Patient Care
Sisters, roommates, cancer fighters
Read the amazing story of Allied Health student Joanne Kaslon and her sister, Jenny Cich.
May 2, 2012
Breakthrough drug brings new hope for cystic fibrosis patients
National CF leader, Dr. Robert Beall, is coming to Omaha April 13-14 For patients with cystic fibrosis, the future has never looked brighter. About two months ago, the Food and Drug Administration approved a new drug for CF patients known as Kalydeco (kuh-LYE-deh-koh). For about 4 percent of the CF population – those ages 6 […]
Apr 9, 2012
Nine-year-old Noah Legros sits on one foot and deals out UNO cards to a group of four boys around the table. But this isn’t your average after-school gathering. The participants in the group have all been diagnosed with high-functioning autism, Asperger’s disorder or ADHD. Noah is in social skills class at UNMC’s
Munroe-Meyer Institute (MMI).
Apr 7, 2012
Answers Delivered Before Delivery
Kourtney Case knew she’d find out the sex of her baby at her 20-week ultrasound. She didn’t know she’d learn her baby boy would be born without a hand.
Apr 7, 2012
One Chart pilot launches at Brentwood Village Clinic
The pilot phase of the One Chart electronic health record system successfully launched on Tuesday at the UNMC Physicians Brentwood Clinic.
Apr 4, 2012
Stemming the mental health crisis in rural America
With rural psychiatrists in short supply, new program is geared to primary care providers It’s estimated that more than half of all U.S. mental health care takes place at the primary care level and that percentage jumps considerably in rural areas where there often are no mental health practitioners for hundreds of miles. New online […]
Mar 28, 2012
Read about the 100th transplant performed by The Nebraska Medical Center’s heart team.
Mar 27, 2012
New adolescent/young adult cancer guidelines released
UNMC’s Peter Coccia, M.D., leads panel that develops new guidelines.
Mar 23, 2012
