Steve Waller is bucking the trend. Diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), which puts you at greater risk for developing acute myeloid leukemia (AML), he is now living cancer free after a successful blood stem cell transplant at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center. Read Waller’s story.
Meg Trewhitt bought a dress, but it wasn’t just any dress. It was the perfect dress. It was January 2019, and the Palliative Care nurse practitioner was already on a weight-loss journey. She had found the perfect dress to wear at her son’s October wedding.
Severe knee pain that interferes with or prevents everyday activities may be a sign that you may need knee replacement surgery. The Navio robotics surgical system at Nebraska Medicine is improving knee replacement technology with the ability to provide more precision and customized implants.
After traditional therapies weren't effective, lymphoma patient Nick Howe was one of our first patients to take part in a clinical trial for CAR T-cell therapy.
Kathy Watson can remember the day she began smoking. It was the summer after 8th grade. That first puff began a 50 plus years habit. At age 72, Watson was diagnosed with early stage lung cancer and is living cancer free today thanks to a low dose CT screening available for long time smokers.