Press Release
Audio clips Susanna Von Essen, M.D., talks about The free lung screenings offered and their value A rare disorder called Farmer’s Lung Some of the problems found through the screenings What physicians will provide during Husker Harvest days. Amid the latest farm machinery, technology, information and education at Husker Harvest Days in Grand Island Sept. 13-15, […]
Sep 8, 2005
Record number of students attending the University of Nebraska Medical Center
A record number of students is attending the University of Nebraska Medical Center this fall, as UNMC’s enrollment topped 3,000 students for the first time. This fall, 3,002 students are enrolled at UNMC, an increase of 98 students (3.4 percent) from fall 2004. Rubens Pamies, M.D., vice chancellor for academic affairs at UNMC, […]
Sep 8, 2005
The University of Nebraska Medical Center and co-sponsors in 16 communities across Nebraska invite the public to participate in a free health educational series titled, “A Decade Makes a Difference.” The series will run three Thursdays, Oct. 6, 13 and 20, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. (central time). This fall’s Mini-Medical School will celebrate […]
Sep 8, 2005
Maurers to be honored for their work in community
Since coming to Omaha in 1993, University of Nebraska Medical Center Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., and his wife, Beverly, have made community outreach one of their top priorities. Their efforts have not gone unnoticed. On Sept. 14, the couple will be honored in a special recognition dinner by the Chabad of Nebraska. The […]
Sep 7, 2005
Transplant patients find safe haven at med center
Denise Breaux and her 3-year-old daughter Bailey were on the sixth floor of Tulane Hospital when Hurricane Katrina crashed ashore. The young girl, who received a liver, small bowel and pancreas transplant from UNMC in 2002, had been admitted to the hospital just two days before the devastating storm for tests. Initially, the hospital had […]
Sep 7, 2005
UNMC hospital accept Gulf Coast patients, students
UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, are welcoming patients and students evacuated from the area devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Late Thursday, a 3-year-old girl from New Orleans arrived, marking the first of an unknown number of patients who might be sent to the medical center. The young girl, who is doing […]
Sep 6, 2005
Dr. James Linder named associate vice chancellor for research for UNMC
James Linder, M.D., a key administrator and faculty member at the University of Nebraska Medical Center for nearly 20 years, is returning to Nebraska as associate vice chancellor for research with the goal of boosting UNMC’s clinical research enterprise to a record level. The appointment, which was effective Sept. 1, was announced today by Tom […]
Sep 6, 2005
Staphylococcus infections once associated with hospitalization, recent surgery, and residence in long-term-care facilities, now are striking healthy individuals. And the experts aren’t sure why. Complicating the rise of “staph” infections is the organism’s growing resistance to antibiotic treatment. Some physicians fear a return to the pre-antibiotic era when there were no medications to fight […]
Aug 29, 2005
Students show off research work at annual conference
A conference near Grand Island earlier this month showcased the biomedical research work performed this summer by college students from across the state. The students – from 10 different undergraduate and community college programs – are participants in a program that serves as a means to introduce students to serious biomedical research and to provide […]
Aug 25, 2005
Nebraska Epilepsy Center achieves advanced national designation
The Nebraska Medical Center’s Epilepsy Center was recently recognized by The National Association of Epilepsy Centers as a level four regional center for the treatment of epilepsy – the highest designation possible. The Nebraska Epilepsy Center is the most comprehensive center of its kind in the region and has the technology, treatment options and medical […]
Aug 23, 2005