Health News

Heart Transplant Recipient Inspired to Volunteer
When you see Eulish Moore walking the halls of the Cardiac Progressive Care Unit on the 7th floor of Clarkson Tower, it is hard to believe that little more than a year ago, he had accepted that he was dying.  More...

Smartphone System Improves Patient Care
Staff working in the inpatient units at The Nebraska Medical Center are utilizing the newest technology in smartphones to streamline communication and reduce interruptions while caring for patients.  More...

Omaha Man Receives The Nebraska Medical Center’s 100th Heart Transplant
LaShannon Bland knew heart trouble ran in his family. But at age 27, he did not think his heart would start giving out.  More...

Nebraska’s First Heart/Liver Transplant Patient Goes Home After “Great Surgery”
Kathryn Slattery knew a heart transplant was a possibility at some point in her life. She never imagined she would get a new liver as well. On January 10, Slattery, then 17 years old, became the first person in Nebraska to ever receive a combination heart and liver transplant.  More...

UNMC and The Nebraska Medical Center Unveil Plans for a New Cancer Center
Leaders from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, announced today preliminary plans for a new cancer center at the medical center’s Omaha campus.  More...

New Year’s Fitness Resolutions: Realistic Goals Can Equal Real Results
It’s no secret that gyms and health clubs can be pretty busy places in January. Resolving to get in shape or lose weight is a common way for Americans to start the New Year.  More...

Young Cancer Survivor Gives Back
Sydni McConnell knows a lot about the spirit of giving. It was an unrelated anonymous donor who saved her life two years ago with a bone marrow transplant. Now Sydni is also giving back to people who are going through what she survived.  More...

Change of Season Can Bring Increase in Depression
It’s known by several names: the winter blues, seasonal depression, seasonal affective disorder; but the symptoms are the same.  More...

The Nebraska Medical Center Urges Caution with Carbon Monoxide
As winter approaches, staff at The Nebraska Medical Center’s hyperbaric oxygen unit are urging caution with furnaces, fireplaces, car engines and generators.  More...