Internal Medicine
Reenforcement on the front lines of mental health
It’s estimated that more than half of all U.S. mental health care takes place at the primary care level and that percentage jumps considerably in rural areas where there often are no mental health practitioners for hundreds of miles.
Jan 6, 2012
Dr. Swindells part of HIV study that Science deems 2011’s best
Susan Swindells, M.B.B.S., was a co-investigator for a study that the leading journal, Science, has deemed the “Scientific Breakthrough of 2011” and that researchers say could lead to the end of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Dec 30, 2011
Alzheimer’s research award goes to UNMC nurse investigator
Michele Balas, Ph.D., is studying delirium in ICU patients
Dec 22, 2011
Oldfield, Reagan awards underscore importance of research
Three were honored at UNMC this year with annual awards for researchers who battle Alzheimer’s disease and other conditions related to aging.
Dec 21, 2011
Dr. Gordon, Alex Stowe and the Porsche
Alex Stowe was your typical teenager. He loved to watch sports, hang out with friends and attend school at Creighton Prep. But the summer before Alex’s senior year everything changed.
Dec 5, 2011
UNMC dean part of landmark study looking at antibiotic resistant bacteria
Results could provide foundation for making antibiotics more effective A University of Nebraska Medical Center physician-scientist, Bradley Britigan, M.D., was one of the authors on a landmark study that has determined why bacteria are antibiotic resistant and how disrupting key bacterial functions could result in making antibiotics more effective. The study, which appears in […]
Nov 18, 2011
Dr. O’Dell named president of American College of Rheumatology
UNMC’s James O’Dell, M.D., has been appointed 2012 president of the American College of Rheumatology — an international society that represents more than 8,000 rheumatology health professionals.
Nov 15, 2011
James O’Dell, M.D., named 2012 president of American College of Rheumatology
The American College of Rheumatology is an international professional medical society representing more than 8,000.
Nov 14, 2011
Study: Cheaper meds work well for newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis patients
One of the largest clinical studies ever done proves rheumatoid arthritis patients do well on a lower cost treatment.
Nov 11, 2011
