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With holiday blood drives starting up, metro-area residents will be seeing more of the mostly blue bloodmobiles operated by a Lincoln-based blood supplier. Nebraska Medicine and Methodist Health System in October announced that they’d selected the Nebraska Community Blood Bank to supply most of th…

Access to mammograms for early detection and treatment of breast cancer has never been more important, yet Nebraska ranks 40th in the nation in the percentage of women 40 and older who report having a mammogram within the past two years. Methodist is doing its part to eliminate any barriers for br…

OMAHA - Abusive head trauma is the leading cause of child abuse death within the U.S., according to the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome. Cases of abusive head trauma (AHT), also known as shaken baby syndrome (SBS), are reported about 1,300 times a year nationally. A quarter of the children…

When you see Sutton Campbell, it's hard not to smile. She's almost 20 months old - active, chatty and loves her big brother, Parker. Sutton's entrance into the world, however, wasn't as joyous. Chrissy Campbell, Sutton's mom, was nearly 27 weeks along in her pregnancy when she started feeling off.…

Students at Grand Island Senior High got a chance to see what life in an operating room is like Friday.   A program director for the surgical technology program at Nebraska Methodist College in Omaha told students about the duties of a surgical tech. They are responsible for preparing patien…

During a career that began in 1989 at Methodist Hospital, Patty Bauer has led the respiratory care, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, cardiology and oncology divisions. Now she will lead Methodist Women’s Hospital as its new vice president. Bauer is taking the reins from Sue Korth, who is retiring. …

Terry Coleman, MA, LIPC, is Clinical Services Manager at Best Care EAP. In his role, he oversees a staff of eight behavioral health counselors who provide short-term counseling to employees of contracted companies. His mission is to provide the highest quality care to those who seek our help. …

Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital nurse Jean Armstrong, RN, was named the 2018 Nurse of the Year by the March of Dimes. The organization, in partnership with Omaha Magazine, honored area nurses for their extraordinary contributions during the 2018 Nurse of the Year Awards Nov. 15. The annual eve…

Nebraska now has its first confirmed case of a rare polio-like illness that affects young kids. It's called acute flaccid myelitis, or AFM. Methodist infectious disease specialist Dr. Jeffrey Sartin said AFM cases happen most in children under 18. But it is rare a child will get infected. Dr. Sa…

Kara Elliott recalls the moment she was diagnosed with breast cancer. "Your immediate thought is, 'I'm going to die. I don't want to die. I have a 4-year-old. I have a husband,'" Elliot said. Elliott decided to have a double mastectomy, but the removal of her breasts left a void. "Once you get…