Taylor Wilson Nebraska Medicine

Interventional Radiology first in the region to use revolutionary cancer treatment

Pulsed electrical fields to target tumors may have more benefits beyond removal of those tumors.

Jun 4, 2024

Ross Mathiasen, MD, named director of Athletic Medicine for Husker Athletics 

Dr. Mathiasen’s role is part of a new agreement between Nebraska Medicine and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Aug 24, 2023

Ross Mathiasen, MD

Nebraska Medicine launches high-tech effort to provide precision care

Partnership with genomics company Helix will help find health issues individually and statewide.

Aug 17, 2023

Nebraska Medicine joins other health systems nationwide to launch the Genetic Insights Project in partnership Helix, a nationally renowned organization that leads population health and genomics.

Project reveals asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 in schools

OPS PROTECTS pilot project showed much higher infection, case rates in OPS schools.

Apr 21, 2021

Jana Broadhurst, MD, PhD

Shield protects from coronavirus during intubation procedure

New device will be used here and sent to other hospitals.

Apr 6, 2020

Inventors Thomas Schulte, M.D., and Michael Ash, M.D., in collaboration with Scott Nepper at Design Plastics, Inc. in Omaha, developed the device, shown here, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nebraska Medicine pioneering technique to re-use PPE

Ultraviolet light machines being used for decontamination of personal protective equipment.

Mar 23, 2020

John Lowe, Ph.D., UNMC assistant vice chancellor for inter-professional health security training and education

Departure process begins for some in National Quarantine Unit

Governor Pete Ricketts, other officials will attend event to mark departures.

Mar 2, 2020

Rescued Americans depart Camp Ashland

57 people completed 14-day quarantine on Thursday.

Feb 21, 2020

The 57 people were quarantined for 14 days at Camp Ashland.

American monitored for Ebola at med center released

Individual never developed the disease and poses no risk to any contacts.

Jan 14, 2019

American to be monitored at Medical Center after possible Ebola exposure

An American providing medical assistance in the Democratic Republic of Congo recently experienced a possible exposure to the Ebola virus and will be monitored closely.

Jan 2, 2019