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Right now, there are roughly 7,000 people hospitalized with the virus in the United States – a number that hasn't been lower since the pandemic ramped up in the spring of 2020. Despite the numbers, for many, finding stability and balance in life post-COVID-19 is difficult.

According to UNMC, more than 1-in-10 patients diagnosed with an early version of Covid experienced Long Covid symptoms, but that number is improving.

In 2022, contributors to the Island Press Urban Resilience Project dug into the details, devising concrete plans for collective action to build a fairer, greener future.

Cases of influenza (the flu) are rising in Nebraska and all over the country. Before COVID-19, the flu season would typically peak in January or February. This season, flu cases are rising earlier than typical and growing rapidly. 

Some parts of the US are seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, with two new COVID-19 variants.

The University of Nebraska Medical Center will join a nationwide trial to study a possible monkeypox treatment.

UNMC will be among more than 60 institutions nationwide participating in the study.

Health experts warn a more severe flu season could increase the impact on already strained hospitals.

UNMC's disease expert says the flu season in the southern hemisphere could be an indication.

Higher high tides, supercharged by rising sea levels, could flood all or parts of $34 billion worth of real estate in the U.S. in 30 years.