UNMC Today
Unique exhibit on art and medicine opens Dec. 12
A unique art exhibit capturing the emotions of patients and caregivers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center while involving research on the powerful connection between art and medicine will open Dec. 12 at the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, 724 S. 12th St. The exhibit, titled “Here I Am and Nowhere Else: Portraits of […]
Dec 3, 2008
UNMC students train in communities across Nebraska
University of Nebraska Medical Center students are working with health professionals across Nebraska as part of their health care education requirements. The student 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 students represent the College of Medicine, […]
Nov 28, 2008
UNMC cancer specialist appointed to FDA Advisory Committee
UNMC cancer specialist, Jean Grem, M.D., has been appointed to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee. Dr. Grem will serve in the role for three years. The 12-member committee is responsible for evaluating new cancer drugs for safety and effectiveness. It also recommends approval for drugs to treat cancer. The […]
Nov 26, 2008
A new research study published in the Nov. 27 New England Journal of Medicine reaffirms the importance of gene expression profiling as a tool to predict how aggressive the most common form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma will be in a patient. The information may be critical in tailoring cancer treatment in the near future. “There have […]
Nov 26, 2008
Smoking, heavy drinking produce ‘double whammy’ in lungs
It’s well known that prolonged, heavy consumption of alcohol can cause liver and brain damage and that smoking causes a variety of life-threatening diseases. Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center now want to shed light on a little known fact: that the combination of alcohol and smoking makes lung disease even worse. “Alcohol […]
Nov 24, 2008
Study compares top treatments for rheumatoid arthritis
The best treatment for the best price. All patients want that, but when rheumatologists have a choice between two effective “gold standard” treatments, one costing 15 times more than the other, why is the expensive option most often selected? James O’Dell, M.D., a University of Nebraska Medical Center rheumatologist, and rheumatologists from around the […]
Nov 21, 2008
Cattlemen’s Ball receives Durham Spirit of Nebraska Award
For its continuing support of the UNMC Eppley Cancer Center, The Cattlemen’s Ball of Nebraska received the Marge and Chuck Durham Spirit of Nebraska Award during the recent Ambassador of Hope Gala in Omaha. In the 11 years the ball has been held, it has raised more than $3.2 million to support cancer research, with […]
Nov 21, 2008
UNMC announces officers for Student Association for Rural Health
For more information, contact: Ann Kraft, UNMC Rural Health Education Network Phone: (402) 559-3398; E-mail: akraft@unmc.edu News releases are archived on the UNMC Web site at: https://app1.unmc.edu/publicaffairs/newsarchive/releases.cfm New officers have been elected for 2008-09 by the Student Association for Rural Health (SARH) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. SARH promotes interest in […]
Nov 20, 2008
UNMC nursing professor named to Florence Niedfelt Professorship
Sarah Thompson, Ph.D, associate dean for academic programs for the UNMC College of Nursing, has been named to the Florence Niedfelt Professorship, an endowed, three-year appointment. The professorship honors and rewards outstanding faculty members for excellence in research, teaching, leadership, mentoring, and involvement in organizations. “Sarah is ideally suited for this professorship because of her […]
Nov 20, 2008
Unique campaign raises awareness for pancreatic cancer research
A unique campaign to raise awareness for pancreatic cancer and the research going on at the University of Nebraska Medical Center was launched today. The campaign is the idea of Ken Tolton of Atlantic, Iowa, co-owner of Duke Aerial, Inc., a construction equipment rental business. Tolton’s wife, Linda, was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer […]
Nov 19, 2008