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Hormone Replacement Therapy Study Looking For Early Stage Endometrial Cancer Patients
The University of Nebraska Medical Center department of obstetrics and gynecology is part of a five-year, nationwide study on the long-term benefits of hormone replacement therapy for endometrial cancer patients. Approximately 2,000 patients are expected to participate in the study supported by the National Institute of Health. UNMC health care professionals involved in the study […]
Jun 26, 1997
Ovarian Cancer Patients Sought For Study on New Form of Medication
The University of Nebraska Medical Center department of obstetrics and gynecology, in conjuction with SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals, is conducting a study on Topotecan, an FDA approved drug currently being used to intravenously treat ovarian cancer patients. The study will seek to determine how an oral preparation of Topotecan compares to the intravenous form as far […]
Jun 26, 1997
June 24, 1997 — UNMC Opens New Clinic for Multiple Sclerosis Patients
The University of Nebraska Medical Center has opened a new multiple sclerosis clinic to better serve MS patients in the region. The clinic will provide a variety of services including physical therapy, urological services, nutritional counseling, psychological support services, as well as OB/GYN services for women with MS in their childbearing years. The clinic will […]
Jun 24, 1997
The University of Nebraska Medical Center will host a free public open house from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., June 14, at its new University Medical Associates health center at 5050 Ames Ave. in the northwest corner of the Baker Place shopping center. The health center was previously located at 56th & Ames Ave. The […]
Jun 9, 1997
Del Lienemann, president and manager of the Ethel S. Abbott Charitable Foundation, announced Saturday a $250,000 challenge gift to the University of Nebraska Foundation to assist with a landmark fund-raising initiative. This gift supports the Charlotte Peck Lienemann and Alumni Distinguished Chair in Nursing at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing. The […]
Jun 9, 1997
June 3, 1997 — UNMC Nursing Students Earn Dean’s List Honors
Thirty-eight students enrolled in the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing in Omaha were named to the dean’s list following the 1997 spring semester. To qualify for the dean’s list, students must have a grade point average of 3.8 or above. The UNMC College of Nursing, with divisions in Omaha, Lincoln, Kearney and […]
Jun 3, 1997
June 1997 Campus Events Calendar
June 1997Campus Events Calendar National Hernia Awareness Month. National Safety Month. National Scleroderman Awareness Month. National Headache Awareness Week. MONDAY, JUNE 2 MONDAY, JUNE 9 MONDAY, JUNE 16 MONDAY, JUNE 23 MONDAY, JUNE 30 SUNDAY, JUNE 1 5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. LIFEQUEST: A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN HEALTH AND MEDICINE. KMTV, Channel 3. […]
Jun 1, 1997
Two new resources about the characteristics of the Nebraska health-care delivery environment have recently been released and provide detailed statistics on availability, cost and quality of health care in Nebraska. Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions, Nebraska 1994-1995 and The Nebraska Health Information Project: 1996 Databook are statistical reports tailored to policy makers, administrators, advocates, educators and […]
May 22, 1997
A research study conducted by the University of Nebraska Medical Center and involving 14 rheumatologists in f our Midwestern states has found that minocycline, an antibiotic used to treat acne, also provides significant improvement for people with early rheumatoid arthritis. The study appears in the May issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism, the national journal of […]
May 20, 1997
May 16, 1997 — John Tinker, M.D., Joins UNMC to Head Department of Anesthesiology
John Tinker, M.D., has been appointed professor and chairman of the University of Nebraska Medical Center department of anesthesiology. Since 1983, Dr. Tinker served as professor and head of the department of anesthesia at the University of Iowa. Prior to that, he worked in the Mayo Clinic’s cardiovascular anesthesiology department, from 1974 to 1983, serving […]
May 16, 1997