Press Release
SHARING Clinics annual fun run/walk set for April 15
The SHARING Clinics are sponsoring the second annual SHARING The Trail fun run/walk to support the costs of providing health care to Omaha’s underserved populations. SHARING the Trail will begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 15, at the Chalco Hills Recreation Area, near 156th Street and Giles Road. Two-, four-, and six-mile options […]
Mar 22, 2006
Program matches abled, disabled sportsmen
Feeling trapped, Dave Burgess typed: “Disabled hunter needs assistance.” The near-instant replies turned around his life. Now, that’s what Burgess hopes to do for other outdoorsmen with disabilities. Burgess, a volunteer coordinator with the AmeriCorps program at UNMC’s Munroe-Meyer Institute, has founded Sportsmen Assisting Nebraska’s Disabled Sportsmen (SANDS), which pairs disabled and […]
Mar 22, 2006
Identical twins from Fremont, Neb., to go different directions following Match Day assignments
James and John Clements are going their separate ways after 25 years. On March 16, the Clements, who are identical twins from Fremont, Neb., and 117 of their classmates at the University of Nebraska Medical Center participated in the National Resident Matching Program, which reveals where graduating medical students will be spending the next […]
Mar 20, 2006
Holdrege physician honored as outstanding preceptor for UNMC Family Medicine
The University of Nebraska Medical Center has honored Scott Ehresman, M.D., a Holdrege, Neb., family physician, for his commitment to patient care and to training future physicians. Dr. Ehresman received the first Theodore H. Koefoot Jr., M.D., Outstanding Preceptor in Rural Family Medicine Award during a March 9 luncheon at UNMC. The annual award […]
Mar 16, 2006
The UNMC College of Nursing will co-sponsor a visit March 30 by Kristine Gebbie, Dr.Ph., director of the Center for Health Policy at Columbia University School of Nursing in New York. Dr. Gebbie’s visit at UNMC will include a presentation, and visits with administrators, faculty and staff, and tour the Biocontainment Unit and Center for […]
Mar 15, 2006
The University of Nebraska Medical Center and the Nebraska Area Health Education Centers (AHECs) have awarded 28 small community grants to fund projects aimed at improving community health and introducing Nebraska youth to health care careers. The grants, which total nearly $45,500, range between $1,500 and $3,000. They were awarded through UNMC’s Rural Health […]
Mar 14, 2006
The University of Nebraska Medical Center and co-sponsors in 24 communities across Nebraska invite the public to participate in the UNMC Mini-Medical School, a free health educational series titled, “Avian Flu: Ready or Not.” The series will run on two consecutive Thursdays, April 13 and 20, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (central time). The […]
Mar 14, 2006
Common anti-convulsant drug may help slow the progression of dementia
Researchers have found that a common anticonvulsant drug improved cognitive function and appeared to restore nerve cells in the brains of patients with HIV-related dementia. The results of the Phase I clinical trial are published in the March issue of the scientific journal Neurology. The University of Rochester School of Medicine and the University of […]
Mar 10, 2006
UNMC cardiologist among few certified lipidologists in the U.S.
Cardiologist Scott Shurmur, M.D., assistant professor in the University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Internal Medicine, is the only board-certified lipidologist in the state of Nebraska. In fact, he’s one of only 150 physicians from across the nation to make up the inaugural 2005 class of certified lipidologists. Dr. Shurmur recently was awarded diplomate […]
Mar 9, 2006
The Nebraska Center for Bioterrorism Education will host a two-day bioterrorism symposium in Omaha March 6-7 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 655 N 108th St. The symposium is part of the 2006 Biopreparedness Symposia Series, “Protecting Our Heartland and Its Resources.” The series, which provides insight and strategies in Homeland Security issues, brings together […]
Mar 1, 2006