Vicky Cerino
Dave O’Dell, M.D. to receive two major national awards
Dr. O’Dell will receive the awards at the ACP’s 2020 meeting next April in Los Angeles.
Oct 24, 2019
Caregiver depression results in more ER visits for patients they care for
Among the 663 caregivers — 84 (12.7%) had depression when the study started. Emergency room use was higher among those whose caregivers had depression, versus those who did not have depression.
Oct 23, 2019
Daniel Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., named chief of Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Dr. Anderson joined UNMC in 2006 as an assistant professor and director of experimental immunology in the cardiovascular laboratory.
Sep 26, 2019
$1.67 million grant to establish nurse practitioner residency program
One of only eight awarded in country to support unique challenges of rural/underserved communities
Sep 25, 2019
$11.8 million grant funds continued discovery on staphylococcus infections
Includes expanded ‘mutant library’
Sep 23, 2019
UNMC grant funds free community education sessions in Omaha on continence issues
Common reasons for incontinence in women include childbirth, diabetes, obesity, smoking, stroke and menopause.
Sep 10, 2019
22nd Annual Omaha Women’s Health & Wellness Conference set for Oct. 25
Protecting Yourself: The Path to Improved Health is conference theme
Aug 14, 2019
UNMC students, faculty offer free sports screenings for Special Olympians
The health screenings allow athletes to be eligible to compete in the 19 different sports that Special Olympics Nebraska offers year-round.
Aug 2, 2019
UNMC’s Susan Swindells, M.B.B.S., leads international TB prevention trial
Study looks at preventing TB in those who live with someone with drug-resistant TB
Jul 10, 2019
Researchers receive $4 million grant to test tailored heart stents
Researchers re-construct patient bifurcation geometries in powerful laboratory computers
Jul 9, 2019