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Goodbye 2020 – Hello Future!
What a year to turn 20! Typically, our annual report highlights the various science education events we've supported throughout the community. This year, it looks a little different. We used ...
From the President’s Desk, November 2020
Recent news about the role of fetal tissue research in COVID-19 treatments and vaccines comes as we celebrate our 20th anniversary. I thought that it might be useful to review ...
COVID in Nebraska is topic of Nov. 17 Science Café
UNMC Press Release - University of Nebraska Medical Center infectious disease experts Kelly Cawcutt, MD, and Mark Rupp, MD, will discuss COVID in Nebraska at 10 a.m. on Nov. 17 as part of the Omaha Science Café series. Dr. Cawcutt is ...
THE SCIENTIFIC TRUTH ABOUT HERD IMMUNITY
Editor's note: The following statement was written and released by area health organizations including UNMC, Nebraska Medicine, Children's Hospital & Medical Center, CHI Health, Memorial Community Hospital and Health System, ...
OWH: Vaccine trials reach out to minority communities to diversify participants
Carlos Bárcenas has made a few connections over the years in his hometown of Grand Island, Nebraska. He has worked as a translator, and he now operates his own firm ...
10/11 News: Nebraskans Participate in COVID-19 Vaccine Trials
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - The Trump administration says a vaccine for COVID-19 could come as soon as the end of the year, but a vaccine can’t happen without clinical trials. ...
Fall 2020: From the President’s Desk
Although everyone is still very much focused on the coronavirus pandemic, I thought that it might be useful to update where we are with respect to stem cell and research ...
Midlands Voices: Nebraskans, be wary of claims by pop-up stem cell clinics
By Dr. David Crouse, board president for the Nebraska Coalition for Lifesaving Cures. Published in the Aug. 1, 2020 Omaha World Herald. Stem cell research and regenerative medicine have tremendous ...
New FDA Consumer Alert on Stem Cell and Exosome Products
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authority to regulate regenerative medicine products, including stem cell products and exosome products. There is a lot of misleading information on the ...
Statement on Attorney General’s Action Against Stem Cell Clinics
"We applaud Attorney General Doug Peterson for taking action against direct-to-consumer stem cell clinics operating in Nebraska. Stem cell treatments offered at these clinics are not supported by controlled clinical trials in evidence-based medical research and do ...