UNMC Today
Nebraska coalition champions global child health through NETV special
A coalition of public and private organizations hosted by Nebraska Educational Television and including the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Nebraska-Rotary International, the Nebraska Children and Families Foundation, and the Douglas County Health Department, has joined the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in a nationwide effort to raise awareness about children’s health globally and locally. A […]
Oct 25, 2005
UNMC, UNL team up to develop tiny robots that have potential to change the future of surgery
Medical responders of the future may be three inches tall or less. But, these tiny-wheeled robots – slipped into the abdomen and controlled by surgeons hundreds of kilometers away – may be giants in saving the lives of roadside accident victims and soldiers injured on the battlefield. Each camera-carrying robot — the width of a […]
Oct 24, 2005
UNMC pharmacy students celebrate American Pharmacists Month
Students in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Nebraska Medical Center are celebrating American Pharmacists Month by offering immunization flu shots in Omaha and hosting several activities on campus. The students have organized three immunization flu shot clinics at Baker’s supermarkets in Omaha. Held from 1 to 6 p.m., the flu shots will […]
Oct 24, 2005
UNMC Receives International Research Award in Joint Replacement Technology
The University of Nebraska Medical Center received an international joint replacement society’s top research award earlier this month. The International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty (ISTA) presented the HAP Paul Award to UNMC at the ISTA’s annual symposium in Kyoto, Japan, on Oct. 1. The award is the international group’s highest honor for distinguished research. […]
Oct 19, 2005
Preventing and treating disease outbreaks in Nebraska is faster and more efficient with a new Internet-based laboratory order and reporting system. The system, can aid public health officials in more quickly identifying and communicating the presence of disease so treatment can begin faster, thus reducing the number of people infected and severity of the disease. […]
Oct 19, 2005
2nd heart transplant in 3 weeks performed at The Nebraska Medical Center
A 69-year-old central Nebraska man is resting comfortably today after receiving a heart transplant Monday night at The Nebraska Medical Center. It is the second heart transplant here in just 18 days, adding further excitement to the growing congestive heart failure and heart transplant program at The Nebraska Medical Center and the University of Nebraska […]
Oct 18, 2005
Study shows deadly problem can be treated and prevented with simple measures and little cost
A study published this week shows that antiseptic-coated catheters and better safety measures in hospitals could significantly reduce the number of infection-related hospital deaths, which account for nearly 100,000 lives lost each year. The study, led by University of Nebraska Medical Center physician-scientists, is published in the Oct. 18 issue of the “Annals of Internal […]
Oct 18, 2005
Nebraska Contingent to Tout IT in Health Care at Gingrich’s National Conference
A group of prominent officials from Nebraska will present the state’s model for integrating information technology into health care on Tuesday at a national conference organized by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Lt. Gov. Rick Sheehy will lead the contingent of academic, business, health care and government leaders at the “Center for Health Transformation […]
Oct 18, 2005
Students, interns from black colleges face hurricane’s aftermath
Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent flooding closed two of the nation’s foremost historically black universities and colleges – Xavier University and Dillard University. Both institutions have sent graduates to UNMC, but Dillard is particularly close to UNMC because it was the first African American university to join UNMC in a formal affiliation partnership. Find out how the campuses are faring in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Oct 13, 2005
First heart transplant since 1999; journey will take patient home to heal
OMAHA, Neb. – Mark Maeder of Papillion, Neb. is preparing to heal at home after a life-saving heart transplant at The Nebraska Medical Center. His trip home will cap off a three-month journey marked by extremes – good health, illness, heart failure and heart transplant. The surgery, which took place early Friday morning, Sept. 30, […]
Oct 13, 2005