Chuck Brown

Individual stethoscopes protect patients from disease

UNMC’s hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, is once again taking a proactive step to reduce the risk for hospital-acquired infections.

Feb 13, 2009

10-year cancer survivor remembers Lied Transplant Center

Fred Monnich calls himself a “guinea pig.”

Feb 12, 2009

Apathy — Why should you care?

It’s easy to be apathetic. It’s something we all experience. Some days we just wake up and have no motivation. Nothing seems to matter. However, in some chronic diseases apathy turns into a clinical syndrome characterized by poor initiation, loss of motivation, indifference and lack of persistence.

Feb 11, 2009

Blood clot expert William Haire, M.D., retires

After a 22-year career at UNMC, William Haire, M.D., professor of medicine, has retired.

Feb 11, 2009

Dr. Singh to discuss brain function at Science Cafe

UNMC neurologist Sanjay Singh, M.D., will discuss how the brain works today at 7:30 p.m. during a Science Cafe at the Slowdown in downtown Omaha.

Feb 10, 2009

UNMC Physicians celebrates opening of surgery center/medspa

UNMC Physicians, the physician practice group for UNMC, will open its new Village Pointe Aesthetic Surgery and Dreams MedSpa in west Omaha this week.

Feb 10, 2009

Dr. Gendelman named 2008 Scientist Laureate

Howard Gendelman, M.D., professor and chairman of the department of pharmacology and experimental neuroscience (PEN), has been selected as the third UNMC Scientist Laureate for his outstanding work in battling neurodegenerative and infectious diseases.

Feb 9, 2009

First Science Cafe draws quite a crowd

Students, young professionals, doctors and science teachers made up the crowd of 80 people who gathered Tuesday night inside Slowdown for Omaha’s first Science Cafe.

Feb 6, 2009

UNMC professor featured in Discovery Channel documentary

What began as a graduate project has catapulted Kendra Schmid, Ph.D., assistant professor of biostatics in the College of Public Health, onto the international stage as an expert in facial attractiveness.

Feb 6, 2009

Wellness Wednesday – Healthy U leads to more physicals in 2008

In 2008, 592 UNMC and UNMC Physicians employees or their dependents used the “Healthy U” Wellness and Preventative Services Benefit to get free annual physicals.

Feb 4, 2009