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Heiser name lives on in fitness facility
Nick Heiser, M.D., assistant professor of anesthesiology and 2008 UNMC graduate, remembers that his family was always active. Hiking, biking, sports were just what the Heisers did. But among Nick’s favorite memories was watching his father drive up after work for early-evening pick-up basketball games in the driveway. His father, also a physician, would get […]
Mar 31, 2017
Find your ‘wow’ moment at the Nebraska Science Festival
There was the time – during our science night at Werner Park – that a young boy who stood waist high to a cardiologist, lobbed question upon question about the heart surgery he once had. All while the two walked through a giant inflatable heart. Another time, there was a pint-sized girl whose white coat […]
Mar 31, 2017
Boosting America’s Health Security
In 2015, more than a dozen American aid workers in Sierra Leone were flown home to be monitored for Ebola. None got sick, but, for three weeks, they stayed in Omaha, Bethesda, Md., and Atlanta near hospitals with special isolation units in case they did. Now, thanks to a $19.8 million award from the U.S. […]
Mar 31, 2017
Ebola’s lesson – more research
When the Ebola outbreak overwhelmed health care resources in Africa and challenged them in the U.S., research on the virus was quite limited. Little was known in 2014 and there was no vaccine. Researchers were frantic to catch up. Since then, UNMC has rewritten the book on patient care and the use of personal protective […]
Mar 31, 2017
3-D Simulation is the new spoonful of sugar
Targeted radiation treatment is made less scary for young patients who practice with interactive technology.
Oct 11, 2016
Alumnus Ronald Hamilton, M.D., shares the real story made famous b y the movie “Concussion.”
Oct 11, 2016
Physical therapy and engineering students give the fit of mobility to children with developmental delays.
Oct 11, 2016
UNMC expands lead testing in Flint
UNMC leads the way in opening access to tests for lead poisoning in Flint, Mich.
Oct 11, 2016
Paying it forward: Alum’s monthly gift helps UNMC residents
Don Gibbens, M.D., a Lincoln OB-GYN, is helping residents to breathe easier.
Oct 11, 2016
Disease detective brings it home
Ebola, sars, anthrax, mers, smallpox, plague, a multitude of viruses and mosquito-borne illnesses and health hazards in post-natural disasters.
Oct 11, 2016
