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Casie Dorr, ARNP, CNM, C-EFM, will never forget the moment she decided to become a certified nurse-midwife. The then-labor and delivery nurse knew from a young age that she wanted to care for others. She said she got her “nurturing, caring genetics” from her mother, also a nurse. But Dorr found her…

More Americans are now eligible to get COVID-19 booster shots after the CDC signed off on a plan to allow doctors to use the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson booster vaccines. If you received either of those vaccines initially, you might be wondering when you can get a booster. On Friday, an infec…

A mother and daughter from Blair, Nebraska, are in remission after their simultaneous battles with breast cancer. If you look through the branches of Amanda Nelson's family tree, you'll find a long history of breast cancer. So it was no surprise to her when she found out she carries the BRCA-2 gene…

Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital celebrated the 135th birthday of the hospital’s name-sake — Jennie Hart Edmundson — on Sunday. As in years past, a bouquet of red roses was placed under the portrait of Jennie Edmundson at the hospital. “The hospital was truly founded by the women in the co…

For most children, the most difficult decisions during Halloween are what to dress as and exactly how much candy they can eat in one sitting. Parents, meanwhile, often have many more questions. Most parents are concerned with balancing fun and safety as their kids roam the neighborhood taking c…

“A roller coaster of emotions.” That’s how 20-year-old Lynn* described a positive pregnancy test in November 2020 that launched her journey toward adoption. “Other than my family, I didn’t have any help,” she said. “I knew I needed to find someone who was ready for that responsibility – someone wh…

As she removed her bandages and looked down at her chest, Susan Lumsden “lost it.” After such a hard-fought battle, she was convinced she had nothing to show for it. “To see your nipples just … gone,” Susan said as she tried to hold back tears. “To see yourself as almost this blank canvas – that w…

As she stared at the same set of stairs she’s gone up and down countless times before, 4-year-old Elizabeth Matteo – who was recently diagnosed with cerebral palsy – decided it wasn’t fun anymore. She refused to climb them. “We had to change course,” said Karen Felderman, OTR/L, CLT, PTA, an occup…