UNMC Today
Haiti a year later — medical center response featured in new book
A year ago today a massive 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti. In the immediate aftermath and for several months after that, UNMC deployed teams of medical center volunteers to assist the ravaged nation. Five teams would travel to Haiti and have what many volunteers describe as "life-changing experiences." Their work is documented in a new […]
Jan 12, 2011
UNMC study links chronic hives, vitamin D deficiency
A University of Nebraska Medical Center research study has determined that patients with chronic hives may benefit by supplementing their diet with vitamin D. The study also suggests that health providers consider screening their patients with chronic hives for vitamin D deficiencies. Jill Poole, M.D., assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Internal Medicine, was […]
Jan 10, 2011
UNMC SHARING Clinics to have new schedule, locations
Will continue to provide vital services to people in need The student-run SHARING Clinics for the University of Nebraska Medical Center will have a new schedule and new locations in 2011 to continue to serve patients in its three clinics. The SHARING Medical Clinic (Student Health Alliance Reaching Indigent Needy Groups) provides general health […]
Jan 4, 2011
Social Marketing (for Health Care) is topic of Omaha Science Café on Jan. 4
Those who attend the next Omaha Science Café on Jan. 4, will hear about the latest fad of using social marketing for health care. Lea Pounds, instructor in the Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health in the UNMC College of Public Health and Marketing Director for the Center for […]
Dec 29, 2010
Jim Temme has been appointed the Charles R. O’Malley Chair for Radiation Science Technology Education (RSTE) in the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s School of Allied Health Professions (SAHP). The endowed faculty chair – the first in the SAHP – was made possible through the generosity of the Charles R. O’Malley Charitable Lead Trust […]
Dec 22, 2010
UNMC students to train in communities across Nebraska
University of Nebraska Medical Center students will be participating in rotations with health professionals across Nebraska as part of their health care education. The rotations are part of the UNMC Rural Health Education Network (RHEN), an innovative program developed to help address the shortage of health professionals in rural Nebraska. The RHEN program was […]
Dec 22, 2010
Dr. Fayad to step down as neurological sciences chair at UNMC
Dr. Murman named interim chair After nearly 10 years as chairman of the University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Neurological Sciences, Pierre Fayad, M.D., is stepping down at end of the year. He will continue as a professor in the department, pursuing his clinical and academic activities. He also will continue as director of […]
Dec 21, 2010
24-hour skate-a-thon to raise funds for Parkinson’s research
Hundreds of skaters expected to participate in Jan. 28-29 event The University of Nebraska Medical Center is out to put Parkinson’s disease on ice. On Jan. 28-29, the UNMC Ice Rink will host the first-ever UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s with skaters hitting the ice to raise money for Parkinson’s research. The event will […]
Dec 21, 2010
Country music star Sara Evans to perform at 2011 Cattlemen’s Ball
Major fundraising event to fight cancer scheduled for June 3-4 in West Point WEST POINT, NE – Sara Evans, an award-winning country star and one of People Magazine’s “50 Most Beautiful People,” will headline the entertainment at the 2011 Cattlemen’s Ball on Saturday, June 4. An accomplished artist and former “Dancing with the Stars” contestant, Evans […]
Dec 20, 2010
UNMC study shows 75 percent of children surveyed consume caffeine on a daily basis
Caffeine consumption may negatively impact sleep in some children A survey by a University of Nebraska Medical Center child psychologist has found that 75 percent of respondents reported their children consume caffeine on a daily basis and this may negatively impact the sleep of some children. The data are reported in the Dec. 16 […]
Dec 16, 2010