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Stroke treatment at med center nationally recognized

Nebraska Medical Center receives advanced certification as a Comprehensive Stroke Center.

Nov 10, 2017

E-curriculum earns Dr. Liu national recognition

Howard Liu, M.D., will receive the Creativity in Psychiatric Education Award from the American College of Psychiatrists.

Nov 9, 2017

Cattlemen’s Ball presents Buffett Cancer Center with $904,000 check

Proceeds also used for numerous local heath care needs

Nov 9, 2017

Organizers and hosts of the 2017 Cattlemen's Ball present a $904,000 check to Dr. Kenneth Cowan of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center at University of Nebraska Medical Center on Sept. 23. From left: Don and Deb Cantrell; Jeff and Karen Evans; Jeff Johnson, host; Dr. Cowan; Lisa Johnson, host; and Cindy and Jim Duncan. Photo courtesy of Becky Finney.

Remembering Wayne Ryan, Ph.D.

Services will be held this morning for scientist and philanthropist whom colleagues call “brilliant,” “modest” and “supremely interested in the betterment of science.”

Nov 7, 2017

UNMC researcher studying nanofiber sutures to prevent surgical site infections

$1.3 million NIH grant seeks to determine if vitamin D can produce infection-fighting peptide

Nov 6, 2017

Jingwei Xie, Ph.D.

IPE initiative shines during site visit

Grant-funded project lets interprofessional teams train together to reduce medication errors in older patients transitioning from the hospital to inpatient skilled nursing care.

Nov 3, 2017

Registry spurs research participation by veterans

More than 2,700 rheumatoid arthritis patients from 13 medical centers have enrolled in the Veterans Affairs Rheumatoid Arthritis registry.

Nov 3, 2017

Study examines efficacy of rapid-response teams

Shelby Kutty, M.D., Ph.D., is lead author on newly published study in Circulation, an American Heart Association journal.

Nov 2, 2017

Behavioral medicine program to expand

Program provides psychosocial care for patients and their families and education for residents on behavioral, emotional and social aspects of health care.

Nov 1, 2017

Dr. Warren is research ‘Superstar’

UNMC’s David Warren, Ph.D., lands $20,000 pilot grant in “Shark Tank”-styled competition at inaugural Great Plains IDeA-CTR Scientific Meeting.

Nov 1, 2017

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