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Inspired by his older brother, an infectious disease physician, Cam Nguyen, MD, decided to pursue a career in medicine as an undergrad. With an interest in general surgery, he applied to medical school with the goal of becoming a surgical oncologist. He changed his mind in residency. “Sometimes a su…

One western Iowa couple rang in the new year with the birth of their baby boy at 12:02 a.m. Saturday, making him the first baby born in 2022 across the Omaha metro area. Silas Paul Williams was born at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs to parents Chelsea and Elijah Williams of A…

“A roller coaster of emotions.” That’s how 20-year-old Lynn* described a positive pregnancy test in November 2020 that launched her journey toward adoption. “Other than my family, I didn’t have any help,” she said. “I knew I needed to find someone who was ready for that responsibility – someone wh…

As she removed her bandages and looked down at her chest, Susan Lumsden “lost it.” After such a hard-fought battle, she was convinced she had nothing to show for it. “To see your nipples just … gone,” Susan said as she tried to hold back tears. “To see yourself as almost this blank canvas – that w…

As she stared at the same set of stairs she’s gone up and down countless times before, 4-year-old Elizabeth Matteo – who was recently diagnosed with cerebral palsy – decided it wasn’t fun anymore. She refused to climb them. “We had to change course,” said Karen Felderman, OTR/L, CLT, PTA, an occup…

The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may soon approve the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11. But many parents, grandparents guardians still have questions about safety, side effects and other topics. Methodist Physicians Clinic R…

Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center (MECC) has been nationally recognized as an approved NPF Pancreatic Cancer Center by the National Pancreas Foundation. NPF Centers are awarded after a rigorous audit review to determine that an institution’s focus is on multidisciplinary treatment of pancreatic canc…

When it comes to cancer care, radiation oncologist Max Chiu, MD, is proud to be part of Methodist’s multidisciplinary team of experts that gives patients the opportunity to be “drivers of their own care.” “My role is to provide my patients with all of the information at hand, as well as my treatment…

When it comes to cancer, it’s normal for everything to feel scary – especially treatment. Many patients seem to be somewhat familiar with surgery and chemotherapy, but radiation therapy – or the use of radiation outside or inside the body to treat cancer and some benign conditions – seems to insti…