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The sun was bright. The water was calm. And the sand was like “powdered fluff.”Jamaica in October is “just awesome,” said Chad DiMauro, RN, NRP, who recently returned home from his first vacation in three years.“I got sunburned the first day we were there,” the Methodist Hospital emergency nurse sai…

Research shows that men are more likely than women to be arrested for domestic violence, and they’re also likely to be treated more harshly by the criminal justice system. Research also suggests that when men are the victims of domestic violence, they rarely report it. There are a variety of reasons…

Say hello to fall with a tasty recipe that has health benefits: High-protein salmon offers omega-3 fatty acids, beets can help lower blood pressure, and fruit is high in fiber and antioxidants.Servings: 2IngredientsHoney-apple cider vinaigrette3 tablespoons olive oil1 tablespoon water2 tablespoons a…

Methodist Fremont Health will host a free head and neck cancer screening conducted by physicians at its campus next month. “They’ll undergo an exam, where the mouth and the nose and the neck and other relevant areas would be examined to look for any signs of any cancers, pre-cancers or other non-ca…

Nebraska Medicine Chief Operating Officer Cory Shaw calls it a "gut punch" to have to turn transfers away. It's something Nebraska Medicine has been doing the past eight weeks due to a variety of factors.  "It's really a combination of two things. With ICU beds, it's really just beds, but it …

Jacey Gengenbach of Omaha was brutally attacked by an ex-boyfriend after he broke into her Omaha home in 2012. She contacted authorities prior to her attack, telling them she feared for her life. She knew something awful was going to happen at the hands of her ex-boyfriend, but she was told by pol…

Dave Stroud, 63, and Keith Henke, 71, struck up a friendship in an unlikely place — Methodist Hospital. Both men spent several weeks at the Omaha hospital while recovering from strokes. After meeting in a support group-type setting at the hospital, they quickly became buddies, visiting each other's…

Bariatric surgeon Dr. Brad Winterstein performs a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy procedure at Methodist Hospital in September.   Tammy Kroft enjoys a day at the park with her husband, Jordan, and children, from left, Lane, Jordyn and Gracie. Tammy’s life&nbs…

Phyllis Huffman was among the first patients at Methodist Hospital to benefit from the Ion system. Methodist Physicians Clinic pulmonologist Sumit Mukherjee, MD, calls the technology a “game changer” in the fight against lung cancer. His colleague Guillermo Huerta, MD, says it’s “huge for innova…