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Clinic aims to improve care of heart failure patients

The Nebraska Medicine Heart Failure Optimize Clinic is located inside the Heart and Vascular Center in the Durham Outpatient Center.

Nov 13, 2018

The Heart Failure Optimize team, seen here, met often during the planning stages of the clinic and continues to meet monthly to discuss how operations are going.

State Sen. Mike Moser tours UNMC

Newly elected legislator visited the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center and the iEXCEL Visualization Hub.

Nov 13, 2018

Newly elected State Sen. Mike Moser, left, speaks with Ben Stobbe, assistant vice chancellor for clinical simulation, iEXCEL, during his tour of the iEXCEL Visualization Hub.

UNMC researchers part of largest bariatric surgery study

Gastric bypass associated with greater weight loss than other procedures.

Nov 12, 2018

From left, Corrigan McBride, M.D., and James McClay, M.D.

NUFlex enrollment closes Friday

Health risk assessment, tobacco designation must be filled out annually.

Nov 12, 2018

International Week kicks off today

The International Student Association will host a variety of activities.

Nov 12, 2018

A pingpong tournament will be part of the International Week lineup of events.

Nebraska Medicine partners with new local blood supplier

Last month, Nebraska Medicine and Methodist Health System began a new partnership with Nebraska Community Blood Bank.

Nov 12, 2018

Nebraska Medicine leaders pose with Nebraska Community Blood Bank leadership at the opening event of the new center near 120th & Pacific streets.

First United Way prize winners announced

Participate in this year’s United Way drive to be eligible for future drawings.

Nov 12, 2018

UNMC nursing student prepares for Army career

Future officer Molly Murphy also is airborne-qualified.

Nov 12, 2018

Molly Murphy smiles as her dad, Dan Murphy, pins on her jump wings after finishing airborne training through an ROTC program. Murphy was one of the few Husker ROTC cadets in recent years to earn an invitation to attend the parachute training.

Student spotlight – Orphee Tamba Lusakumunu

College of Public Health student is a Fulbright Scholar.

Nov 9, 2018

Orphee Tamba Lusakumunu

UNMC for the record

Norfolk nursing students give back, McGoogan’s Helms honored, and other news and notes from the UNMC community.

Nov 9, 2018

Nursing students from the UNMC College of Nursing Northern Division in Norfolk recently donated school supplies to the Orphan Grain Train.