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Time out with T.O. – Winning the battle against cancer

Like most of us, Condoleezza Rice, Ph.D., has been touched by cancer.

Nov 4, 2010

American Indian culture the focus of Nov. 11 Time Traveler’s event

UNMC employees are invited to join Kenneth Little Hawk, an American Indian storyteller, speaker, recording artist and actor for a presentation at UNMC on Thursday, Nov. 11 in recognition of November as Native American History Month.

Nov 4, 2010

UNMC Grants — Grants help UNMC expand its rural dental care

Driving two hours to see a dentist is not unusual for some people who live in rural parts of Nebraska.

Nov 4, 2010

Study finds popular drug not always best in treating hospital-acquired pneumonia

  A study by a University of Nebraska Medical Center infectious disease specialist has determined that one of the most popular antibiotics used to treat hospital-acquired (nosocomial) pneumonia may not be the best choice.   The study, published recently in Critical Care Medicine Journal, found that Linezolid caused a significant increase in side effects such […]

Nov 4, 2010

Discounts to symphony performances available to employees

UNMC employees can get 20 percent off tickets to the Omaha Symphony Pops Series performances thanks to UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center’s sponsorship of the concerts.

Nov 3, 2010

Health care and the Muslim woman the focus of Friday event

Provider bias and lack of knowledge about religion and culture present one of the biggest road blocks when it comes to good health care for Muslim women, about 3,000 of whom live in the Omaha and Lincoln metro areas. That’s the opinion of Naser Alsharif, Pharm.D., Ph.D., who will discuss such issues Friday at UNMC.

Nov 3, 2010

Remembering … Gina Behr

Gina Behr, a nurse practitioner in the division of transplant, died Oct. 16 from a chronic illness. She was 40.

Nov 3, 2010

Wellness Wednesday – A wellness page for Nebraska

The Omaha World-Herald has started a website — LiveWellNebraska.com — designed to bring readers news related to health and wellness issues that affect Nebraskans.

Nov 3, 2010

Talented students + dedicated instructors = success

It’s the type of test some students take more than once, unless you’re the dental class of 2013.   They breezed through part one of the national board exams for dentistry. All 45 students passed it on their first attempt.   In honor of this accomplishment, UNMC College of Dentistry Dean John Reinhardt, D.D.S., threw […]

Nov 3, 2010

UNMC announces new officers for Student Association for Rural Health

New officers have been elected to the Student Association for Rural Health (SARH) at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The officers are made up of medical, pharmacy, physical therapy and physician assistant students who are interested in learning more about rural health issues and promoting rural practice to others.  The officers attend monthly seminars, […]

Nov 3, 2010