Health Care

UNMC opens new $20 million Truhlsen Eye Institute

Katie Schubert — Tue, 28 May 2013 18:49:41 +0000

UNMC’s new state-of-the-art eye institute is open in midtown Omaha.

VA Research Week: 155 studies ongoing at Omaha VA Medical Center

Katie Schubert — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:13:26 +0000

The VA of Nebraska-Western Iowa received $10 million in grants last year for research in to treatment for diabetes, battlefield injuries, and more.

Nebraska lawmakers seek common ground on Medicaid expansion

Associated Press — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:31:54 +0000

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers who support expanding Medicaid to more low-income adults are uncertain if the Legislature will get another chance to debate the issue.

Nebraska lawmakers continue debate on Medicaid expansion

Associated Press — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:52:27 +0000

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers began a second day of debate on a proposal to expand Medicaid to more low-income adults.

Nebraska lawmakers begin debate on Medicaid expansion bill

Associated Press — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 19:43:52 +0000

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers began debating a proposal to expand Medicaid as part of the federal health care law.

1 in 3 Omaha metro area children are overweight or obese

Katie Schubert — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 19:07:14 +0000

Live Well Omaha officials hope metro area families will take a Family Dining Pledge.

Lawmakers approve STD partner treatment legislation

Associated Press — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:31:15 +0000

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Sexual partners of patients who are diagnosed with chlamydia or gonorrhea could receive prescription antibiotics without a medical exam, under a bill that won first-round approval from Nebraska lawmakers.

VA hospital temporarily closes operating rooms

Katie Schubert — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 06:00:00 +0000

Nebraska and western Iowa veterans who need surgery will undergo those procedures somewhere other than the Omaha VA hospital for the time being.

Report looks at role of a school's design in reducing childhood obesity

Katie Schubert — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:32:18 +0000

A new study from a UNMC expert on childhood obesity asks whether a school’s design can reduce childhood obesity.

Nebraska lawmakers consider Medicaid expansion

Associated Press — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:15:46 +0000

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Health care advocates are urging Nebraska lawmakers to expand Medicaid coverage as part of the federal health care law, while the state's Medicaid chief says the program is too expensive.