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Survey: Most Americans don’t worry about stroke
If you asked 1,000 people what health condition worries them most, how many would say stroke? The answer: 10. That’s right — 1 percent.
Stroke is America’s No. 3 killer and a leading cause of serious, long-term disability. Yet it is nowhere near the forefront of most Americans’ minds, according to a recently released American Stroke Association survey.
May 1, 2002
Do you know enough to prevent a stroke?
During May, the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association, wants you to ask yourself: “Do I know enough to prevent a stroke?” See story to learn who has a greater risk of stroke.
May 1, 2002
Jay Noren named university provost
University of Nebraska President L. Dennis Smith, Ph.D., has named Jay Noren, M.D., executive vice president and provost effective on or about July 1.
Noren (pronounced Nor-een), 57, has been director of the Health Workforce Project for the National Institute of Health Policy in Minneapolis since January 2001. He is a professor in the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, and a professor of family and community medicine in the College of Medicine in the Texas A&M University System.
May 1, 2002
UNMC Chapter of Pharmacy students win 7 awards at national conference
Kelli Gibson wasn’t too surprised when six national awards went to the UNMC chapter of the Academy of Students of Pharmacy. But, when the UNMC student chapter received the Division AAA chapter achievement award, Gibson was floored.
Apr 30, 2002
Winners of Administrative Professionals Day drawing announced
Read to learn the winners of the April 26 Administrative Professionals Day event drawing.
Apr 30, 2002
Invisible disability remembered during Deaf Awareness Month
The delivery of health services for the Deaf is a sign of how other hearing disabilities will be treated, says Janet Killam, Region 2 field representative for the Nebraska Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (NCDHH).
Apr 30, 2002
UNMC’s Beck remembers the forgotten client
Today’s UNMC Today includes a reprint of an article Gary Beck, education administrator in UNMC’s department of pediatrics, published in the fall 2001 edition of the Nebraska Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing “Notes” newsletter. Beck serves as an interpreter and activist for the Deaf community.
Apr 30, 2002
Dr. Binhammer receives 2001 Alvin Earle Award
While his classroom challenges may give some a headache, Robert Binhammer, Ph.D., always prepares his students to succeed in the medical field.
On Friday, UNMC students recognized the educational contributions of Dr. Binhammer, professor and vice chairman of UNMC’s genetics, cell biology and anatomy department, by awarding him the 2001 Alvin Earle Outstanding Health Science Educator Award for exemplary teaching.
Apr 29, 2002
UNMC names new chair of UNMC’s obstetrics/gynecology department
Carl Smith, M.D., has returned to his alma mater as chairman of the department of obstetrics and gynecology.
“In many ways it’s like I never left,” said Dr. Smith, who earned his medical degree at UNMC in 1978.
Apr 26, 2002
Lifestyle Enhancement Center responds to Channel 7 story
On Thursday, KMTV Channel 7 aired a story about a massage therapist who crossed the lines of ethical behavior. Although the therapist was not associated with UNMC’s Lifestyle Enhancement Center, individuals at the center have issued a statement in response to the broadcast. (To read their response, click the headline).
Apr 26, 2002