Victoria Cerino
UNMC researchers making strides to prevent birth defects
To see her now, Michelle Vitamvas is a picture of health. But two months after she was born, Vitamvas was diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot — a heart defect that caused her to have a blue appearance because of reduced oxygen in the blood. … But Vitamvas, now 32, and others born with congenital heart defects are living healthy, productive lives thanks to research advances such as those forged by team of UNMC’s Tom Rosenquist, Ph.D.
Feb 14, 2008
N.Y. cop in a Nebraska state of mind after UNMC experience
Nebraska nurse Roseann Mastio intended to make good on a promise to donate her kidney to her brother-in-law, retired New York City street cop Michael Manley. But there was a caveat. “You can have my kidney, but it’s in Nebraska if you want it,” she told Manley.
Feb 8, 2008
UNMC researchers: Estrogen derivative may initiate certain cancers
UNMC researchers are part of a team that studied simple urine samples and found that certain estrogen derivatives can react with DNA to cause damage that may initiate breast, prostate and other cancers.
Feb 7, 2008
Capital campaign kicks off for proposed Norfolk nursing division
NORFOLK — An impending winter storm couldn’t put a damper on the spirits of northeast Nebraskans Tuesday as about 60 people attended the launch of a fundraising campaign for a proposed division of the UNMC College of Nursing.
Feb 6, 2008
Study: Increased hand gel use not reducing hospital infections
Improved hand hygiene among health-care workers thanks to increased use of anti-bacterial gels is not reducing hospital infection rates, a UNMC study indicates.
Jan 25, 2008
Dr. Hinrichs shares expertise with Institute of Medicine
Steven Hinrichs, M.D., Stokes-Shackleford Professor of Pathology at UNMC, was an invited participant at a recent Institute of Medicine (IOM) workshop focused on research gaps and priorities for public health informatics.
Jan 3, 2008
Nursing grad student enacts MRSA prevention at McCook school
UNMC College of Nursing graduate student Dawn Garcia was going about her full-time job as school nurse for McCook Public Schools when news broke in late October that methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus — also called MRSA — had taken the lives of students in Kentucky and New York.
Dec 29, 2007
College of Pharmacy student mourns loss of husband in Iraq
A member of the UNMC community is in mourning after her husband was killed in Iraq on Sunday.
Dec 13, 2007
Study: Many who need advance care plans don’t have them
Advance care planning (ACP) defines patients’ wishes should they be unable to speak for themselves or die. ACP includes a living will, a power of attorney for health care or life-support instructions.
Dec 10, 2007
New clinics address special needs after cancer treatment
Two new clinics are addressing the special health care needs of those who’ve been treated for cancer.
Dec 4, 2007