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Pediatrician Dr. Emily Bendlin has always had a passion for working with kids and parents. Not one to steer clear of difficult cases, she wakes up every morning ready to take on new challenges that await her at Methodist Physicians Clinic.…

A bill that would allow terminally ill patients to end their own lives with a doctor present stalled 4-4 in the Nebraska judiciary committee. Nebraska could join 5 other states where this is legal, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Vermont and California. But the sponsor Senator Ernie Chambers said h…

If you’re wearing blue today, you’re in sync with National Dress in Blue Day. The purpose of it is to raise awareness and educate people about colon cancer and how they can reduce their risk of developing it. Gov. Terry Branstad will sign a proclamation today designating March as Colon Cancer Awar…

OMAHA —  A veteran senior executive with an extensive background in health care finance has been named vice president of finance – chief financial officer for Methodist Health System. Jeffrey Francis comes to Methodist with 25 years of financial management experience obtained through a variety of …

A doctor with dreams of helping his homeland is preparing for his latest trip to South Sudan. KETV NewsWatch 7 chronicled Joseph Dumba's mission to Africa in 2013, and in 10 days he's going back. This time, though, he's getting more help than ever before. Well over 100 people volunteered to pa…

Dr. Maureen Boyle believes strongly in building a trusting relationship with her patients. She treats each woman as though they were her mother, sister or daughter, using that rule as a guide for finding the best treatment possible. You can see Dr. Boyle at Methodist Physicians Clinic in Council Bl…

Handwritten and addressed to the doctors, nurses, radiation therapists and other caregivers at the Methodist Jennie Edmundson Cancer Center, the thank-you cards and letters come from all over. But the emotions they convey come directly from the heart. "I want to thank all of you for the great care…

At first it seemed like nothing more than the worst headache she’d ever had. So Karla Pérez—22 years old, the mother of three-year-old Genesis, and five months pregnant—went into her mother’s room to lie down, hoping it would pass. But the pain got worse, and as she vomited off the side of the b…

OMAHA - Two new management programs in Omaha will educate students on how to become business leaders in healthcare.Nebraska Methodist College has announced a Bachelor of Science in Healthcare Management and a Master of Business Administration in Healthcare. Classes for both will begin this August.Th…

Spring breezes will set hundreds of pinwheels spinning Saturday morning during a joint Council Bluffs-Omaha celebration of Child Abuse Prevention Month. The fourth annual Pinwheels for Prevention will begin at 10 a.m. at the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge. Council Bluffs participants will meet at 9:…