Internal Medicine

Dr. Kang lands fiction deal with Penguin, credits Seven Doctors Project

When Lydia Kang, M.D., joined the Seven Doctors Project in 2008, she thought she could get some help with some poetry she had written.

Jan 10, 2012

Reenforcement on the front lines of mental health

It’s estimated that more than half of all U.S. mental health care takes place at the primary care level and that percentage jumps considerably in rural areas where there often are no mental health practitioners for hundreds of miles.

Jan 6, 2012

Dr. Swindells part of HIV study that Science deems 2011’s best

Susan Swindells, M.B.B.S., was a co-investigator for a study that the leading journal, Science, has deemed the “Scientific Breakthrough of 2011” and that researchers say could lead to the end of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Dec 30, 2011

Alzheimer’s research award goes to UNMC nurse investigator

Michele Balas, Ph.D., is studying delirium in ICU patients

Dec 22, 2011

Oldfield, Reagan awards underscore importance of research

Three were honored at UNMC this year with annual awards for researchers who battle Alzheimer’s disease and other conditions related to aging.

Dec 21, 2011

Dr. Gordon, Alex Stowe and the Porsche

Alex Stowe was your typical teenager. He loved to watch sports, hang out with friends and attend school at Creighton Prep. But the summer before Alex’s senior year everything changed.

Dec 5, 2011

UNMC dean part of landmark study looking at antibiotic resistant bacteria

Results could provide foundation for making antibiotics more effective A University of Nebraska Medical Center physician-scientist, Bradley Britigan, M.D., was one of the authors on a landmark study that has determined why bacteria are antibiotic resistant and how disrupting key bacterial functions could result in making antibiotics more effective.   The study, which appears in […]

Nov 18, 2011

Dr. O’Dell named president of American College of Rheumatology

UNMC’s James O’Dell, M.D., has been appointed 2012 president of the American College of Rheumatology — an international society that represents more than 8,000 rheumatology health professionals.

Nov 15, 2011

James O’Dell, M.D., named 2012 president of American College of Rheumatology

The American College of Rheumatology is an international professional medical society representing more than 8,000.

Nov 14, 2011

Study: Cheaper meds work well for newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis patients

One of the largest clinical studies ever done proves rheumatoid arthritis patients do well on a lower cost treatment.

Nov 11, 2011

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