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Dr. Davies named to AAP team on COVID-19 procedures

The initiative is called “AAP COVID-19 ECHO: Emergency Readiness & Response.”

May 1, 2020

Dele Davies, M.D.

Children’s Dental Day draws big (healthy) smiles

March event a rewarding experience for 218 Nebraska children and College of Dentistry students, faculty and staff.

May 1, 2020

A patient receives much-needed dental care from UNMC College of Dentistry students.

Six locations across Nebraska now decontaminating PPE

Method developed at UNMC combats a shortage of one-use N95 respirators.

May 1, 2020

UNMC/Nebraska Medicine developed a safe and effective method to use ultraviolet light to decontaminate N95 respirators.

UNMC experts develop COVID-19 guidelines for meat processing facilities

Team toured 10 facilities across state to develop ‘playbook.’

May 1, 2020

From left, Jocelyn Herstein, Ph.D., infectious disease expert for the Global Center for Health Security, and Shelly Schwedhelm, executive director of emergency management and biopreparedness for Nebraska Medicine and executive director of emergency management for the Global Center for Health Security at UNMC, was part of a team of experts that toured 10 meatpacking plants over the past two weeks to provide technical assistance and further develop guidelines to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 while the facilities continue to operate.

Trial shows remdesivir accelerates recovery from advanced COVID-19

UNMC/Nebraska Medicine was first study site for NIH clinical trial.

Apr 30, 2020

Andre Kalil, M.D.

Patients with rheumatic diseases share COVID-19 experiences

UNMC researchers’ new study demonstrates need for a medication plan.

Apr 29, 2020

Kaleb Michaud, Ph.D.

Potential new HIV treatment developed at UNMC

Scientists reformulate medication to once-a-year injection.

Apr 28, 2020

From left, Benson Edagwa, Ph.D., and Howard Gendelman, M.D., led the research team that produced the study published in "Nature Materials."

UNMC’s Rohan Khazanchi joins AMA medical education council

Khazanchi is a third-year student in the UNMC College of Medicine.

Apr 28, 2020

Rohan Khazanchi

Dr. Brooks named director of orchestral activities in music and medicine

Matthew Brooks, D.M.A., will continue to lead the Nebraska Medical Orchestra.

Apr 23, 2020

Matthew Brooks, D.M.A., conducting the Heartland Philharmonic Orchestra.

Dr. Kratochvil to lead Big Ten task force for emerging infectious diseases

Leading campus experts provide guidance for conference and university leadership.

Apr 21, 2020

Chris Kratochvil, M.D.
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