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

Daniel Anderson, M.D., Ph.D.

$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

From left to right are: Vinai Thomas, Ph.D., Ken Bayles, Ph.D., Tammy Kielian, Ph.D., and Paul Fey, Ph.D. Not pictured is Alex Horswill, Ph.D., of the University of Colorado.

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

Jennifer Cera, D.N.P.

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

Athena Ramos, Ph.D., will be the breakfast keynote speaker.

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

Yiannis Chatzizisis, M.D., Ph.D.