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F.A.S.T. diet informational meeting set for Wednesday
At an informational meeting on Wednesday, you can learn about the F.A.S.T. Diet, which has helped people on campus drop thousands of pounds.
Apr 9, 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
Students Engage in Global Health in Omaha
Americans take much for granted – from refrigerators to toilets to health care. But refugees seeking asylum from war zones in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa often don’t know what to put in a refrigerator, how to use a toilet, where to get their children immunized and that they can question their health provider.
Apr 7, 2012
Needed Relief
The Guatemalan woman’s rheumatoid arthritis so incapacitated her that she couldn’t get around her house to handle the most common tasks. She came to the clinic in Antigua where Kevin Garvin, M.D., and others from UNMC provided relief.
Apr 7, 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
Student spotlight – Nirakar Rajbhandari
Today we meet Nirakar Rajbhandari, a second-year graduate student in biochemistry and molecular biology.
Apr 6, 2012
Celebrate National Library Week at McGoogan
See what’s going at the McGoogan Library of Medicine during National Library Week.
Apr 6, 2012
Total compensation statement added in ESS
You can now see a comprehensive overview of your earnings and benefits at ESS.
Apr 6, 2012
‘UpToDate’ available off-campus and mobile
The McGoogan Library of Medicine is pleased to announce the continuation of UpToDate for the 2013 fiscal year.
Apr 6, 2012