Nebraska father loses his leg after mystery infection that left him with just 7% chance of survival

When Jason Wasmund came down with body aches and chills in mid-February, he just assumed he had the flu. But the next day, his fever hit 103F and he complained of severe pain in his left leg so his wife, Cassie, took him to the emergency room at Kearney Regional Medical Center in Nebraska. Doctors … Read more

Ashley Graham cradles baby Isaac while enjoying the great outdoors at Nebraska farm for Vogue

Ashley Graham cradled her newborn son Isaac while getting some fresh air at her family’s Nebraska farm in a dazzling new photo. The 32-year-old, who is from Lincoln, is self-isolating with her husband Justin Ervin, their baby born in January and her mother Linda Graham. Now in a picture for Vogue’s new Postcards From Home … Read more

Nebraska woman with coronavirus, 36, transported to a biocontainment in critical condition

The number of cases of coronavirus in the U.S. has topped 400, as the outbreak spreads quickly and the death toll reaches 19. On Saturday night, 31 states and the District of Columbia reported at least one confirmed or presumptive positive case, with those cases totaling 372. Including those infected people repatriated from abroad, and … Read more

Two coronavirus-infected couples reunited at Nebraska hospital

Two married couples with coronavirus have now been reunited to see out their treatment and quarantines together in Nebraska, officials there said Tuesday.  One person was transferred there earlier this week and a second was moved, from Travis Air Force Base in California, on Tuesday night, but no further details about their identities have been … Read more

US begins first coronavirus treatment clinical trial using Ebola drug in Nebraska patients

First US coronavirus treatment trial begins testing with patients at Nebraska hospital – and doctors expect results ‘within a year or less’ The first US trial of the Ebola drug remdesivir has begun at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha  So far, at lest one repatriated passenger of the Diamond Princess cruise ship … Read more