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A new heart is the only thing that will save Justin Cornish’s life. The 16-year-old from Lincoln is a patient in the Clarkson Tower Cardiac Progressive Care unit and the fourth member of his family afflicted with Daner’s disease, a rare form of muscular dystrophy that strikes the heart muscle.
Dec 22, 2005
Bluejays bring teddy bears, smiles
The Creighton University men’s basketball team stopped by the medical center Tuesday to practice a new offensive play – Operation Bear Hug. The only snag came at the end of the game when Creighton’s Anthony Tolliver was rejected by a little boy standing knee-high to the 6-foot-9 center.
Dec 22, 2005
Medical technology division is renamed, reaccredited
The UNMC School of Allied Health Professions’ Division of Medical Technology has been renamed the Clinical Laboratory Science Program. The program also recently received a continuing seven-year accreditation.
Dec 21, 2005
Start your 2006 e-mail fitness routine now
Take a few minutes before the holidays to clear out your e-mail. It’s the first important step in e-mail fitness and will make your e-mail run faster and help keep the Notes server running smoothly.
Dec 21, 2005
UNMC student regent coins UNMC fight song
It is tradition for University of Nebraska regents to ask student regents to sing their school fight song when they finish their terms. Few oblige, but that didn’t stop UNMC student regent Nick Behrendt — even though UNMC doesn’t have a fight song.
Dec 20, 2005
Study shows benefits of anti-viral drugs in organ transplant
UNMC researchers have determined that two long-established anti-viral drugs given to patients following a solid organ transplant can significantly reduce organ rejections, major infections and deaths. The results of the research study are featured in today’s issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine, a leading scientific journal.
Dec 20, 2005
Pedestrian safety concerns addressed
Steps are being taken to address concerns with pedestrian safety and traffic speeds on Emile Street.
Dec 19, 2005
Music as Medicine brings holiday cheer to campus
Last week’s Music as Medicine program, featuring the Omaha North High Schol orchestra and show choir, brought holiday cheer to more than 100 campus attendees.
Dec 19, 2005
Student overcomes hurdles, completes nursing degree
The hurdles Jorge Juarez faced could have made him give up his goal of being a nurse.
Instead, he’s graduating today with the first class of UNMC College of Nursing’s Accelerated Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing program.
Dec 16, 2005
Nurse earns doctoral degree at 53
Mary Filipi, Ph.D., has worked in almost every area of nursing – medical surgical, recovery room, emergency room and coronary care. She’s worked in labor and delivery and family practice and as a school nurse. But, today, the 53-year-old self-proclaimed “late bloomer” is graduating with a doctoral degree in neuroscience.
Dec 16, 2005