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Breakthrough treatment for kidney, skin cancer

UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, a leading provider of cancer care in the Midwest region, is the only medical center in Nebraska and Iowa to offer PROLEUKIN® IL-2 therapy, a recombinant human Interleukin-2 (rhIL-2) for the treatment of metastatic melanoma (a type of skin cancer) and metastatic renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer).

Mar 1, 2005

UNMC receives grant to study aortic aneurysms

UNMC has received a $1.5 million renewal grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to continue its research into the regulation of aortic aneurysms.

Feb 28, 2005

One day in the Buduburam Refugee Camp

Valda Boyd Ford is wrapping up an eight-week, volunteer experience at the 140-acre Buduburam Refugee Camp, the largest camp in Ghana with roughly 42,000 people. Ford, director of UNMC’s Community and Multicultural Affairs, has been working with Unite for Sight, an organization dedicated to health promotion and disease prevention. Today, she outlines a “typical” day at the Buduburam Refugee Camp.

Feb 25, 2005

Omaha to host small business conference March 7-10

Small business owners, federal government agency funding representatives, and business leaders from around the United States will be in Omaha for the national conference of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs at Hilton Omaha on March 7-10. UNMC and UNeMed are helping to sponsor the conference.

Feb 25, 2005

HIPAA message – protecting info on a mobile device

HIPAA, the “Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996,” provides federal protection of patient health information. This HIPAA-related message is part of UNMC’s continued effort to educate employees. Today’s HIPAA message talks about protecting information on a mobile device from theft or misuse.

Feb 24, 2005

New Comparative Medicine Management System planned

After months of planning and development, a new computerized business management system will be implemented by June. Because transition to the new CMMS will occur in stages, some researchers will be impacted immediately. System components include on-line animal ordering and “up to the minute” invoice access via the Research Support System (RSS); electronic barcode census; on-line Occupational Health and Safety Program (OHSP) enrollment via RSS; and OHSP training via Blackboard.

Feb 24, 2005

Nurse Practitioner Week recognized

In 1992, the UNMC College of Nursing started Nebraska’s first master’s degree for nurse practitioner specialties. To date, 437 students have earned their master’s degrees in nurse practitioner specialties from the college.

Feb 24, 2005

Pediatric dental clinic stresses oral health

Dentist Jane Bennett, D.D.S., giggled at the question. “Are you really the tooth fairy?” a curious third-grader wanted to know. Read more about the UNMC Pediatric Dental Clinic located in the Munroe-Meyer Institute.

Feb 23, 2005

Med student serves as keynote speaker at scholarship banquet

Oluyemisi “Yemi” Odugbesan, a fourth-year medical student at UNMC, has earned a number of academic accolades and service honors during her educational journey. But on Feb. 13, she received a special joy when she gave the keynote address at the annual scholarship banquet sponsored by Concerned and Caring Educators

Feb 23, 2005

Researching family dynamics when an infant has colic

Do you have an infant with colic? Researchers at the UNMC College of Nursing are conducting a study to explore and describe mothers’ experiences of parenting an irritable infant.

Feb 22, 2005