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New cystic fibrosis drug is major breakthrough for patients
FDA approval of Trikafta will benefit 90% of cytstic fibrosis patients
Dec 27, 2019
![Members of the UNMC/Nebraska Medicine team providing clinical care to cystic fibrosis patients include: Front Row (left-right) - Jill Rollins, Heidi Klasna, Meilinh Thi, D.O., Jill Fliege and Stacy Millikan; Middle Row - Janelle Sorensen, Sandy Wahl, Cristine Batten and Jennifer Rounds; Back Row - Peter J. Murphy, M.D., John Dickinson, M.D., Ph.D., Joseph Poler, Psy.D., Molly Stirek and Laura Romero.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/CFTeam2121219.jpg)
Nebraska Medicine/UNMC ranked among best Omaha employers
Website lists both entities among city’s top 20.
Dec 26, 2019
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UNeMed contracts specialist nets national award
Jeff Andersen was presented with a Golden Stopwatch Award.
Dec 23, 2019
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Time out with T.O. – The power of giving
Giving to others is at the heart of one family’s holiday tradition.
Dec 20, 2019
![Teresa and Matt Clark](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Clarks121820.jpg)
Dr. Cowan named Fred and Pamela Buffett Presidential Chair
The Presidential Chair Award is the highest academic honor the university can bestow on a faculty member.
Dec 19, 2019
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Ron Krueger, M.D., receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Director of the Truhlsen Eye Institute honored by the International Society of Refractive Surgery.
Dec 18, 2019
![From left, Ronald Krueger, M.D., the McGaw Professor and chairman of the UNMC Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and director of the Truhlsen Eye Institute, and UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Krueger122419.jpg)
Time out with T.O. – Remembering Victor Holly III
Colleague: “Victor’s enthusiasm for life is a secret that deserves to be shared.”
Dec 18, 2019
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Registration open for lymphoma study group event
February conference will review information from American Society of Hematology’s annual meeting.
Dec 17, 2019
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Jordan Cohen, M.D., to receive honorary doctor degree
For 12 years, he headed national organization for academic medical centers
Dec 16, 2019
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UNMC seeking study participants for two HIV studies
Will use neuroimaging to determine how HIV affects brain activity/cognitive function
Dec 12, 2019
![The magnetoencephalography (MEG) unit at UNMC.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/meg_landscape.jpg)