Patient Care

Dr. Joann Sweasy, expert in DNA repair, named cancer center director

Dr. Sweasy, an internationally recognized comprehensive cancer center director, will begin her new roles at the med center on Nov. 1.

Sep 19, 2023

Joann Sweasy, PhD

Groundbreaking UNK-UNMC partnership ushers in new era for rural health care

The $95 million project addresses the critical need for health care providers in Nebraska.

Sep 6, 2023

A team of 20 shovelers broke ground Tuesday on the UNK-UNMC Rural Health Education Building.

Med center researchers publish breast cancer article in Human Genomics

The study delved into data on cancer mutations from a cohort of 554 regional breast cancer patients.

Sep 6, 2023

Babu Guda, PhD, professor and vice chair of the UNMC Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy, and Kenneth Cowan, MD, PhD, director of the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center

Annual heart and vascular conference set for Sept. 29-30

The in-person event, titled “2023 Heart and Vascular Conference: State of the Heart,” will be at the Hilton Omaha.

Sep 1, 2023

‘Heart to Heart’ discusses skin cancer with Dr. Wysong

Podcast host UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, talks with dermatology’s Ashley Wysong, MD.

Aug 31, 2023

Ashley Wysong, MD

Dr. Watanabe-Galloway to speak before presidential panel

Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, PhD, will speak before the President’s Cancer Panel in October.

Aug 30, 2023

Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway, PhD

Study shows discharge barriers for hospitalized patients

Chad Vokoun, MD, is part of a cross-sectional, nationwide study of how barriers contribute to length of hospital stays.

Aug 29, 2023

Chad Vokoun, MD

Dr. Clawson to lead psychiatry fellowship at new Sarpy County Correctional Center

UNMC alum returns to Nebraska to join innovative collaboration between UNMC and the county.

Aug 28, 2023

Kimberly Clawson, MD

Ross Mathiasen, MD, named director of Athletic Medicine for Husker Athletics 

Dr. Mathiasen’s role is part of a new agreement between Nebraska Medicine and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Aug 24, 2023

Ross Mathiasen, MD

Nebraska Medicine launches high-tech effort to provide precision care

Partnership with genomics company Helix will help find health issues individually and statewide.

Aug 17, 2023

Nebraska Medicine joins other health systems nationwide to launch the Genetic Insights Project in partnership Helix, a nationally renowned organization that leads population health and genomics.
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