Lisa Spellman
Med center’s economic impact on state about $1.5 billion
UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, had a $1.5 billion economic impact on Nebraska during the 2004-05 fiscal year.
Dec 8, 2006
McGoogan Library provides consumer health information
The McGoogan Library of Medicine has become a haven for Kathleen Newman. It’s the one place where she can go to while away the time between doctor visits and search for answers to the debilitating disorder that’s taken over her life.
Dec 7, 2006
Adult stem cells in rat retinas may hold key to restoring sight
The discovery of adult stem cells in the retina of rats may hold the key to restoring the sight of those blinded by macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa or glaucoma. Those were the findings of a UNMC study published in the November issue of Developmental Biology, a leading science journal.
Dec 4, 2006
Record crowd attends stem cell Mini-med
Stem cell research is one of the country’s most controversial and politically-charged medical issues. So it’s no surprise that a record crowd filled the Durham Research Center Auditorium on Tuesday night for UNMC’s Mini-Medical School on stem cells.
Nov 30, 2006
State’s chief medical officer to highlight delegates program event
Joann Schaefer, M.D., director of the Nebraska Health and Human Services System Department of Regulation and Licensure and the state’s chief medical officer, will be the guest speaker at the first-ever speaker series event for the newly formed UNMC Delegates program.
Nov 20, 2006
Pulmonary, critical care, sleep and allergy section having funding success
The pulmonary, critical care, sleep & allergy section in the department of internal medicine is the middle of a good run. Not only did the section succeed in receiving five extramural grant awards totaling more than $3.8 million in direct costs, but all five notices came between Aug. 1 and Sept. 30.
Nov 17, 2006
Dr. Adelson offers new treatment for varicose veins
Anthony Adelson, M.D., an associate professor and section head of interventional radiology at UNMC, is performing a new, less-invasive procedure to alleviate varicose veins.
Nov 2, 2006
McGoogan rare book rooms reopening
A collection of rare medical books owned by UNMC is back where it belongs — in the McGoogan Library’s rare book rooms. A series of events will be held Thursday and Friday to celebrate the reopening of the rooms, which were closed for months for renovations.
Nov 1, 2006
Dr. Mueller has ideas about cutting health care costs
Keith Mueller, Ph.D., director of the RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis at the University of Nebraska Medical Center has a few ideas about cutting health care costs, including transforming how health care services are financed and delivered.
Oct 20, 2006
Pearl Scott supported UNMC from afar
For the past 28 years, Pearl Scott consistently gave money to rural health initatives and in recent years supported the University of Nebraska Medical Center Rural Health Education Network. Upon her passing earlier this year, she earmarked another donation of $28,000. Pretty remarkable considering she was neither born in Nebraska nor did she attend the University of Nebraska.
Oct 11, 2006