Chuck Brown
UNMC neurologist to share stroke expertise
Since joining UNMC, Pierre Fayad, M.D., has built a new department and recruited neurology specialists. He has built programs that greatly enhanced the capabilities of UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, to help patients suffering from strokes, seizures, muscle and nerve disorders, brain cancer and degenerative disorders of the brain such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and dementia.
Mar 2, 2005
One day in the Buduburam Refugee Camp
Valda Boyd Ford is wrapping up an eight-week, volunteer experience at the 140-acre Buduburam Refugee Camp, the largest camp in Ghana with roughly 42,000 people. Ford, director of UNMC’s Community and Multicultural Affairs, has been working with Unite for Sight, an organization dedicated to health promotion and disease prevention. Today, she outlines a “typical” day at the Buduburam Refugee Camp.
Feb 25, 2005
Enhanced MRI technique could lead to earlier diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease
Investigators at UNMC have developed an enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique, which permits earlier diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring of Parkinson’s disease in rodents. The breakthrough, which could be translated for human use, appears this week in the Journal of Neuroscience, the leading publication for basic scientists and clinicians who study the function of the nervous system.
Feb 16, 2005
UNMC to begin using Bush-approved embryonic stem cell lines
Two UNMC research teams will soon be receiving training on how to use embryonic stem cell lines in their research and will be bringing the cell lines back to UNMC following their training. The embryonic stem cell lines that will be used are among the stem cell lines approved by President Bush.
Feb 4, 2005
New treatment for patients with advanced prostate cancer
Physicians at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and The Nebraska Medical Center have developed a unique protocol using high-dose radiation and chemotherapy to treat patients with advanced prostate cancer. The new treatment gives hope to a patient group whose prognosis always has been very poor.
Jan 31, 2005
Walk or don’t walk – a lesson in safety
Hospital representatives recently met with the city traffic engineer to discuss the timing of the cross walk light at 42nd Street and Dewey Avenue. Some employees have complained the light is not timed to allow them to cross. Although the traffic engineer will see if the timing of the signal can be adjusted, it was determined the timing is adequate for pedestrians to cross if they understand how the signal operates.
Jan 25, 2005
World-Herald names Dr. Maurer ‘Midlander of the Year’
For being “the spark behind what may be the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s most explosive period of growth and for his efforts to make UNMC a world-class academic medical center,” UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., has been named “Midlander of the Year” for 2004 by The Omaha World-Herald.
Jan 3, 2005
Dr. Gangahar to leave UNMC, hospital
Dr. Deepak Gangahar, professor and chief of the thoracic and cardiovascular surgery section in the UNMC Department of Surgery and a surgeon for The Nebraska Medical Center, will be leaving the medical center on Jan. 9 to return to his former employer, the Nebraska Heart Institute (NHI).
Dec 22, 2004
Gingerbread home to raise money for MMI
Gingerbread homes have long been a holiday tradition. But now, thanks to an Omaha hotel, the Munroe-Meyer Institute will receive some much needed funding for its adult recreation program through the auction of a special gingerbread home.
Dec 8, 2004
To do no harm: protecting patients with CLAS
The basic cornerstone of the health care profession is “to do no harm.” However, because of the phenomenal growth in the number of people who have settled in Nebraska who have limited English proficiency (LEP), health care providers are challenged to provide safe, effective, and linguistically and culturally appropriate services.
Nov 22, 2004