It’s that time of the year again when the cold and flu viruses become rampant. When you’re feeling miserable, sometimes it’s difficult to know what you have and when it’s time to go to the doctor.

The human papillomavirus vaccine should be given to everyone between the ages of 9 and 26 years old to protect against a variety of cancers caused by the HPV virus.

Mark Rupp, MD and Kari Simonsen, MD discuss Acute Flaccid Myelitis, a disease affecting children by causing polio-like symptoms in a small number of kids nationwide.

Diagnostic radiologist Doug Niemann, MD, explains the benefits of 3D mammograms compared to traditional mammograms, what getting a mammogram is like for the patient and recommended ages to start getting mammograms.

In response to the second outbreak of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) this year, the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) and Nebraska Medicine sent a team of infectious diseases experts to the East African nation of Uganda to help prevent the spread of the deadly disease.

When a disaster strikes, the number of patients needing urgent, lifesaving care can often overwhelm local hospitals.

Hear why Jessica Schultze wanted her third child to be under the care of a midwife.

Risk assessment helps to determine whether a woman is at average or high risk of breast cancer.

Excessive alcohol consumption can lead to a severe form of liver disease called cirrhosis. Find out how much is considered excessive.

After months of low testosterone levels, Steve Gustafson knew something wasn’t right. But what he did not expect were the results of his prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test that revealed an extremely high PSA level, a protein that at an elevated level, may be a sign of prostate cancer.