UNMC Today
Dr. Jennifer Oakes named director of Nebraska Regional Poison Center
A University of Nebraska Medical Center emergency medicine physician, Jennifer Oakes, M.D., has been named director of the Nebraska Regional Poison Center. For the past five months, she served as interim director of the center following the resignation of the previous director, Steven Seifert, M.D., who moved to New Mexico. Dr. Oakes, who is assistant professor […]
Nov 19, 2007
Food safety, the public health and natural resource impact of biofuels, health care affordability and the ergonomically safe ways of harvesting fruits and vegetables are the focus of the 2007 Agricultural Health Conference to be held Nov. 14-16 in Omaha. It will feature new information on public and occupational health issues of three leading edge […]
Nov 13, 2007
UNMC recruits breast cancer research team from Northwestern
Two outstanding breast cancer researchers, Hamid Band, M.D., Ph.D. and Vimla, Ph.D., have joined the University of Nebraska Medical Center from Northwestern University. The husband/wife team, who prior to going to Northwestern worked at Harvard Medical School, bring with them $8 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health and 14 research team members. […]
Nov 12, 2007
Faculty and program additions among early milestones of UNMC College of Public Health
Nine new faculty members, a budget that includes more than $5 million in extramural funding and proposals to develop new Ph.D. programs highlight the developments at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health (COPH) in its first 15 months of existence. And with fund raising underway to construct a COPH building, […]
Nov 12, 2007
Regents approve new geriatric center at UNMC
To better meet the needs of the sky-rocketing older population, the University of Nebraska Medical Center received approval of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents on Nov. 9 of a program statement and budget for construction of a new geriatric center on the UNMC campus. The new center would be built at the […]
Nov 12, 2007
Pulmonary hypertension fundraiser set for Nov. 17
Phenomenal Hope for a Cure will hold its second annual fundraising event to increase awareness of pulmonary hypertension on Nov. 17 at the DC Center, 11830 Stonegate Circle in Omaha. The event begins at 5 p.m. with a silent auction followed by dinner and program at 6:30 p.m. A live auction with Glen Evert […]
Nov 12, 2007
UNMC welcomes 177 new students in School of Allied Health Professions
The University of Nebraska Medical Center’s School of Allied Health Professions (SAHP) welcomed 177 new students this fall. The SAHP at UNMC offers 10 educational programs leading to careers in the following health professions: clinical laboratory science, clinical perfusion, cytotechnology, diagnostic medical sonography, medical nutrition, nuclear medicine technology, physical therapy, physician assistant, radiation therapy, and […]
Nov 8, 2007
Researchers have found nicotine vaccine (NicVAX®) can help people quit smoking and produce antibodies against nicotine. The possibility of the novel treatment offers tremendous potential for people who haven’t been able to quit. Cigarette smoking triples the risk of dying from heart disease among middle-aged men and women. The 12-month study tested the […]
Nov 7, 2007
Of the 36 pediatric dentists currently practicing in Nebraska, only four have practices in communities outside of Omaha and Lincoln. That’s chilling when you consider that dental disease is the most common chronic disease for children ages five to 17. “Twenty five percent of the children in the state experience 80 percent of the dental […]
Nov 6, 2007
UNMC researchers find new model could improve health, quality of life in heart failure patients
University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers are encouraged by results of a pilot study showing a new model may be effective in improving the health and quality of life of heart failure patients. Results show an added benefit to medications for heart failure. Researchers found exercise improved physical functioning – the ability to engage […]
Nov 5, 2007