Press Release
Cheaper drugs as effective as expensive drugs in early rheumatoid arthritis
Researchers find $1,000 treatment, $25,000 treatment have same effectiveness for some.
Oct 17, 2009
Nov. 10 Omaha Science Cafe talk focuses on mini robot surgery
“Your Doctor is a Robot,” will be the featured talk Nov. 10 during the Omaha Science Café, from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. The talk will focus on innovative surgical research being tested through the Center for Advanced Surgical Technology at UNMC. The talk will include a discussion […]
Oct 14, 2009
UNMC researcher’s grant renewed for nearly $10.4 million
Shelley Smith, Ph.D., director of molecular genetics at the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s Munroe-Meyer Institute, recently learned her Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) grant for nearly $10.4 million was renewed for five years. Kirk Beisel, Ph.D., Creighton University, and Edward Walsh, Ph.D., Boys Town National Research Hospital, are co-primary investigators of the grant. […]
Oct 13, 2009
Rod Markin, M.D., Ph.D., honored for inventions
Rod Markin, M.D., Ph.D., one of the most prolific inventors at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award from UNeMed Corporation for his innovations that have transformed the clinical laboratory. Even as a child growing up in Lincoln, Dr. Markin loved to problem solve. Together, he and his […]
Oct 12, 2009
Researchers: Significantly cheaper drugs as effective as expensive drugs in treating early rheumatoid arthritis
In the first and largest researcher-initiated blinded study comparing the effectiveness of a drug treatment for rheumatoid arthritis, researchers found a $1,000 treatment and a $25,000 treatment to have the same effectiveness. The costs are for one year of treatment before insurance. In a two-year study, researchers compared the oral, “triple therapy” disease […]
Oct 9, 2009
Great Plains Public Health Leadership Institute welcomes 25 new scholars, graduates 19
The Great Plains Public Health Leadership Institute welcomed its fifth class of scholars recently – a class of 18 Nebraskans, six Iowans, and one South Dakotan. It also graduated 19 from the class of 2008-09. The Great Plains Public Health Leadership Institute, one of 14 institutes funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control […]
Oct 7, 2009
Associate dean named for UNMC College of Public Health
A nationally recognized leader in public health, Magda Peck, Sc.D., has been named associate dean for Community Engagement and Public Health Practice in the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s College of Public Health. Dr. Peck assumed her new role Oct. 1 The newly created position demonstrates a strong commitment to improve the health of […]
Oct 6, 2009
UNMC students train in communities across Nebraska
University of Nebraska Medical Center students are working with health professionals across Nebraska as part of their health care education requirements. The rotations are part of the UNMC Rural Health Education Network (RHEN), an innovative program developed to help address the shortage of health professionals in rural Nebraska. The students represent the College […]
Oct 5, 2009
Omaha joins other U.S. cities, countries to co-sponsor Bi-National Health Week Oct. 3-16
Omaha health providers and social service agencies have launched efforts to improve the health and well-being of underserved Latinos as part of the annual Bi-National Health Week. The collaboration between Mexico and California began nearly 20 years ago between Mexico and California, but has spread across America with the growth of immigration. This year, […]
Oct 2, 2009
Remembering Dr. Bill Gust – physician/educator/communicator
A longtime physician-educator for the University of Nebraska Medical Center, William F. Gust, M.D., died Thursday in his Omaha home. He was 69. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m., Monday, at Dundee Presbyterian Church, 5312 Underwood Ave. Visitation with the family will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Sunday, at Heafey-Heafey-Hoffmann-Dworak-Cutler Funeral […]
Oct 2, 2009