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… Mukherjee, MD, at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital, says he's had several rural providers in Iowa ask for recommendations on advanced respiratory treatment. He says those smaller hospitals are feeling a strain because of the bedding situation since hospitals in bigger areas can't accept transfers. "Oftentimes those hospitals, those community hospitals … into town," Dr. Mukherjee said. Dr. Mukherjee says providers are feeling the pressure, in ways they've never felt before. "Lots of providers are calling me and asking how to manage …

… 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 began …

… Vobejda, LIMHP, a practitioner with the Methodist Community Counseling Program , believes in incorporating as much humor in therapy as appropriate. “Therapy is important and should be taken seriously, but when the opportunity arises for people to smile …

… In the Nebraska Legislature, 19 state senators' votes indicate they don't care whether it's … provider Michael Turco, MD, pointed out to KETV that the sun already comes up a little late in eastern Nebraska because it is on the western side of the central time zone. He said the benefits of an earlier sunrise and …

… took us behind the scenes from the point where you start to feel symptoms to recovery in cardiac rehab. Plus, a cardiologist from Methodist Health System joined us to talk more about …

… Bradley Pfeifer, MD, became interested in medicine because of his mother, a nurse. He liked how people in the community went to her with their health care-related questions.   Dr. Pfeifer, a family … of the positive influence he can have on his patients. “The privilege of being a physician is seeing into people’s lives, getting to help out and being the person they seek for care, …

… Environmentalists say they need better data on what's in the air Iowans are breathing. They said that's especially true for communities with high … makes the drive from Harlan to Council Bluffs to see a doctor for reactive airway disease. "It is hard for me to breathe some days," Burchett said. So air quality — and air quality monitoring — is on her mind. Her doctor, Sumit Mukherjee, MD, agrees, and pointed to alarming data. Omaha is …

… still earned the No. 4 overall seed for the NAIA tournament, which started last Wednesday in Sioux City. Douglas planned to drive back and forth from Omaha every day during the …

… Sexually transmitted infection (STI) rates have been climbing in the U.S. for years. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1 in 5 people in the U.S. have an STI. In 2018, there were 26 million new STI cases reported, and nearly half of those were among young people ages 15-24. … health problems for the baby.   Awareness and Prevention The only absolute way to prevent STDs is by abstaining from vaginal, anal and oral sex. But you can decrease your risk by educating …

… “I think the ideal nurse is a huge advocate for their patients,” Megan Samland said. An advocate is what she was looking for when she arrived at Methodist Women’s Hospital in April to deliver her second daughter, Toren. When Megan gave birth to firstborn Tayah two … epidural. She wanted to try for a natural birth again. And this time, Megan got her advocate in labor and delivery nurse Megan Shaneyfelt, BSN, RN. For Shaneyfelt’s support and care, Megan – …