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Susan Bristol has seen health care as a patient and a nurse.  Over the years, she’s worked at hospitals and clinics in Omaha and Chicago. She even came out of retirement and worked for three years in the Methodist Women’s Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. She also loves to write. She studied…

Drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro, used to treat type 2 diabetes, have been gaining a lot of popularity,with people getting prescribed them to lose weight. But several people with type 2 diabetes here in the metro are struggling to find the injectable for their medical needs. Dr. Avin Pothuloori with…

In February, Pat Hastings was driving to Methodist Hospital from her home in Papillion for a brain scan – something the 69-year-old undergoes every six months. “I was praying to God for good results,” the three-time cancer survivor said. “That’s when I went through a red light and got T-boned. Tota…

She treats all of her patients the same – like family. But geriatric and emergency nurse Jessica Lock, BSN, RN-BC, is especially drawn to the elderly.In high school, she worked for a nursing home doing laundry. She later became a certified nursing assistant and got the opportunity to provide home ca…

Teresa, left, and one of her classmates at the 2023 Nebraska Methodist College commencement   Teresa Cox had a full circle moment while wrapping up nursing school. Last week, the 55-year-old had her clinical rotation at Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center. In the same building, she received treatme…

Video courtesy of the Omaha World-Herald and Glory Visuals   The “Nurses: The Heart of Health Care” recognition program honors area nurses who go above and beyond to deliver compassionate care. This year’s program celebrates nurses who put others first and have made a significant impact in their …

Help us Stuff the Truck! You can help fight hunger in our communities during the annual WOWT Stuff the Truck food drive on Thursday, June 1 from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. Volunteers will be collecting nonperishable food items at four locations in Omaha, Fremont and Council Bluffs: Methodist Women’s Hospital…

Larry Harrold was in a fight for his life last month in the Methodist Hospital Critical Care Unit. Soon after being diagnosed with stage 2 pancreatic cancer in mid-March, Larry was scheduled for surgery with George Dittrick, MD, to remove the tumor. “They got him in that next week,” said his wife…

Ice hockey has always been a big part of life for Rosina Schiff, DO. She was an All-American goalie in college, and the lessons she learned on the ice have served her well as a pulmonologist and critical care specialist, she said. “I was always part of a team,” said Dr. Schiff, who cares for patien…