Press Release
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals grants UNMC $30,000 to host Latino health conference
A conference for health professionals that focuses on Latino health is something Lois Colburn has wanted to host for a long time. Thanks to a $30,000 grant from Pfizer Pharmaceuticals the Latino Health Conference will be held in May. "This grant from Pfizer allows us to make this much needed and timely conference […]
Jan 17, 2006
Miracle cancer survivor now helps others
Jason Schoo and Richard Bean share a common passion – they both love college basketball. Schoo’s favorite team is North Carolina, while Bean’s is Duke. The two men also share another bond – they are both survivors of head and neck cancer, the most disfiguring form of cancer. Schoo had olfactory neuroblastoma, a tumor involving […]
Jan 11, 2006
Fifth heart transplant at The Nebraska Medical Center gives teenager new lease on life
2006 marks the beginning of a new chapter, a life filled with new possibilities for Justin Cornish. The 16-year-old from Lincoln, Neb. is doing well just days after undergoing a heart transplant at The Nebraska Medical Center. Justin and his mother received word in the early morning hours of Friday, December 30th that a donor […]
Jan 5, 2006
Fourth heart transplant replaces mechanical ‘bridge’
The new year will begin with new hope for a Nebraska man. The 55-year-old is doing well and making steady progress after undergoing heart transplant surgery on Friday, Dec. 23 at The Nebraska Medical Center. This marks the fourth heart transplant since September, but it is the first time the recipient has been on […]
Jan 3, 2006
Alcohol-induced bone disease
Chronic and heavy alcohol consumption is known to contribute to low bone mass, decreased bone formation, an increased incidence of fractures, and delays in fracture healing. A review of human, animal and cell-culture studies of alcohol’s detrimental effects on bone has determined that osteoblast development and function are particularly at risk. The review is published […]
Dec 28, 2005
“Saving Faces” exhibition to open at UNO Art Gallery; depicts trauma, reconstruction and healing of head and neck surgery patients; five-part lecture series will complement exhibition
Omaha will be the third stop for a North American tour of a unique art exhibition, which provides an in-depth look at the physical and emotional aspects of patients who underwent head and neck surgery subsequent to trauma, disfiguring forms of cancer or other problems. The exhibit will run from Jan. 13 to Feb. 24 […]
Dec 23, 2005
UNMC receives $1.3 million grant to bring health science education program to Native American youths
Through a five-year $1.3 million Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) from the National Institutes of Health, Maurice Godfrey, Ph.D., associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will introduce American Indian youths on reservations in Nebraska and South Dakota to the health sciences. “The long term goals of this project are to […]
Dec 21, 2005
Study finds that anti-viral drugs for organ transplant patients help to prevent organ rejection, reduce other major non-viral infections and decrease deaths; results reported in Annals of Internal Medicine
Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center have determined that two long-established anti-viral drugs given to patients following a solid organ transplant can significantly reduce organ rejections, major infections and deaths. The results of the research study are featured in the Dec. 20 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine, a leading scientific journal. […]
Dec 19, 2005
The Nebraska Medical Center makes yearly $25,000 commitment to UNMC College of Nursing to help with shortage of faculty
Most people have probably heard about the nursing shortage. In the last few years, another national shortage has been heating up: a shortage of nursing faculty — those who teach students to be nurses. “If you don’t have enough faculty to teach, you can’t take as many students. This has been the problem nationwide. […]
Dec 16, 2005
Northern Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center receives Indian Health Service grant, partners with UNMC to reduce health disparities in diabetes, facilitate research, decrease distrust
The Northern Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center recently received a Native American Research Center for Health (NARCH) grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service. The Northern Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center will partner with the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The goal of the four-year grant, expected to total between $900,000 […]
Dec 16, 2005