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Katrena Lacey, MD

Dr. Katrena Lacey is a physician specializing in internal medicine and pediatrics. Her mission is to help people live happy and healthy lives. Dr. Lacey sees patients of all ages at Methodist Physicians Clinic in Gretna.…
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Pay It Forward Group Enriching Lives of Others

The 11 women in the Pay It Forward Club sit very quietly. They listen as a complete stranger tells the story of his worst night. The young stranger, Tyson, tells them about the going-away party, the bonfire, the fact that he was so proud he was leaving for Army basic training the next day. He te…
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Council Bluffs Clinic Welcomes Pulmonology Specialist, Dr. Sumit Mukherjee

OMAHA – A physician whose medical roots began as a teen volunteer at Methodist Hospital, is now providing pulmonology care to patients at Methodist Physicians Clinic in Council Bluffs. Dr. Sumit Mukherjee returns to Omaha and Methodist after a six-year stint at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City…
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Grandma, Grandson Share Special Bond

Amy Vogt was told she had cancer and only had two months to live. That very same day, her daughter found out she was pregnant. At first glance, it's easy to see the love Amy has for her 8-week old grandson, Quinn. He’s a baby they call a miracle in more ways than one. But ten months ago, she d…
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Community Health Centers A Benefit to All

Community health centers have been innovators in primary care for decades, the keynote speaker said at All Care Health Center’s annual breakfast Friday at Iowa School for the Deaf’s Lied Multipurpose Complex. The patient-centered care touted since 2007 as a new innovation is what community health …
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Ragweed Hits Metro, Runny Nose and Watery Eyes Follow

As if there weren’t enough reasons to mourn summer’s end: It’s ragweed season. Ragweed is an annual weed that pollinates and drops seeds in the fall, which can cause problems for those with allergies. That includes sneezing; itchy eyes, nose, ears and throat; watery eyes; a runny nose; and congest…
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Therapeutic Hypothermia Cool Way to Treat Cardiac Patients

Chilling a patient to the bone would seem to be dubious therapy, but doctors increasingly are refining that strategy to treat some cardiac arrest patients. The process, called therapeutic hypothermia, targeted temperature management or code chill, is used at large hospitals in Omaha, Lincoln and n…
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Shawn Harrahill, PT, DPT

Shawn Harrahill, PT, DPT, is a physical therapist working in outpatient orthopedics, treating patients with spine, shoulder and knee pain. He incorporates manual therapy techniques to improve mobility, increase range of motion, strength and stability and decrease pain. Harrahill sees physical thera…
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Families, Staff Gather to Hug and Celebrate at NICU Reunion

There were a few tears, a lot of hugs but mostly lots of smiling faces as graduates of the Methodist Women's Hospital NICU and their families paraded from Women's Hospital to West Dodge Station Elementary for the annual NICU reunion.Sunday's event drew 127 families and nearly 500 attendees for an af…