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