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Understanding the new Medicare prescription drug coverage
Starting Jan. 1, the new Medicare prescription drug coverage will be available to everyone with Medicare, regardless of income, health status or how a person pays for prescription drugs. Find out more about the new coverage, including details of an informational video conference.
Oct 27, 2005
College of Nursing Lincoln Division open house Oct. 28
Students, faculty and staff of the UNMC College of Nursing Lincoln Division will celebrate a long-awaited move during an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, Oct. 28, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Remarks and the ribbon-cutting will begin at 4:30 p.m. The college moved in July to the Commerce Court Building at 1230 O St.
Oct 27, 2005
Free family event Oct. 30 at Joslyn Art Museum
All UNMC, UMA and The Nebraska Medical Center employees, students and their families are invited to stop by the Joslyn Art Museum on Sunday, Oct. 30, and participate in an afternoon of artful fun. The free Passport Partners Family Day runs from 1 to 4 p.m. and includes making animal masks and Halloween treat bags, guided tours of John James Audubon’s exhibit, and cookies and punch.
Oct 27, 2005
Study shows deadly infections can be treated, prevented
Mark Rupp, M.D., professor of internal medicine at UNMC, was lead author of a nine-center study, which evaluated a new kind of central venous catheter designed to help reduce nosocomial infections, a leading cause of hospital deaths in the United States. The study was published recently in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Oct 26, 2005
Nebraska coalition champions global child health
A national impact campaign – called Rx for Child Survival – is underway to raise awareness of people across the country and in Nebraska about the 30,000 children who die every day somewhere around the globe, including right here at home. As part of the initiative, NETV will air “Rx for Kids, a Nebraska Connects Special” on Thursday, Oct. 27 from 7 to 8 p.m.
Oct 26, 2005
Chinese medical students start historic rotations at UNMC
Three medical students from Shanghai Jiaotong University Medical School are the first exchange personnel from SJUMS to the United States as part of the new Asia Pacific Rim Development Program.
Oct 25, 2005
Students celebrate American Pharmacists Month
Students in the UNMC College of Pharmacy are celebrating American Pharmacists Month by offering immunization flu shots in Omaha and hosting several activities on campus.
Oct 25, 2005
Chinese students, faculty arrive on campus
Meet the first Chinese students and faculty adviser to be part of the historic Asia Pacific Rim Development Program era in Nebraska.
Oct 25, 2005
Dr. McBride named director of bariatric surgery
Corrigan McBride, M.D., has been appointed as director of bariatric surgery in UNMC’s Department of Surgery.
Oct 24, 2005
James Jenkins, an associate professor in the department of adult restorative dentistry at the UNMC College of Dentistry in Lincoln, first became aware of ‘meth mouth’ in the mid 1990s. Today, he is helping patients including Bambi Smith salvage what is left of her teeth.
Oct 24, 2005