There is a new but familiar name now leading Nebraska Medicine, with James Linder, MD, assuming the role of chief executive officer of the health care system.

Palliative care is for anyone with one or more chronic, potentially life-limiting illnesses who has questions about his or her symptoms and care plan.

Jean Hoffman's first heart transplant was 22 years ago. It allowed her to see so much of life she wouldn't have been able to see without it

The prevalence of thyroid cancer is on the rise and is increasingly more common in young women. The fifth most common cancer in women, and 12th overall among both men and women, it is also one of the most treatable, with a five-year survival rate of 98.1 percent.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability in the United States. We provide some statistics, along with signs someone might have had a traumatic brain injury.

If sleep is eluding you, you are not alone. Trouble sleeping is one of the top complaints doctors hear from their patients.

What is an opioid? What is an opioid addiction? How is opioid addiction treated? Dr. Alena Balasanova, director of the Addiction Services outpatient clinic at Nebraska Medicine has the answers to these questions, including how Suboxone is used to treat those with opioid addictions.

Children and adolescentswho specialize in specific sports at an early age are at risk for a different spectrum of injuries than adults because their bones are still growing. Learn how you can prevent sports injuries in your children.

Skin cancer has been increasing and it’s developing at earlier ages. Learn what you can do to prevent skin cancer.

Osteoporosis is often called the brittle bone disease. About one in two women and up to one in four men age 50 and older in the U.S. will break a bone due to osteoporosis. Learn what you can do to prevent osteoporosis.