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Music eases pain, anxiety after open-heart surgery
Researchers have found a potential way to reduce moderate to severe pain, and anxiety following open-heart surgery. It may be as simple as listening to music. A research team led by a UNMC College of Nursing doctoral student published the study in the November issue of Pain.
Jan 5, 2005
Walk Jan. 30 for developmental disabilities benefit
Grab your walking shoes and join Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch to support the UNMC Munroe-Meyer Institute’s “Walk & Roll for Disabilities,” a benefit to raise money to provide recreational and respite services for adults with developmental disabilities.
Jan 5, 2005
SimplyWell health screenings announced
Interested in enrolling in SimplyWell? Click to find out more about the wellness program and the dates of upcoming health screenings.
Jan 5, 2005
Avenues abound to aid victims of tsunami
This letter was sent to members of the American Public Health Association, the oldest organization of public health professionals, on Wednesday, Dec. 29. The APHA represents more than 50,000 members from over 50 public health occupations. To view the letter, click on the headline.
Jan 4, 2005
UNMC achievements continued in 2004
UNMC continued to raise the bar in 2004 with historic levels of research funding, extraordinary academic partnerships and a significant campus construction plan. Today we look back at some of the highlights.
Jan 4, 2005
World-Herald names Dr. Maurer ‘Midlander of the Year’
For being “the spark behind what may be the University of Nebraska Medical Center’s most explosive period of growth and for his efforts to make UNMC a world-class academic medical center,” UNMC Chancellor Harold M. Maurer, M.D., has been named “Midlander of the Year” for 2004 by The Omaha World-Herald.
Jan 3, 2005
Scientist to continue multiple sclerosis research
Kalipada Pahan, Ph.D., associate professor of biochemistry, oral biology and pharmacology at the UNMC College of Dentistry in Lincoln, has received a five-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study potential new anti-neuroinflammatory drugs for multiple sclerosis.
Jan 3, 2005
Medical service trips grow in popularity
Eighty-three UNMC students are expected to participate in the Student Alliance for Global Health (SAGH) medical service trips planned for the 2005 academic spring breaks.
Dec 29, 2004
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society recognizes UNMC research
Matt Peters sat among board members, researchers and staff during a recent luncheon of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Nebraska Chapter. He wasn’t a board member nor a researcher, but someone whose family has benefited from the work of the society and cancer researchers.
Dec 28, 2004
Preventing carbon monoxide poisonings
Did you know that a killer could be lurking in your home or car right now? The problem is, this killer can strike without ever being seen, heard or smelled. Each year, carbon monoxide poisoning kills nearly 500 people nationwide and sickens thousands more.
Dec 27, 2004