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Ebola team shines in world’s most prestigious medical journal
Features data from each hospital in the U.S. and Europe who took care of Ebola patients.
Feb 24, 2016
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UNMC study to gauge heart disease risk in Nebraska farmers
Results may fund larger study to reduce risk
Feb 23, 2016
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Pathologist named director of UNMC Interprofessional Academy of Educators
Geoffrey Talmon, M.D., to lead program aimed at elevating teaching excellence
Feb 19, 2016
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Former UNMC anesthesiology chair, John Tinker, M.D., dies at age 74
John Tinker, M.D., professor and chair of the University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology from 1997-2008, died Feb. 17 at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. He was 74. A funeral service will be held at 5 p.m. on Sunday at Rasmusson-Bacon Funeral Home, 1418 Fawcett Parkway, in Nevada, […]
Feb 19, 2016
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Vanderbilt administrator named director of Munroe-Meyer Institute at UNMC
Karoly Mirnics, M.D., Ph.D., will assume position in July
Feb 4, 2016
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Nature study suggests pathway to possible HIV-1 cure
UNMC Pharmacy Dean Courtney Fletcher, Pharm.D., part of research team
Feb 4, 2016
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Evolution of public health in Omaha is topic of Feb. 9 Omaha Science Cafe
Barbara Hewins-Maroney, Ph.D., an associate professor of urban studies and public administration at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, will discuss public health policy in early Omaha at the next Omaha Science Café at 7 p.m., Feb. 9 at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. Dr. Hewins-Maroney received a doctorate in educational psychology from UNO, […]
Feb 3, 2016
UNMC College of Dentistry annual Children’s Dental Day Feb. 5 in Lincoln
For hundreds of kids across the state, the annual Children’s Dental Day event at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry in Lincoln is one of the most highly anticipated events of the year. With its carnival like atmosphere, students clad in super-heroes of dentistry costumes and tooth fairies, Children’s Dental Day is […]
Feb 1, 2016
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Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center physicians urge increased HPV vaccination
National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers joined in the effort in the spirit of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union call for a national “moonshot” to cure cancer, a collaborative effort led by Vice President Joe Biden.
Jan 28, 2016
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UNMC Skate-a-thon for Parkinson’s raises nearly $16,000
More than 500 skaters participate in 24-hour event
Jan 27, 2016
![UNMC neurologist John Bertoni, M.D., Ph.D. (left) with one of his Parkinson's patients Roger Palmer, who skated a lap around the UNMC Ice Rink as part of the opening ceremonies.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/BertoniSkate2016.jpg)