Chuck Brown
Wellness Wednesday – A thought for Thanksgiving
Ahh, Thanksgiving. While initially the holiday was meant to celebrate a successful harvest, it seems that now, for most people including me, Thanksgiving is an excuse to eat too much.
Nov 26, 2008
Friday Husker pick ’em (Wednesday edition) – Colorado
It seems the extra time between games gave our panelists time to reach some sort of telepathic synergy in terms of their predictions for Friday’s Nebraska-Colorado game.
Nov 26, 2008
Remembering Dr. Darrel Moreland
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. today for Darrel Moreland, D.D.S., a strong supporter of the UNMC College of Dentistry and a friend to many at the University of Nebraska who died Sunday following an apparent heart attack.
Nov 26, 2008
Making college more affordable for more Nebraskans
Collegebound Nebraska — a newly expanded financial aid program at the University of Nebraska — is making a college education more affordable for thousands of Nebraska students, NU President James B. Milliken said Monday.
Nov 26, 2008
Apathy study funded by Alzheimer’s Association
Prasad Padala, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry at UNMC and a staff psychiatrist at the VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care System, received a New Investigator Research Grant from the Alzheimer’s Association, the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and research.
Nov 25, 2008
Tickets on sale for ‘Thousand Stars’ event
Tickets are now on sale for the 16th Annual Night of a Thousand Stars Gala, which will be held on Saturday, Dec. 6.
Nov 21, 2008
At a private dinner on Monday night, UNMC’s hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, honored this year’s “Legends” for their contributions to the practice of medicine.
Nov 21, 2008
Exhibit on art and medicine opens Dec. 12
A unique art exhibit capturing the emotions of patients and caregivers at UNMC 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.
Nov 20, 2008
Bone marrow transplant program celebrates 25 years
Twenty-five years — 4,000 transplants. UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, are celebrating a significant milestone this year.
Nov 20, 2008
Study compares price of 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?
Nov 19, 2008