach that could revolutionize cancer treatment. Alongside co-author Dr. Jo-Lawrence Martinez Bigcas Assistant Professor鈥