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Lookin’ at U – La-Shon George

Omaha native shares her strategy to avoid “Empty Nest Syndrome.”

Mar 21, 2013

La-Shon George

Discounted memberships available at Lauritzen Gardens

As spring flowers bloom, UNMC employees and students can save some green.

Mar 21, 2013

Lauritzen Gardens

UNMC pharmacists take lead in new collaboration

A partnership between UNMC’s College of Pharmacy, Walgreens and others may set a new treatment model for patients with hypertension and type-2 diabetes.

Mar 21, 2013

Courage – in spite of it all

The story of trailblazer Anna Eliza Young was featured in UNMC’s annual Women’s History event.

Mar 21, 2013

Armitage co-authors New England Journal of Medicine article

Study cites $6 billion annually in wasted funds on popular white cell-boosting drugs.

Mar 21, 2013

James Armitage, M.D.

Wellness Wednesday: National Poison Prevention Week

Prescription drug abuse is a rising concern.

Mar 20, 2013

Rock and roll women, boomerang children

Presentations offer lunch options for the UNMC community.

Mar 20, 2013

Program explores research, grant-writing strategies

The Clinical Translational Research-Mentored Scholars Program is accepting applications from junior faculty.

Mar 20, 2013

New alternative to open heart surgery

The Nebraska Medical Center is the first in the region to offer the Lariat procedure.

Mar 20, 2013

The Lariat procedure is performed in a cardiac cath lab. Cardiologist John Scherschel, M.D., is the first physician in the region to offer this favorable option to open heart surgery to patients like Marc Leger.

Med students smash service goals

This year’s graduating class clocked nearly 2,700 hours of community service.

Mar 20, 2013

Medical students Andrea Mullen, left, and Lisa Leavitt take part in a bone marrow drive in 2010.