Press Release

Omaha to host 2nd national conference on disaster preparedness

April 15-16 conference to offer new insight and skills to better prepare professionals for disasters

Feb 18, 2014

Vocal cord dysfunction topic of Feb. 24 Lincoln Science Cafe

Vocal cord dysfunction is the topic of the next Lincoln Science Café at 7 p.m. on Feb. 24 at Brewsky’s, 201 N. 8th St., in Lincoln. Vinay Mehta, M.D., an allergist with Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Associates, P.C. in Lincoln, will discuss what vocal cord dysfunction is, how it is diagnosed and treated. Dr. Mehta […]

Feb 18, 2014

Nebraska Science Festival to release tickets Saturday for Jeff Corwin

Free tickets to be released on first-come, first-served basis

Feb 17, 2014

Jeff Corwin

Finding love by sight and smell

Why is love elusive for some while others stumble upon the real thing barely trying?

Feb 14, 2014

UNMC study: Vitamin D provides relief for those with chronic hives

vitamin D could be an add-on therapy for chronic hives

Feb 13, 2014

UNMC to hold discussions on bipolar disorder at Omaha Community Playhouse

Two mental health professionals from the University of Nebraska Medical Center will discuss bipolar disorder following the Feb. 16 and March 2 performance of “Next to Normal” at the Omaha Community Playhouse. The 2010 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, “Next to Normal,” is a raw account of a family dealing with mental illness, […]

Feb 10, 2014

‘Animal Planet’ host Jeff Corwin to headline 2014 Nebraska Science Festival

Free tickets to be released Feb. 22 on first-come, first-served basis

Feb 5, 2014

Jeff Corwin

Pediatric obesity, from global to local

Parents today may outlive their children, according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Feb 5, 2014

31 Michigan pharmacies now offering rapid-diagnostic strep/flu testing

Part of study involving Ferris State University, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Feb 4, 2014

Omaha, Neb. pharmacist, Tori McCarthy, performs a rapid strep test on Donald Klepser of UNMC.