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She eats healthy, stays active, rarely drinks alcohol and has never smoked, but Marti Shearman-Lasher admits she’s “bad at going to the doctor.” “Honestly, I haven’t had great luck with many of them,” the 39-year-old wife and mother of four said. “And unless I’m on my death bed, you really won’t fi…

For the first few months that followed her son’s birth, Ashley Erwin, MSN, RN, a high-risk OB nurse at Methodist Women’s Hospital, found herself awake many nights, thinking about her unexpected C-section at hospital where she was working at the time. “I wouldn’t say I was traumatized because of it,…

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, reports of sexual assault decreased nationwide. Experts believe this was likely due to the sudden decline in parties and gatherings, and the closure of bars and similar establishments – where predators often initiate their attacks. More recently, numbers of sexual a…

Bret Elliott, MD, was drawn to medical school after working as a certified nursing assistant and obtaining a neuroscience degree. With his diverse medical background and variety of interests, one reason the Methodist Physicians Clinic provider chose to specialize in family medicine is because it enc…

COVID-19 has seemingly dominated our lives since 2020. And as we continue to work our way through the pandemic, it can be easy to forget about other infectious illnesses – like the flu. With influenza cases and hospitalizations increasing nationwide, it’s more important than ever to arm yourself wi…

In 2021, a record number of Iowans transformed lives through organ and tissue donation. Yet, the number of people who need transplants continues to outpace the number of donor organs. There are currently more than 106,000 Americans waiting for a life-saving organ transplant, and 600 of them are Iowa…

Emily Patel, MD, a Methodist maternal-fetal medicine specialist, recently joined KETV's Sarah Fili for a Chronicle segment focusing on Women's History Month and inspirational women in the Omaha metro area who are paving the way for progress. "I think that one of the biggest things that we can do as…

Did you know that one in 10 people may experience a kidney stone at some point in their life? Kidney stones, which are hard deposits made of minerals and salts that form inside the kidneys, most commonly occur when there is an excess of calcium in our urine. Small stones that form may pass out o…

Kara Markin, MD, had an unusual path to becoming an internal medicine physician. After completing her undergraduate degree, she worked for an expedition company in Chilean Patagonia. Markin became interested in search and rescue, so she returned to the U.S. and earned her emergency medical technic…

Most of us will agree that diving into vigorous activity or sports without warming up is a recipe for trouble. What we may not agree on is what constitutes a proper warm-up. So what’s the most effective way to prevent injuries and improve performance? The answer may surprise you.Static stretching ha…