Press Release
Feb. 27 talk: Role of fathers in supporting healthy pregnancy, family
North Omaha residents are invited to hear a talk on Feb. 27 about the role of fathers in supporting healthy pregnancy and family.
Feb 24, 2012
SMDEP helps DeAndre Bluitt launch his medical path
DeAndre Bluitt, a first-year medical student from Paris, Texas, was a business major, a football player, a “macho, do-it-your-own-self” kind of guy.
Feb 23, 2012
Study finds workforce discrimination prevalent in LGBT community
Higher incidence of depression symptoms also seen
Feb 22, 2012
Hoping for more opportunities to learn closer to home
Janae Nienhueser grew up in York, Neb., and she loves the feel of her hometown. She was, she realized as she got older, incredibly lucky to have grown up in a place like that. And as a second-year student in the three-year doctor of physical therapy program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, she […]
Feb 22, 2012
Crowded conditions frustrate students at UNMC College of Nursing in Lincoln
Crowded conditions at UNMC’s College of Nursing in Lincoln make it difficult for students training to become Nebraska’s sorely needed next generation of nurses
Feb 20, 2012
Geneva, Neb., native chose to stay in Nebraska to study cancer research
This is the second of five stories we are sending over the next 8 days that help demonstrate the importance of a major University of Nebraska initiative. Called "Building a Healthier Nebraska," the initiative seeks a $91 million investment from the state to support construction projects in Omaha, Lincoln and Kearney. The initiative will improve […]
Feb 17, 2012
Women with rheumatoid arthritis and lupus give birth to fewer children
UNMC researcher helps lead national survey of more than 1,000 women A University of Nebraska Medical Center researcher played a key role in a national survey that determined that more than half of women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have fewer children than desired. Kaleb Michaud, Ph.D., assistant professor in the […]
Feb 16, 2012
UNMC skating rink open President’s Day through March 3
UNMC’s ice skating rink will be open on Monday, President’s Day
Feb 15, 2012
A perfect storm
When Jeff Shelton, CEO at Harlan County Health System in Alma, Neb., looks at the health-care situation in central Nebraska, he sees dark clouds gather.
Feb 14, 2012
UNMC Home Instead Center for Successful Aging to offer FallProof class
Falls the leading cause of injury and injury death for those over 65 EngAge Wellness, a University of Nebraska Medical Center program at the Home Instead Center for Successful Aging, will offer a FallProof balance and mobility training class for seniors beginning March 5. The class runs Mondays and Wednesdays from 1-2 p.m. for 12 […]
Feb 1, 2012