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New Omaha Urban Area Health Education Center to address health needs of underrepresented minorities
One of many barriers minority populations face in getting quality health care is knowing how to access the health care system. Providing access is one of many goals of the new Omaha Urban Area Health Education Center. The Health Resources and Services Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, funded […]
May 23, 2006
Statewide telehealth system to be tested during Panhandle Dental Day event June 2-3
The effectiveness of the statewide telehealth system during an emergency will be put to the test June 2-3 during Dental Day X, an annual outreach project for the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry. The telehealth system, which uses high-speed data lines or T1 lines to transmit video and audio signals, will be […]
May 23, 2006
UNMC pharmacy professor to head NIH study section
Alexander Kabanov, Ph. D., professor in the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy, has been named chairman of a National Institutes of Health (NIH) study section. The NIH is the world’s leading provider of financial support for medical and health research. On July 1, Dr. Kabanov will begin his duties as chairman […]
May 19, 2006
Robyn Henderson to head Southeast Nebraska Area Health Education Center
Robyn Henderson was recently named the executive director of the new Southeast Nebraska Area Health Education Center (SE-AHEC). Henderson previously served as assistant director of the Rural Health Education Network and program director for the Nebraska SEARCH program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The new SE-AHEC, which opened last month, will serve […]
May 19, 2006
UNMC and Pfizer to sponsor Latino health conference May 24-25
The nation’s immigrant population is no longer just on the rise. The tide is in and the number of immigrants in the United States brings a new set of challenges for health care professionals, in addition to the health disparities minorities already face. To address the issue of the health care needs of the […]
May 18, 2006
UNMC research team determines nitric oxide linked to neurodegenerative disorders
In an article published this month in The Journal of Neuroscience, a research team from the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry has determined that nitric oxide plays a damaging role nitric in the development of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative disorders. The research team, headed by Kalipada Pahan, Ph.D., […]
May 17, 2006
Statewide HIV/AIDS conference set for May 17
Health care providers in greater Nebraska will have the opportunity to learn the latest treatment information for HIV/AIDS at a statewide conference this week. The Third Annual Nebraska Statewide HIV/AIDS Conference, titled “Steppin’ Up,” will take place on Wednesday, May 17, at the Interstate Holiday Inn, near the Grand Island/Hastings interchange at mile marker […]
May 16, 2006
Transplant makes soul sisters for life
Mary Ann Reilly and Sherri Reinert-Gehman have an unshakable bond. It’s a bond that began more than 20 years ago and became inseparable March 8 when Reilly gave a life-saving gift to Reinert-Gehman – she donated her kidney. "I have a part of Mary Ann inside me," said Reinert-Gehman, a behavior interventionist at Wegner […]
May 16, 2006
How do you top a flawless event? It’s not easy, but nobody can say that Gail Werner-Robertson isn’t trying. After raising more than $642,000 for the autism program at UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute last year with a dinner and golf tournament, Werner-Robertson has even bigger plans for this year. Founder and CEO of GWR […]
May 12, 2006
UNMC Board of Counselors names officers, welcomes 11 new members
The University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Board of Counselors elected officers for 2006 at the annual board meeting on April 24. Officers are Kathy Campbell, chairperson, Lincoln; and Bob Kully, vice chairperson, Omaha. The group welcomed 11 new members at the meeting held at the Durham Research Center in the Scott Amphitheater. New board members […]
May 10, 2006