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MMI teams with ASN to make COVID-19 videos
Educational videos are designed for people on the autism spectrum on dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dec 15, 2020
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Virtual event marks retirement of John Sparks, MD
Dr. Sparks was chair of pediatrics for more than 10 years.
Dec 14, 2020
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Chancellor’s 2020 holiday message
Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, looks back with thanks and forward with hope as holidays approach.
Dec 14, 2020
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Virtual winter commencement ceremony this week
UNMC’s December 2020 ceremony will be held virtually on Friday.
Dec 14, 2020
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Study shows promise in long-term Crohn’s disease remission
Peter Mannon, MD Peter Mannon, MD, professor of medicine and chief of the UNMC Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, is co-author of a paper about a recent study that may hold promise in providing long-term remission of Crohn’s disease, one type of inflammatory bowel disease. “We’re pretty good at controlling acute flares of the disease, […]
Dec 14, 2020
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Omaha Chamber seeks input on transportation
UNMC community asked to take part in survey.
Dec 14, 2020
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Drug combination benefits patients with COVID-19 pneumonia
Study co-authored by Andre Kalil, MD, was published Friday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Dec 14, 2020
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MMI’s Wayne Stuberg, PhD, to retire on Dec. 31
Dr. Stuberg’s lifelong focus: improving the lives of children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Dec 11, 2020
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New faculty spotlight: Lourdes Eguiguren, MD
Dr. Eguiguren is an assistant professor in the UNMC Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases.
Dec 11, 2020
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Drs. Simonsen, Ramos honored; Dr. Marx to discuss remote training, and recent retirees announced.
Dec 11, 2020
![Kari Simonsen, MD](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Simonsen0215.jpg)