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Record number of students attending the University of Nebraska Medical Center
A record number of students is attending the University of Nebraska Medical Center this fall, as UNMC’s enrollment topped 3,000 students for the first time. This fall, 3,002 students are enrolled at UNMC, an increase of 98 students (3.4 percent) from fall 2004. Rubens Pamies, M.D., vice chancellor for academic affairs at UNMC, […]
Sep 8, 2005
The University of Nebraska Medical Center and co-sponsors in 16 communities across Nebraska invite the public to participate in a free health educational series titled, “A Decade Makes a Difference.” The series will run three Thursdays, Oct. 6, 13 and 20, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (central time). This fall’s Mini-Medical School will celebrate […]
Sep 8, 2005
Maurers to be honored for their work in community
Since coming to Omaha in 1993, University of Nebraska Medical Center Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., and his wife, Beverly, have made community outreach one of their top priorities. Their efforts have not gone unnoticed. On Sept. 14, the couple will be honored in a special recognition dinner by the Chabad of Nebraska. The […]
Sep 7, 2005
Transplant patients find safe haven at med center
Denise Breaux and her 3-year-old daughter Bailey were on the sixth floor of Tulane Hospital when Hurricane Katrina crashed ashore. The young girl, who received a liver, small bowel and pancreas transplant from UNMC in 2002, had been admitted to the hospital just two days before the devastating storm for tests. Initially, the hospital had […]
Sep 7, 2005
UNMC hospital accept Gulf Coast patients, students
UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, are welcoming patients and students evacuated from the area devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Late Thursday, a 3-year-old girl from New Orleans arrived, marking the first of an unknown number of patients who might be sent to the medical center. The young girl, who is doing […]
Sep 6, 2005
Dr. James Linder named associate vice chancellor for research for UNMC
James Linder, M.D., a key administrator and faculty member at the University of Nebraska Medical Center for nearly 20 years, is returning to Nebraska as associate vice chancellor for research with the goal of boosting UNMC’s clinical research enterprise to a record level. The appointment, which was effective Sept. 1, was announced today by Tom […]
Sep 6, 2005
Staphylococcus infections once associated with hospitalization, recent surgery, and residence in long-term-care facilities, now are striking healthy individuals. And the experts aren’t sure why. Complicating the rise of “staph” infections is the organism’s growing resistance to antibiotic treatment. Some physicians fear a return to the pre-antibiotic era when there were no medications to fight […]
Aug 29, 2005
Midwest’s first global health conference Sept. 9-11
Two UNMC organizations that focus on international relations and health – International Studies & Programs and Student Alliance for Global Health – will host the Midwest’s first global health conference. The conference, titled, “Bridging Health Divides: Engaging in Global Health at Home and Abroad,” will be Sept. 9-11, at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 555 S. 10th St., in Omaha.
Aug 26, 2005
Students show off research work at annual conference
A conference near Grand Island earlier this month showcased the biomedical research work performed this summer by college students from across the state. The students – from 10 different undergraduate and community college programs – are participants in a program that serves as a means to introduce students to serious biomedical research and to provide […]
Aug 25, 2005
Osteoporosis among African Americans studied
The first studies published on low bone density and fracture-related outcomes among African American patients indicate that osteoporosis is not only a painful word, it can be debilitating – even lethal – and at a rate far out of proportion to outcomes for Caucasians. Ted Mikuls, M.D., assistant professor in rheumatology and immunology at UNMC, is primary investigator and co-author of two recently published studies.
Aug 23, 2005