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Cancer center earns national ranking from U.S. News

The ranking places the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center among the nation’s top programs for treating complex cancer cases.

Aug 6, 2026

Graphic shows a night image of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center with the words 'Nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report for Cancer Care." Logos appear at the bottom for Nebraska Medicine and the NCI.

No. 1 hospital for the 15th straight year 

U.S. News & World Report named Nebraska Medical Center the state’s top hospital again, with multiple programs earning national rankings.

Aug 4, 2026

Photo illustration of Nebraska Medical Center, under a blue sky, with the words

Access offered to promising pancreatic cancer treatment

The new therapy is available to patients with advanced pancreatic cancer at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.

Jul 23, 2026

Kelsey Klute, MD, gastrointestinal medical oncologist at Nebraska Medicine and the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, discusses the promising new drug daraxonrasib for people with advanced pancreatic cancer, during a press conference at the cancer center on Wednesday, July 22.

Brake For Breakfast goes border to border

From Omaha to Scottsbluff, the annual event expanded the cancer prevention message.

Apr 29, 2026

The Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center's Brake for Breakfast 2026 expanded to offer cancer awareness and screening information at 10 communities across Nebraska.

A great Gretna groundbreaking

An official groundbreaking ceremony was held Oct. 16 at the site of the future Gretna Landing Health Center.

Oct 21, 2025

Dignitaries and Nebraska Medicine officials turn shovels to break ground on the new Nebraska Medicine health center.

Julia Morrison’s day to remember

Watch this video to see the unforgettable day for this 10-year-old who has survived thanks to a life-saving bone marrow transplant.

Oct 3, 2025

Julia Morrison

Finding a needle in a haystack

Charles Legon has been a campus security officer for 13 years and faces a daily struggle as he waits for a kidney transplant.

Aug 22, 2025

Charles Legon

Nebraska Medicine patient is first to receive new MS therapy

A first-of-its-kind clinical trial is examining the effectiveness of allogeneic CAR T-Cell therapy.

Aug 6, 2025

Nebraska Medicine patient Jan Janisch-Hanzlik is first in the world to receive a new allogeneic CAR T-Cell therapy for multiple sclerosis.

Lance Fritz named chair of Nebraska Medicine Board of Directors

Fritz, a board member since 2016, succeeds James Linder, MD, as he departs as Nebraska Medicine CEO and board chair.

Jul 2, 2025

Lance Fritz

Simulation lab headed for Uganda has med center roots

An event highlighted the role of the UNMC Global Center for Health Security in creating the lab.

Jun 6, 2025

The Omaha Simulation Container Lab Expo celebrated the transformation of a shipping container into a remote simulation training lab.