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UNMC cardiologist is first to use new device in Nebraska
A University of Nebraska Medical Center physician has performed the first implant in Nebraska of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) using a new connector system that minimizes the number of connections between cardiac leads and the ICD. The procedure was performed July 30 at the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System’s Omaha Medical Center by […]
Aug 28, 2009
Omaha Women’s Health & Wellness Conference to focus on aging
The public is invited to attend the 12th annual Omaha Women’s Health and Wellness Conference, titled, “Aging Successfully While Caring for Others,” on Friday, Oct. 2, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Mid-America Center, One Arena Way in Council Bluffs. The cost of the conference is $49, which includes breakfast, lunch, […]
Aug 27, 2009
Marijuana, addiction topic of Sept. 1 Omaha Science Cafe
Marijuana and addiction are the topics of the next Science Café on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Jim Sorrell, Ph.D., associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will present a talk titled, “Why the human brain is primed for addiction,” which focuses on the effects of marijuana and why it has both the […]
Aug 26, 2009
UNMC researcher receives $300,000 grant to study deadly form of lymphoma
New ways to attack an aggressive and incurable type of lymphoma will be studied at the University of Nebraska Medical Center with the help of a $300,000 grant from the Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF). Kai Fu, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of pathology and microbiology at UNMC, has received the grant — called the 2009 Millennium […]
Aug 24, 2009
382 new UNMC students participate in White Coat ceremonies
The University of Nebraska Medical Center held White Coat ceremonies in Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney and Scottsbluff this month to recognize new students in pharmacy, nursing, medicine, and dentistry. In a symbolic ceremony, students donned white coats signifying the beginning of their health career and took an oath of professionalism. The UNMC College of […]
Aug 24, 2009
$500,000 grant to reduce nursing turnover, improve health care quality in long-term care facilities
An increasing awareness of the challenges facing the Midwest’s geriatric nursing workforce is the driving force behind a new partnership among several state and local foundations and organizations. Aging baby boomers will create a burgeoning demand for quality long-term care facilities in the years ahead. But inadequate educational preparation in geriatric nursing care and nursing […]
Aug 19, 2009
UNMC climbs in National Institutes of Health research funding
UNMC has been climbing in the research funding rankings of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The NIH is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research. Since the last federal fiscal year that ended September 2008, UNMC has received $46.4 million, or 12.9 percent more, from the NIH than the […]
Aug 14, 2009
193 University of Nebraska Medical Center students to receive diplomas Aug. 14
Diplomas will be conferred on 193University of Nebraska Medical Center students on Friday, Aug. 14. The following is a list of graduates by college, degree, and hometown. There are no formal ceremonies for summer graduation. UNMC School of Allied Health Professions Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science Le Mars, IA – […]
Aug 11, 2009
BURGER KING® Restaurants and the HAVE IT YOUR WAY® Foundation Support UNMC Eppley Cancer Center
For the sixth consecutive year, participating BURGER KING® restaurants in Omaha, Neb. and the surrounding areas will help raise money for pediatric cancer research at the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center. This year, 76 BURGER KING® restaurants in the greater Omaha and Des Moines area have teamed up with the HAVE IT YOUR WAY® Foundation […]
Aug 10, 2009
Trade Commission to investigate ‘knock-offs’ of UNMC creatine product
An investigation into nutraceutical products falsely advertised as containing raw creatine ethyl ester, a creatine pronutrient with increased solubility, was initiated earlier this summer in an effort to protect a University of Nebraska Medical Center invention and consumer confidence in a dietary supplement. UNMC is the owner and UNeMed Corporation is the exclusive sublicensee of […]
Aug 10, 2009