Patient Care

Dr. Skar to study infections in pediatric shunts

NIH award will fund five-year study on immune system’s role in infection-related complications.

Oct 9, 2020

Grant to support behavioral health resources in five rural counties

BHECN’s Opioid Response Program grant will connect people, resources in five counties.

Oct 7, 2020

Health workforce report shows need in rural areas

Study was commissioned and funded by Office of Rural Health Initiatives and Nebraska Area Health Education Center Program.

Oct 6, 2020

Med center scientists, physicians make statement on COVID-19

Now is not the time to let down our guard, infectious disease experts stress.

Oct 6, 2020

Mark Rupp, MD, chief of the UNMC Division of Infectious Diseases, was one of the med center experts who spoke at the Monday afternoon press conference.

Grant-funded COVID-19 registry to provide gold mine of information

UNMC will participate in national effort to collect and share data on COVID-19-related patient outcomes.

Oct 2, 2020

MMI’s Gormley to aid provider-patient communication

Jessica Gormley, PhD, tapped to help in national effort led by Penn State.

Oct 1, 2020

Paper suggests cause for COVID-19’s aftereffects in children

Siddappa Byrareddy, PhD, co-authored work on multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children.

Oct 1, 2020

Study aims to help teens control aggression

UNMC collaborating on $2.2 million grant to improve mental health in teens.

Sep 17, 2020

Time out with T.O. – Surviving the Big C

Bill Penry’s positive attitude — plus ‘good doctoring’ — helped him beat cancer.

Sep 10, 2020

Changes to visitor documentation for inpatients

Nebraska Medical Center, Bellevue Medical Center clarify ‘alternate visitor.’

Sep 8, 2020