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Referral line help athletes get orthopaedic care
Area athletes, their coaches, trainers and parents now have access to immediate orthopaedic care through the Nebraska Sports Medicine Network’s direct referral line.
Sep 27, 2007
Next mini-medical school focused on type 2 diabetes
UNMC and co-sponsors in 29 communities across Nebraska invite the public to participate in a free health education series titled, “Type 2 Diabetes: A Spreading Epidemic.”
Sep 27, 2007
Medical students, physicians to hold health fair Sept. 30, targets underserved populations in South Omaha
University of Nebraska Medical Center medical students will host its first American Medical Association Medical Student Section Omaha Health Fair at Assumption Elementary School, 22 nd and U Streets, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 30. Students and physicians will provide free health screenings, including blood pressure, cholesterol, vision and hearing, amongst […]
Sep 27, 2007
Alumnus Dr. Bernard Doyle gives gift to dental college
A UNMC College of Dentistry alumnus has made a major gift to the University of Nebraska Foundation to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his graduation.
Sep 26, 2007
Wilson lecturer to present literary view of 19th century medicine
The 19th century gave birth to some of the most startling advances in medical history. Lilian Furst, Ph.D., Marcel Bataillon Professor of Comparative Literature, Emerita, at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, said one can get a vivid picture of the impact of these advances by reading the century’s literature. Painting just such a picture will be what Dr. Furst aims to do when she presents the first Wilson lecture on Thursday, Oct. 4.
Sep 26, 2007
Hospital, UNMC Physicians plan west Omaha cancer center
Responding to the health care needs of rapidly growing communities in west Omaha and western Douglas County, The Nebraska Medical Center and UNMC Physicians will open a new outpatient Clinical Cancer Center next year on the southeast corner of 180th Street and West Dodge Road, just west of the Village Pointe shopping area.
Sep 26, 2007
More than $113,000 raised during United Way campaign so far
Through a little more than two weeks, UNMC employees had donated more than $113,000 during this year’s United Way campaign.
Sep 26, 2007
UNMC, 28 communities across Nebraska to present free Mini-Medical School Oct. 16, 25, 30 on type 2 diabetes
The University of Nebraska Medical Center and co-sponsors in 28 communities across Nebraska invite the public to participate in UNMC Mini-Medical School, a free health education series titled, “Type 2 Diabetes: A Spreading Epidemic. The series, which will be held Oct. 16, 25 and 30, will focus on type 2 diabetes – the disease, who’s […]
Sep 26, 2007
Omaha joins other U.S. cities, Mexico to co-sponsor Bi-National Health Week Oct. 15-20
Millions of Mexican immigrants now rely on the American health system for their daily needs. To accommodate those needs, a host of Omaha health providers and social service agencies are sponsoring the second annual Bi-National Health Week, October 15-20. Various issues are highlighted through a week of education, screenings and fun for the entire […]
Sep 26, 2007
UNMC neurosurgeon among first trained on FDA-approved cervical artificial disk replacement
Peter Lennarson, M.D., a neurosurgeon for UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, is one of the first physicians in the area to have completed training on implanting the Prestige artificial disc for people with degenerative disc disease in the cervical spine. In the largest study ever completed on the cervical spine […]
Sep 26, 2007