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The 2014-15 flu season produced whopping numbers of cases in Nebraska, Iowa and elsewhere, and hit the elderly especially hard.Two strains of flu infected people, one early in the season and the other late. The vaccine made for the 2014-15 season failed to present an outstanding defense, especially …

May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, the perfect time to remember that protecting your skin is in. Tanning is out -- even though teenagers are inundated with messages encouraging them to perfect their skin tone with a “healthy glow” before prom and the summer season. Learn more at "The Bed Is Dead:…

OMAHA – After nearly seven years in Wisconsin, Dr. Brian Karre is returning to Nebraska to join the OB/GYN clinic at Methodist Physicians Clinic Indian Hills. Dr. Karre is a graduate of St. Patrick High School in North Platte.A biological sciences graduate of the University of Nebraska, Dr. Karre ea…

Melinda Rawlings, BSN, RN, from the Methodist Hospital Medical/Surgical Unit, was honored at a recognition ceremony on Thursday, May 14, as the May DAISY Award winner for Methodist Hospital and Methodist Women's Hospital. She was nominated for the honor by a patient's mother who described her son …

Dr. Tifany Somer-Shely is an OB/GYN specializing in adolescent gynecology. She believes that in order to deliver quality care to her patients, it is necessary to build a strong patient relationship. She emphasizes a strong foundation of trust – trust that a patient will make decisions that positivel…

(OMAHA)  –   The Methodist Physicians Clinic Millard location is expanding, bringing the total number of family medicine providers to six, with the recent addition of Dr. Reema O. Abou-Nasr and Dr. Austin Rivett.After serving nearly 12 years as an assistant professor with the Departme…

OMAHA - Dr. Jody Woodworth joins Nebraska Methodist College as the vice president of academic affairs. She has worked in health care as a lead nuclear medicine technologist and then in higher education for 19 years, both as a faculty member and senior administrator, working her way up to vice p…

CHICAGO — Becker's Hospital Review has published the 2015 edition of its list of "150 Hospital and Health System CFOs to Know" and Linda Burt, Methodist Health System CFO, made the list. Burt was the only CFO from Nebraska to make the list. Individuals included on the list helped navigate their …

Hello!” Jon McAlpin bellows when a new face walks into Methodist Hospital’s Estabrook Cancer Center. Before Jon asks her name, he asks her another question: What doctor are you here to see?Jon doesn’t know her name yet, but he knows she hasn’t slept the night before, because he has lived that sleepl…

As construction continues at a steady pace, Methodist Physicians Clinic’s Gretna location will open as scheduled, with patients being seen starting in July.As the clinic opening draws near, Methodist Physicians Clinic president and CEO, Todd Grages, has announced the medical team for the Gretna loca…