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Patient Care

Med center ‘stars’ open new, premier IBD center

The Frederick F. Paustian Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center is designed to become a top center for treatment and research of inflammatory bowel disease.

Aug 9, 2022

Med center leaders and philanthropists cut the ribbon on the Frederick F. Paustian Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center at the Nebraska Medical Center.

New faculty spotlight: Kiel Woodward, MD

Kiel Woodward, MD, is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Neurological Sciences, Division of Movement Disorders

Aug 1, 2022

Kiel Woodward, MD

A personal look at the Buffett Cancer Center’s impact

To mark the cancer center’s five-year anniversary, patients offered their testimonials, while leaders shared their reactions.

Jul 18, 2022

New faculty spotlight: Josue Avecillas-Chasin, MD, PhD

Dr. Avecillas-Chasin is an assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Neurosurgery and a neurological surgery physician with Nebraska Medicine.

Jul 11, 2022

Josue Avecillas-Chasin, MD, PhD

UNMC team invents way to alleviate anxiety for brain surgery

The procedure is used to alleviate the symptoms of diseases such as Parkinson’s, essential tremor, dystonia and other neurological conditions.

Jun 6, 2022

Aviva Abosch, MD, PhD, chair of the UNMC Department of Neurosurgery wears the 3D printed replica next to the stereotactic head frame device used in surgery. The 3D device is used to simulate the wear of the stereotactic head frame, which stabilizes the patient's head during certain surgeries that require that the patient be awake.

Innovative nebulizer design affordable, accessible

The UNMC Department of Emergency Medicine teamed with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, others for open-source mechanism.

Jun 6, 2022

From left, Kurt Palik, PhD, of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Thang Nguyen, PhD, of the UNMC Department of Emergency Medicine

Providers to order COVID-19 therapies for their patients

Proactive patient outreach from pharmacists will end on May 16 at Nebraska Medicine, and all prescriptions will come directly from physicians and advanced practice providers.

May 9, 2022

U.S. News ranks UNMC educational programs among best

According to the publication’s analysis, UNMC’s primary care program ranks seventh in the country.

Mar 30, 2022

Global Center names inaugural scholars class

Through the initiative, 16 med center experts will provide a new level of collaboration in advancing health security at UNMC.

Mar 29, 2022

At right, David Brett-Major, MD, one of the newly named Global Center for Health Security scholars, talks with Lt. Gen. Robert Miller, surgeon general for the U.S. Air Force,  during a 2021 tour of UNMC's Davis Global Center.

UNMC, Nebraska Medicine economic impact tops $5.9 billion

Annual impact grows to $6.4 billion when academic work with clinical affiliates is considered, according to a new report.

Mar 28, 2022