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Biobank: an investment in future treatments
New bank is designed to advance research potential.
Jun 15, 2012
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Alien abduction or delirium in the ICU?
Nurse-led project aims to reduce cases of delirium in critical care units.
Jun 15, 2012
![From left: Brad Matthiessen, respiratory
therapist; Dan Haskin, staff nurse; David
Gannon, M.D., Keith Olsen, Pharm.D., Michele
Balas, Ph.D., and Gregory Peitz, Pharm.D., model
the kind of interdisciplinary communication
needed to keep ICU delirium at bay.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Balas-WT0F9972.jpg)
Pharmacy group SHARING the benefits of recent award
Read how a pharmacy faculty member and her students will put money from an award they won to good use in the SHARING Clinic.
Jun 14, 2012
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From heart-break to hope: saving babies’ lives
An innovative community program delivers early learning solutions.
Jun 14, 2012
![Connections team members want to reduce the infant mortality rate in Douglas County.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/connections-team-3.jpg)
Rapid autopsy program powers world-class research team
Read about how a one-of-a-kind rapid autopsy team helps
Jun 12, 2012
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Restored vision and hope in Haiti
Watch the video to learn more about how April’s Bike for Sight event helped a UNMC team conduct more than 350 sight-restoring surgeries in Haiti.
Jun 7, 2012
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UNMC volunteers set to help at swim trials
Learn about the volunteers from UNMC who will provide care at this month’s U.S. Olympic Swim Trials.
Jun 6, 2012
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Dr. Miller and Dr. Batra — a mentorship legacy continues
A mentor cared for Dr. Surinder Batra when he was injured. Helped him learn to drive a nail and a car. And he taught him some pretty amazing science. It’s treatment that Dr. Batra now pays forward.
May 29, 2012
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Curing cancer with a pill – Dr. Holyoke’s story
Watch a video to see how a trial drug prescribed at UNMC’s hospital partner cured a med center alumnus’ stomach cancer.
May 24, 2012
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Community academy helps mom, daughter find purpose
The UNMC Community Academy helped Marnie Thrasher find her calling as a physician assistant. It helped her mom find a special place, too.
May 22, 2012
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