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… stance. Technically, the organization, which represents about 3,000 physicians, residents and medical students across the state, adopted three resolutions on the topic last week, said Dr. Daniel Rosenquist, the group’s newly elected president and a family medicine physician in Columbus. Two resolutions support preserving the … Law Still Allows Abortion Up to 20 Weeks, but Eyes Will Be on Legislature KMTV: Abortion Is Still Legal in Nebraska as State Does Not Have Trigger Law; Doctors Urge Patients To Continue …

… OMAHA – Methodist Hospital, a long-time provider of home health and hospice care in Eastern Nebraska and Western Iowa, will close its program in March and has named Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) … and we look forward to this continued collaboration.” VNA, accredited by the Joint Commission, is a regional leader in the home health care services industry. Focused on delivering …

… cancer: “It’s OK to cry. It’s OK to be anxious. It’s OK to be depressed. What you cannot do is let those emotions control your life.” Brian struggled with unexplained health issues for … months in 2017. He’d visit the doctor but get no solid answers. Then he performed a self-exam and found a hard spot on his testicle. Doctors finally identified the problem: stage 2 testicular … the testicle and underwent chemotherapy at Methodist Estabrook Cancer Center. He was cancer-free but a different man. Before cancer, he had run a marathon, completed an Ironman Triathlon …

… Born at 24 weeks at Methodist Women’s Hospital on Labor Day 2023, Buddy weighed 14.1 ounces and measured 9.65 inches long. When he was discharged from the hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care … of Health and Human Services and Nebraska Department of Education. The voluntary program is free for families and aims to assess babies who spent 72 hours or more in a NICU at one of 12 … a long way since his birth and discharge, weighing in at 14 pounds, 9 ounces and measuring 26 inches long as his appointment began. Now he’d take a variety of standardized development …

… development of the Republican health care plan carefully. The American Health Care Act, as it is called, was introduced Monday and has passed in two committees of the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill is expected to … concern I have right now with the proposed legislation is the impact on Medicaid expansion and the federal government funding their share of the Medicaid program in the future,” said Steve …

… January, 104 patients waited more than 30 days. Health care officials said part of the issue is the closure of nursing facilities. "The number of closures has significantly impacted us with, just truly, just tackle the same thing, the number of beds and then those nursing homes happening the ones that are left open taking other residents, and it's just a compounding issue," Melinda Kentfield, the vice president and chief nursing …

… Driver Rehabilitation Program , provides services to clients with a range of abilities and challenges. There are new drivers who need training beyond traditional driver education. … independence and livelihood were taken away. While hauling freight from Missouri to Omaha in a 26-foot truck, he experienced a transient ischemic attack (TIA), a temporary blockage of blood … visual abilities. When possible, a behind-the-wheel evaluation follows, and adaptive equipment is available to aid a driver. “I'm not going to be sitting in the passenger seat with a clipboard …

… While residents of Council Bluffs and the surrounding area are already blessed with a broad range of health care facilities and options, the future looks even brighter. Officials at Council Bluffs’ Methodist Jennie … have announced plans for a 60,000-square-foot medical office building that will, when it is completed, be home to an expanded staff of primary care physicians, women’s services and …

… Ashley Denker, MSN, RNC-MNN, IBCLC is a clinical nurse educator in the Methodist Women’s Hospital Outreach program. She earned both her Bachelor and Master of Science in nursing from Nebraska Methodist College. Denker’s interest in maternal … newborn nursing with my fellow coworkers and nurses from surrounding hospitals.” In her free time, Denker enjoys taking on DIY projects around her home. She and her husband were …

… This past fall, a new shingles vaccine, Shingrix , was approved by the FDA and marked the first major development in the prevention of this devastating disease in over 10 … a lot of questions among my patients here at Methodist Physicians Clinic Indian Hills .  What is shingles? Shingles is a painful blistering rash caused by the varicella zoster virus. This is … flu-like symptoms and another nine percent reported mild pain, redness, and swelling at the site of the injection. These symptoms are more likely to occur after the second dose and …