Leaders in visual, augmented reality to meet in Omaha Sept. 25, 26 for national modeling, simulation gathering
UNMC is hosting the National Modeling & Simulation Coalition 2018 National Meeting, which will be held Sept. 25- 26 in Omaha. The meeting is being co-hosted by the Interprofessional Experiential Center for Enduring Learning (iEXCELSM ) and the...
17-Sep-2018 8:05 AM EDT
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$2.6 Million Grant Looks to Improve Patient Care with RN's Enhanced Role
The way health care providers are paid is shifting, demanding major changes by providers. Instead of being paid for the number of patients they see and tests ordered, the system is moving toward paying providers based on patient satisfaction, good...
11-Jul-2018 3:05 PM EDT
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University of Nebraska Partners with Los Alamos National Laboratory
Goal is to make University of Nebraska go-to place for biodefense education for students hoping to work for the Department of Defense. Vision is to build an education pipeline that starts at the undergraduate level and continues through the...
9-May-2018 6:00 AM EDT
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UNMC, Genomoncology Combine to Launch First System Using HL7 2.5 Formatting to Transmit Discrete Genetic Data on Cancer Patients to Electronic Health Record
Breakthrough streamlines patient information into a manageable, digestible format, so oncologists can view discrete genetic data in the patient 's electronic health record
18-Apr-2018 4:00 AM EDT
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Two Leading Oncologists Co-Author Paper on Nuclear Terrorism
Special report details serious concerns that medical community would be able to do much, if anything, to assist people in event of major nuclear event. Prevention is best option as well as carefully conceived, long-term plan within the public...
28-Mar-2018 5:00 PM EDT
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1-Month Treatment as Effective as 9-Month Treatment for Preventing TB in HIV Patients; May Have Application in Healthy People Too
A one-month antibiotic regimen to prevent active tuberculosis (TB) disease was at least as safe and effective as the standard nine-month therapy for people living with HIV, according to results of a large international clinical trial.
Adults and...
5-Mar-2018 12:05 PM EST
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Chemically Modified Drug Shows Promise for HIV Treatment and Elimination
Significant breakthrough could hasten an eventual HIV cure as modified antiviral drug is able to reach cells and tissues where HIV resides
7-Feb-2018 7:05 AM EST
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Smartphone App Now Recognizes FASD Thanks to MMI Geneticist
With a smartphone and an app, qualified health care professionals can now diagnose fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) in their office thanks to a suggestion from Omar Rahman, M.D.
16-Jan-2018 3:05 PM EST
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How to Best Prepare Children to Succeed in the 21st Century Is Focus of Pediatrician's Book
Her book, which applies beyond toddlerhood, has less to do with the alphabet or numbers and more to do with ME, WE, WHY, WILL, WIGGLE, WOBBLE and WHAT IF. Dr. Jana calls them QI skills, and identifies them as necessary for 21st century success, and...
28-Feb-2017 10:05 AM EST
Increase Seen in Tooth Enamel Erosion; Is Soda Pop to Blame?
In the last 25 years, Kim McFarland, D.D.S., University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry in Lincoln, has seen an increase in the number of dental patients with erosion of the tooth enamel – the protective layer of the tooth. Once...
22-Jul-2013 12:30 PM EDT
