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In today’s day and age, women have so many options when it comes to birth control. The choices you have are about as personal as they are different.So how can you decide which is best for you? It starts with a conversation with your Methodist Physicians Clinic OB/GYN.Facts about hormonesThere are ma…

Families everywhere, it seems, are eager to resume some fun in the sun while making up for last year’s COVID-tainted summer.While vaccinations have certainly changed the course of this pandemic for the better, there are still some things you need to remember before you fire up the grill, hop in the …

Did you delay your mammogram during the COVID-19 pandemic? What about your colonoscopy? Have you scheduled that low-dose lung CT scan, or are you still dragging your feet?  As we continue in this new phase of the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination rates rise, it’s imperative that we shift our mi…

Dr. Jessica Jones with Methodist Hospital said while it feels like most of us are returning to normal, the COVID-19 scene will be just as serious for kids. "You are going to have kids confined in a room, unvaccinated with this new variant, we can see a lot of kids come down with COVID-19," Dr. Jone…

Thanks in large part to the number of Americans rolling up their sleeves, COVID-19 numbers have dramatically decreased. Vaccinated individuals are reentering society and reuniting with cautious optimism. But just as hope has grown – over the possibility of this pandemic soon being behind us – so ha…

Dr. Shawn Jones is a board-certified pediatrician with Methodist Physicians Clinic.…

Many people associate arthritis with aging. And while it’s true that significantly more people over 65 have doctor-diagnosed arthritis, it’s not only seniors who develop it. People of all ages can suffer from arthritis, a term that actually describes more than 100 different conditions. The most…

Health care officials say the Delta COVID strain is growing exponentially in the Hawkeye State. Jeffrey Sartin, MD, an infectious disease physician with Methodist Health System, says this epidemic is only "over" for the people who have been vaccinated. For those who haven't been, there's …

One year ago, Jenna Liberto had what she considers a life-changing experience: a high-risk pregnancy and major health scare. But thanks to the care and compassion of a Methodist nurse, her story has a wonderful outcome.High-risk and far from homeAt 33 weeks, Jenna was on her second hospitalizat…

Matthew Twit Brain Cancer Survivor "Healing beings with positivity," says Matthew Twit. "No good comes of dwelling on why me? — it's an impasse." For two long years, Matthew and his family sought answers to his deteriorating health. First came headaches and anxiety, then vision, memory, heart rat…