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Studies show that premature babies who receive lots of nurturing touch also receive measurable brain growth which impacts their learning up to 20 years down the road. Hospitals around the nation, including here in the metro, consider cuddling a critical part of care. Inside the Neonatal Intensive …

Thirteen Nebraska hospitals have been designated primary stroke centers by the state as part of an effort to create a statewide system for stroke treatment with the goal of providing timely treatment and better outcomes for stroke patients. Methodist was among those making the list. A law establ…

After arriving at Dennis “Gus” Nelson’s home in north-central Omaha one sweltering afternoon, Dr. Rebecca Wester began checking her patient’s vital signs. “I think my appetite’s come back,” said Nelson, 75. He calculated he was up 8 pounds since returning home in June after five months in the ho…

Celebrities will join with local residents to honor four cancer survivors and support cancer patient care during Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital’s 14th annual Spirit of Courage Celebrity Weekend. The two-day fundraiser will start Saturday at the Mid-America Center, 1 Arena Way. The weekend’s…

As George Smith lay in his bed at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital — a moment after being told the lump that had been surgically removed from his groin was non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma — one thought came to mind: “OK, so I’m going to die.” “I looked at my wife just kind of dumbfounded,” Smith recalle…

After a round of golf on a beautiful fall afternoon, many people head for a cold beverage and a lengthy recollection of the day’s best shots. On Sept. 2, 2016, John McCreedie followed his game with a trip directly to Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital. While McCreedie was on the golf course, hi…

A group of retired teachers at the Aksarben Village Dial Retirement Community noticed blue Salvation Army bins around town collecting school supplies. As former teachers, they understood the critical need for the supplies. They even remember spending their own money to buy school supplies themse…

When Mark Engelke learned in 2015 that the lump in his neck was cancerous, he drove from his home in Glenwood to a lot he owns along the Missouri river, where he keeps his boat and camper. All I could think of was, ‘How do I tell the kids?’” said Engelke, a the father of five and grandfather of th…

Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital has been like a second home to Mindy Miller. "I was born there,” she said, mentally ticking off the connections. “I was a candy striper volunteer there when I was 14. I went to nursing school there and have been a nurse there for 39 years: 29 years in labor and …

As Brenda Herrod neared her 40th birthday, she wanted to change her lifestyle.She’d seen both of her parents die after battling cancer.She’d endured more heartbreak when her brother, who had also been diagnosed with cancer, killed himself.If Herrod wanted to be around for her husband and two childre…