Patient Care

Midtown Clinic open house to celebrate medical home designation

UNMC Physicians Midtown Clinic will host an open house Thursday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. to celebrate its recent recognition as a Level 3 medical home by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).

May 17, 2012

The Earlier, The Wordier

Early interventions can provide limitless options for kids with autism.

May 11, 2012

Five-year-old Trinity practices writing skills with her early intervention therapist.

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

Social Skills 101

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

Howard Liu, M.D.

100 hearts

Read about the 100th transplant performed by The Nebraska Medical Center’s heart team.

Mar 27, 2012