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They’re one of the first things you’ll notice when you look at John Emery: his eyes. At 80 years old, he’s mastered the art of smiling with them. There’s a softness to them. There's a sincerity to them. When he greets a person, he’s somehow able to brighten them. But during a routine visit with hi…

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According to the Parkinson’s Foundation, 89% of people with Parkinson’s disease experience difficulty speaking. The difficulties may include speaking softer, monotone speech or trailing off at the end of sentences. This is because Parkinson’s can affect the function of muscles throughout a person’s …

She never wanted to be a nurse. “It was a mistake, actually,” said Constance Ernstmeyer, LPN, who triages internal medicine patients at Methodist Physicians Clinic. She had long desired to coach football one day. “I always watched football with my dad – since I was 11 years old,” she said. “And m…

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Lori Platt, MD, an OB/GYN with Methodist Physicians Clinic, feels so lucky to care for the women in her community. “I see women at some of the happiest times of their lives and also some of the saddest times of their lives,” she said. “Whether it’s caring for a patient during a pregnancy, listening…

Travis Charter began to recognize signs of hypertonia in his daughter Mykal when she was in the first grade. “If you were to observe her hand grip or arm position, her overall body position, it was as if she were trying to put her whole body weight through this paper,” he said. But two-and-a-half …

There are a wide variety of reasons that a woman may have an induction - the stimulation of uterine contractions to achieve a vaginal birth before labor begins on its own. A provider recommend an induction because of maternal health issues (infection, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes or another me…

The recent surge in COVID-19 infections has left Nebraska nurses and doctors exhausted, dismayed about the level of distrust in vaccinations and science, and devastated that even healthy, younger patients are dying. Even though hospitalizations for the coronavirus haven’t hit the peak of late Novem…