OMAHA, Nebraska, Feb. 26 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release on Feb. 25: An additional American who was evacuated to the United States from the Diamond Princess cruise ship is being transferred to UNMC/Nebraska Medicine for monitoring for the coronavirus. This person has tested positive for the disease but was originally being monitored in Texas at Lackland Air Force Base. This individual is the spouse of one of the 13 people who arrived in Omaha for   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 27 -- The Organization for Competitive Markets issued the following news release on Feb. 26: The Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM) submitted public comments on the new U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Draft Vertical Merger Guidelines. The 1984 Non-Horizontal Merger Guidelines, currently in place, should be rescinded, as the nearly 40-year-old merger review standards do not reflect today's economic realities in which consolida  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 25 -- The Organization for Competitive Markets issued the following news release: On Friday, February 21, the United States reopened its border to fresh beef from Brazil after a more than two-year ban, according to a letter sent by the Food Safety and Inspection Service to the Brazilian agriculture minister, as reported by Bloomberg News. Negotiations between President Trump and President Bolsonaro began one year ago, and the two plan to meet next month in Brazil. The m  more

GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska, Feb. 26 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * - PETA Takes Action Over Complaint That Animals Stand for 10 Extra Hours in Trailers Outside the Facility Before Slaughter * * * Following accounts that JBS forces cattle transported from as far away as Montana to languish in idling trucks outside its Grand Island plant for up to 10 hours before being unloaded, causing extra suffering and even leading to deaths, PETA has ca  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Feb. 27 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: For the second time this week, an American who was evacuated to the United States from the Diamond Princess cruise ship is being transferred to UNMC/Nebraska Medicine for monitoring for the coronavirus. This person has tested positive for the disease but was originally being monitored in California at Travis Air Force Base. This individual is the spouse of one of the 13 people who arrived i  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 29 -- The United Automobile Workers issued the following news: The UAW International Executive Board (IEB) voted on December 5 to merge the states represented by UAW Region 5 between UAW Regions 4 and 8. This merger became effective, February 28, 2020. States have been apportioned between Region 4 and 8 in the following way: UAW REGION 4 * Current Region 4: Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming and Montana * Added Into Re  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Feb. 28 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release on Feb. 27: Older adults who are experiencing social isolation or loneliness may face a higher risk of mortality, heart disease, and depression, according to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Despite the profound health consequences -- and the associated costs -- the health care system remains an underused partner in preventing, identifying, and   more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Feb. 26 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: A randomized, controlled clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the investigational antiviral remdesivir in hospitalized adults diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has begun at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) in Omaha. The trial regulatory sponsor is the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institut  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Feb. 28 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release on Feb. 27: Sammy's Superheroes Foundation, a Nebraska non-profit organization dedicated to awareness and funding of life-saving research for pediatric cancer, contributed its one millionth dollar to pediatric cancer research with a gift to the Child Health Research Institute (CHRI). The institute is a collaboration between the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) and Children's Hospi  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Feb. 25 -- The University of Nebraska Medical Center issued the following news release: Nadia Pare, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the department of neurological sciences at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will discuss how the brain creates and stores memories at the March 3 Omaha Science Cafe at 7 p.m. at the Slowdown, 729 N. 14th St. Dr. Pare will explore why some memories from youth are vivid while some from just a few months ago seem vague. She also will explo  more