COVID-19

UNMC students help in med center mask effort

Program already has produced thousands of masks for use at the medical center.

May 6, 2020

From left, the Integrated Service Center's Kathy Hamill, Jaidyn Dalzell, Tina Frey, Pamela Housard and Jonathan Hall

Nebraska health care workers called to join HERO Registry

PCORnet® study will use registry to answer questions about the impact of novel coronavirus on health care workers’ lives.

May 5, 2020

James McClay, M.D., UNMC site investigator for PCORnet

UNMC extends its stay-at-home directive to May 15

Individuals should continue to work remotely, unless their job requires them to physically be on campus.

May 4, 2020

Dr. Davies named to AAP team on COVID-19 procedures

The initiative is called “AAP COVID-19 ECHO: Emergency Readiness & Response.”

May 1, 2020

Dele Davies, M.D.

Six locations across Nebraska now decontaminating PPE

Method developed at UNMC combats a shortage of one-use N95 respirators.

May 1, 2020

UNMC/Nebraska Medicine developed a safe and effective method to use ultraviolet light to decontaminate N95 respirators.

UNMC experts develop COVID-19 guidelines for meat processing facilities

Team toured 10 facilities across state to develop ‘playbook.’

May 1, 2020

From left, Jocelyn Herstein, Ph.D., infectious disease expert for the Global Center for Health Security, and Shelly Schwedhelm, executive director of emergency management and biopreparedness for Nebraska Medicine and executive director of emergency management for the Global Center for Health Security at UNMC, was part of a team of experts that toured 10 meatpacking plants over the past two weeks to provide technical assistance and further develop guidelines to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 while the facilities continue to operate.

Giving Tuesday Now comes at important time for UNMC

Annual “day of giving” now is set for May 5.

Apr 30, 2020

The Durham Research Center

UNMC to distribute funds to students via CARES Act

More than $647,000 is available to eligible students.

Apr 30, 2020

Trial shows remdesivir accelerates recovery from advanced COVID-19

UNMC/Nebraska Medicine was first study site for NIH clinical trial.

Apr 30, 2020

Andre Kalil, M.D.

Patients with rheumatic diseases share COVID-19 experiences

UNMC researchers’ new study demonstrates need for a medication plan.

Apr 29, 2020

Kaleb Michaud, Ph.D.
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