Patient Care

New traineeship teaches UNL grad students how to diagnose autism

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s College of Education and Human Sciences’ school psychology graduate program is offering a new traineeship that teaches graduates about diagnosing autism in young children.

Nov 8, 2016

China in October, Part Three: Connections with Partners

Delegations from UNMC visit university and clinical partners in China to maintain and form new connections.

Nov 4, 2016

Michael Sitorius, M.D., chairperson for the Department of Family Medicine, participates in a patient consultation at Yangpu Hospital in Shanghai with graduates from UNMC's Family Medicine Leadership Course. (Consent for photo obtained by Yangpu Hospital staff.)

UNMC partners with community health providers to improve patient transitioning

One impetuses for the grant is a study by the U.S. Office of the Inspector General that cited a loss of $2.8 billion in 2014 because of poor transitions from acute care into skilled nursing facilities

Oct 31, 2016

Howard Fox co-author
Whiteclay, Nebraska, Omaha World-Herald

UNMC establishes new Section of Hospital Medicine to reflect demand for hospital

University of Washington physician to lead section in continued effort for better patient outcomes

Jun 17, 2016

Scottish Rite events will support Munroe-Meyer programs

June 24 golf outing, June 26 walk will benefit children with speech, language difficulties

Jun 16, 2016

Board of Regents approve creation of UNMC Department of Dermatology

Represents first step in addressing shortage of dermatologists in Nebraska

May 31, 2016

Nebraska Medicine, UNMC offer new service for sickle cell disease patients

The medical center recently began offering the state’s first pediatric chronic red cell blood exchange in conjunction with the American Red Cross.

May 24, 2016

82-foot lighted glass tower to serve as cancer center ‘cornerstone’

Omaha artist Jun Kaneko to design Search Tower; project expected to be finished spring 2017

May 18, 2016

Looking at the designs for the Search Tower are (left-right) two cancer patients being treated at Nebraska Medicine -- Autumn Sullivan, 16, and Daisy Anguiano Miranda, 9 -- UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D., and Artist Jun Kaneko.