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.

Alena Balasanova, MD, explains the uniqueness of our Addiction Services Program.

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.

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

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.