Press Release
New allergy, immunology fellowship approved to meet growing demand
Demand for the specialty is high, the fellowship will help alleviate a shortage of physicians trained in this specialty
Apr 8, 2021
Clinical trial to test if COVID-19 vaccine prevents infection, spread
Study expects to enroll more than 12,000 students ages 18-26 across the U.S.
Apr 6, 2021
NETEC helps develop strategy for National Special Pathogen System of Care
NETEC is a consortium of the University of Nebraska Medical Center/Nebraska Medicine; Emory University; and NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue. It is funded by ASPR and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Apr 2, 2021
UNMC, international team study first Ebola relapse case to cause more infections
Study published in the New England Journal of Medicine
Apr 2, 2021
U.S. News & World Report ranks UNMC primary care, rural practice in top 10
Data for the rankings came from a variety of sources including statistical surveys, reputation surveys, academic experts’ ratings and peer assessment data.
Mar 30, 2021
118 UNMC senior medical students receive residency assignments
Forty-three percent of UNMC students are staying in Nebraska for their training, and 58 percent matched in primary care
Mar 19, 2021
UNMC app is first to show what glaucoma patients see
Dr. Deepta Ghate collaborated with UNO students to develop the app, then studied it in glaucoma patients.
Mar 5, 2021
UNMC/Nebraska Medicine name new chief of surgical oncology
Dr. Mammen began his new role at the medical center on March 1.
Mar 4, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine trials to start in pregnant women, children
UNMC, Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, will lead two COVID-19 vaccine trials sponsored by Pfizer.
Mar 1, 2021
New study highlights lack of diversity, equity in vaccine clinical trials
The study is published online in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open
Feb 19, 2021