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&#8211; vice president, cancer center clinical operations\n<li>Sue Kinney-Wieland &#8211; pediatric oncology social worker\n<li>Rebecca Swanson &#8211; pediatric oncology nurse practitioner<\/ul>\n<p>To watch the story and learn more about the medical-legal partnership, click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/bb\/doctors-prescribing-legal-aid-patients-need\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staff members, Nebraska Medicine patients featured in PBS NewsHour 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