UNMC Today
White privilege focus of Jan. 16 Martin Luther King program
Robert Jensen, Ph.D., associate professor, School of Journalism, University of Texas at Austin, has written a book about skin color in American society – the unseen and unspoken privileges that are accorded simply because one has white skin. On Jan. 16, Dr. Jensen will be the guest speaker for the 2006 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday commemoration.
Jan 9, 2006
Fifth heart transplant at The Nebraska Medical Center gives teenager new lease on life
2006 marks the beginning of a new chapter, a life filled with new possibilities for Justin Cornish. The 16-year-old from Lincoln, Neb. is doing well just days after undergoing a heart transplant at The Nebraska Medical Center. Justin and his mother received word in the early morning hours of Friday, December 30th that a donor […]
Jan 5, 2006
Fourth heart transplant replaces mechanical ‘bridge’
The new year will begin with new hope for a Nebraska man. The 55-year-old is doing well and making steady progress after undergoing heart transplant surgery on Friday, Dec. 23 at The Nebraska Medical Center. This marks the fourth heart transplant since September, but it is the first time the recipient has been on […]
Jan 3, 2006
Alcohol-induced bone disease
Chronic and heavy alcohol consumption is known to contribute to low bone mass, decreased bone formation, an increased incidence of fractures, and delays in fracture healing. A review of human, animal and cell-culture studies of alcohol’s detrimental effects on bone has determined that osteoblast development and function are particularly at risk. The review is published […]
Dec 28, 2005
“Saving Faces” exhibition to open at UNO Art Gallery; depicts trauma, reconstruction and healing of head and neck surgery patients; five-part lecture series will complement exhibition
Omaha will be the third stop for a North American tour of a unique art exhibition, which provides an in-depth look at the physical and emotional aspects of patients who underwent head and neck surgery subsequent to trauma, disfiguring forms of cancer or other problems. The exhibit will run from Jan. 13 to Feb. 24 […]
Dec 23, 2005
Medical technology division is renamed, reaccredited
The UNMC School of Allied Health Professions’ Division of Medical Technology has been renamed the Clinical Laboratory Science Program. The program also recently received a continuing seven-year accreditation.
Dec 21, 2005
UNMC receives $1.3 million grant to bring health science education program to Native American youths
Through a five-year $1.3 million Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) from the National Institutes of Health, Maurice Godfrey, Ph.D., associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will introduce American Indian youths on reservations in Nebraska and South Dakota to the health sciences. “The long term goals of this project are to […]
Dec 21, 2005
Music as Medicine brings holiday cheer to campus
Last week’s Music as Medicine program, featuring the Omaha North High Schol orchestra and show choir, brought holiday cheer to more than 100 campus attendees.
Dec 19, 2005
Study finds that anti-viral drugs for organ transplant patients help to prevent organ rejection, reduce other major non-viral infections and decrease deaths; results reported in Annals of Internal Medicine
Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center have determined that two long-established anti-viral drugs given to patients following a solid organ transplant can significantly reduce organ rejections, major infections and deaths. The results of the research study are featured in the Dec. 20 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine, a leading scientific journal. […]
Dec 19, 2005
Northern Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center receives Indian Health Service grant, partners with UNMC to reduce health disparities in diabetes, facilitate research, decrease distrust
The Northern Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center recently received a Native American Research Center for Health (NARCH) grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service. The Northern Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center will partner with the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The goal of the four-year grant, expected to total between $900,000 […]
Dec 16, 2005