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(OMAHA) – A two time winner of the Geriatric Resident of the Year award, earning the honor in 2010 and 2013, Dr. Lauren Nelson has begun seeing patients at the Methodist Physicians Clinic HealthWest location. Dr. Nelson joins the well-established team of internal medicine providers. Her educationa…

OMAHA  -  Nebraska Methodist College (NMC) is pleased to announce its recent receipt of a classification designed to highlight those colleges and universities that have fostered partnerships at the local level. The 2015 Community Engagement Classification hails from the Carnegie Foundation, an org…

Actress Angelina Jolie made another life-changing decision. Years after a double mastectomy, she had another surgery to prevent ovarian cancer. Jolie has the same BRCA1 cancer gene that can cause the cancer that killer her mother. The gene gives women an 87 percent chance for breast cancer and 50 pe…

OMAHA -  Honoring nurses for their extraordinary contributions to patients, their families, the nursing profession and the health care system is the purpose behind the inaugural Omaha Magazine Excellence in Nursing Awards. The awards, designed to honor the region’s outstanding nursing professional…

OMAHA -  #NoMore It’s simple, but powerful and drives home the message of putting an end to sexual assault and domestic violence in the Omaha community. On Tuesday, April 7 from Noon to 1 p.m. Methodist Health System will host a Twitter chat to raise awareness, while also joining the national di…

Family medicine physician Dr. Ashley LeGrand-Rozovics is dedicated to patient health. She believes the best way doctors can provide exceptional care to patients is by relating to them. Having a daughter that was in and out of the hospital due to asthma, Dr. LeGrand-Rozovics recognizes the worries an…

Did you know that infants are born with 100 billion neurons in their brains, but the wiring connecting them is not in place? It is ESSENTIAL to provide language and interaction to allow the brain to connect those synapses. You are invited to learn about "The Importance of Language in Early Childho…

Metropolitan Child Advocacy Coalition Prevention Committee, Prevent Child Abuse Pottawattamie County and the Shaken Baby Task Force present the Pinwheels for Prevention featuring Council Bluffs Mayor Matt Walsh and Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert on Saturday, April 11 at 11 am at the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian…

Mariah Selby, BSN, RN, from the Methodist Hospital Progressive Care Unit, was honored at a recognition ceremony on Thursday, April 2, as the April DAISY Award winner for Methodist Hospital and Methodist Women's Hospital. She was nominated for the honor by a patient's daughter, who described Maria…

Science is showing that the power of positivity is reaping great rewards when it comes to cancer treatment. Patients, nurses and doctors who approach care with a positive outlook tend to see more positive results. Cheryl Stevens is a cancer survivor who decided to give back after her treatment. …