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Wellness

Marley Doyle, M.D.
It was a family affair for the Cary family. The three sons of Stephen and Jeanne Cary all skated in the event. Stephen, 70, has been battling Parkinson's disease for 13 years.  Back row (left-right) -Tyler Cary, Bryce Cary, Stephen Cary, Felicia Cary (Ryan Cary's wife), Jeanne Cary and Ryan Cary. Front row (left-right) Rylee Cary, daughter of Ryan and Felicia, and Jocelyn Cary, Bryce Cary's daughter.

UNMC, DCHD working with Omaha pharmacies on vaccine campaign

Two-year campaign made possible by $300,000 anonymous donation to NU Foundation

Jan 4, 2019

Don Klepser, Ph.D., UNMC College of Pharmacy, and Shannon Maloney, Ph.D., UNMC College of Public Health, are co-principal investigators on the vaccine campaign in the greater Omaha area geared to adolescent-aged children.

As farmers age, physical changes can lead to greater injury risk

Weakened bones, slower reflexes, changes in memory, vision and hearing can take a toll

Dec 20, 2018

Photo Credit: Jake Rogers Photography, http://www.jakerogersphoto.com/

Record turnout of more than 200 attends Nebraska Child Health & Education Summit

Meeting mental health needs of schools is key topic of discussion

Dec 11, 2018

Sharon Hoover, Ph.D., co-director of the Center for School Mental Health, delivered the keynote address.

Anhydrous ammonia safety training offered to public

Nov. 29 class will be held at Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs

Oct 30, 2018

New farm safety website to debut for National Farm Safety Week, Sept. 22-26

Features firsthand accounts by farmers of agriculture-related incidents

Sep 14, 2018

One of the stories in the Telling the Story Project includes a farm fatality caused by hydrogen sulfide gas at an open lagoon.  (Photo courtesy Stephanie Leonard, Telling the Story Project)

Lightning is underrated killer responsible for 47 deaths per year

Farmers at greater risk than average population

Sep 7, 2018

UNMC oncologist co-authors paper on nuclear terrorism

Special report appears in March 29 issue of New England Journal of Medicine

Mar 28, 2018

James Armitage, M.D.

Gift to UNMC focuses on helping those who have experienced mental trauma

About 50 percent of Nebraskans report experiencing childhood adversity/trauma

Sep 13, 2017

Members of the UNMC College of Public Health team involved in the Building a Trauma-Informed Community initiative included (left-right): Lea Pounds, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health; Jungyoon 'JY' Kim, Ph.D., (principal investigator), assistant professor, Department of Health Services Research and Administration; Alisha Aggarwal, doctoral student, Department of Health Services Research and Administration; Ali Khan, M.D., M.P.H., dean; and Melissa Tibbits, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Health Promotion, Social and Behavioral Health.