Press Release
People with rheumatoid arthritis have another option available to them in their fight against the crippling autoimmune disease. A two-year, double-blind study, conducted by researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and participants in the Rheumatoid Arthritis Investigational Network (RAIN), compared minocycline, a common acne drug, to hydroxychloroquine, a traditional therapy for rheumatoid arthritis. […]
Jan 11, 2001
University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers have begun the first clinical study in the United States to examine the safety and effectiveness of a unique new drug that may have potential in the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). AML, a cancer of the blood and bone marrow, is the most common type of acute […]
Jan 10, 2001
University of Nebraska Medical Center Pediatric Infectious Disease Physician and Researcher, José Romero, M.D., has been selected to serve as the new KETV Channel 7 Health Watch physician. He succeeds UNMCs Ed Dominguez, M.D., who joined private practice in Tyler, Texas, in early December. Dr. Romero is an associate professor in two UNMC departments, pediatrics […]
Jan 10, 2001
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing will offer a course titled, Recovering from Psychosis: A Wellness Approach. The course is for those with major depression, schizophrenia, manic-depressive illnesses, their family, friends and health care professionals. The course will run from 6:15 to 9:15 p.m. on 12 consecutive Tuesdays, from Jan. 30 through […]
Jan 9, 2001
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing will offer a course titled, Recovering from Psychosis: A Wellness Approach, each Tuesday evening from Jan. 29 to April 23, for those with major depression, schizophrenia, manic-depressive illnesses, their family, friends and health care professionals. The course will run from 6:15 to 9:15 p.m. on 12 […]
Jan 8, 2001
The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry, located in Lincoln, invites the public to its free, annual opening of its Dental Museum, Oct. 13-18, during which the museum puts its entire collection on display. The museum has one of the largest regional collections of historical dental equipment and artifacts dating from the 1850s. […]
Jan 8, 2001
For Seward physician, Van E. Vahle, M.D., tuition money was not enough to reimburse the University of Nebraska Medical Center for his education. The UNMC graduate, who was named the College of Medicines Volunteer Faculty of the Month for October, has spent hours training and mentoring medical students. “I feel I have a debt to […]
Jan 4, 2001
UNMC Orthopedic Surgery Department is Center for Advanced Knee Implant Testing
While many of todays baby boomers were in elementary school, they often sang a song about human anatomy that featured the lyrics the ankle bone was connected to leg bone, the leg bone is connected to the knee bone. But in the future, a growing number of those aging knee bones are going to need […]
Dec 22, 2000
UNMC/NHS Celebrates 1,000th Transplant for non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
The University of Nebraska Medical Center/Nebraska Health System recently reached a milestone in its treatment of patients with non-Hodgkins lymphoma. On Oct. 19, Andrew Rowe, 47, of Overland Park, Kan., became the 1,000th non-Hodgkins lymphoma patient to receive a transplant at UNMC/NHS. Rowe received an allogeneic stem cell transplant using stem cells donated by his […]
Dec 22, 2000
Student Group’s Annual Drive for Jamaica and Nicaragua Health Missions Under Way
During the annual spring break, many college students head for a sunny beach and good times. But some University of Nebraska Medical Center students have other ideas on how to spend their spring break. They would prefer spending 10-hour workdays at a small health clinic in Jamaica, or walking house to house in the highlands […]
Dec 22, 2000