We have never faced a pandemic like this before, and we have never faced testing shortages like this before. This reality puts us all in an uncomfortable place. It means we need to work together with understanding, compassion and patience, so we can do the right thing for everyone.

This is an email from Nebraska Medicine critical care anesthesiologist Dan Johnson, MD, to his friends and family about the seriousness of COVID-19. It is shared with permission from Dr. Johnson.

Recently, the epidemiologic term “flattening the curve” has been widely cited in the media, including a recent article in the Omaha World-Herald. I want to tell you what this means and why it is critically important for the health of Nebraskans.

Good hand hygiene is the best way to protect yourself from a respiratory illness like COVID-19. 

The new coronavirus has gained so much attention that children are starting to worry. Psychiatrist Ryan T. Edwards, MD, shares how to help children cope.

What we know about COVID-19 so far.

Here's a list of supplies you need and instructions for making your own hand sanitizer, along with two videos that walk you through the process.

Nebraska Medicine/UNMC and our partners from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Nebraska National Guard, Governor Pete Ricketts, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), and many other local and state agencies joined together for a press conference explaining more about the arrival of rescued Americans from China.

Nebraska Medicine/UNMC infectious diseases specialist Mark Rupp, MD, provides an update on what we know about the novel coronavirus which originated in Wuhan, China.