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RSV. Those three letters can trigger fear and worry in parents – especially those with babies.Nearly every child will get an RSV – or respiratory syncytial virus – infection by age 2, and it usually causes a mild illness similar to a cold.What’s all the fuss about, then? In some cases, RSV can pose …

Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital will build a 60,000-square foot medical office building across from its existing Pierce Street campus. The new building will become home to primary care physicians, women’s services and urgent care services, according to hospital officials. "This is very excit…

The Methodist Hospital Progressive Care nursing team on 6 North was honored at a recognition ceremony on Wednesday, September 9, as the September DAISY Team Award winner for Methodist Hospital and Methodist Women's Hospital.The team was nominated for the honor by a patient's daughter, a Methodist nu…

An Omaha woman who had the Zika virus while pregnant gave birth Tuesday at Methodist Women's Hospital to a healthy baby, alleviating concern that the child would be born with a birth defect. Evelyn Suastegui was the first pregnant woman in Nebraska to have a confirmed case of the mosquito-borne vi…

Do You Have an Advance Directive?National Healthcare Decisions Day, on Thursday, April 16, exists to inspire, educate and empower the public and health care providers about the importance of advance care planning.Methodist Health System is proud to participate in National Healthcare Decisions Day wi…

The Nebraska Methodist College Upward Bound Program has been awarded a second $1.3 million grant by the U.S. Department of Education, this time to fund an Upward Bound Math and Science project to work exclusively with Benson High School students.This is the second Upward Bound grant for Nebraska Met…

Jennie Edmundson Foundation officials are reminding supporters that the Spirit of Courage virtual auction has not been postponed, even though the gala and golf tournament have.The Daily Nonpareil: Spirit of Courage Virtual Auction To Continue for Another Week…

In a year of sacrifice and separation, we’re quickly approaching some of our most difficult choices yet: what to do about Thanksgiving, Christmas and Hanukkah.  The holidays couldn’t be happening at a worse time in the COVID-19 pandemic. Cases in our region and most of the country are out of control…

Kevin Rothermund and his wife, Tammy OrthopedicsIt’s a rare and “cringe inducing” injury, said MD West One orthopedic surgeon H. Wesley Cheng, MD.About one in 100,000 people each year will experience a ruptured quadriceps tendon – when the tissue connecting the quadriceps muscles to the kneecap is c…

Before retiring, Deb Burkholder ran a medical equipment company. Now that she’s no longer working, Deb recently began prioritizing her own health over other people’s.“I want to be out hiking and doing things that I love to do.”And one of the ways that Deb, 68, concentrated on her health was by atten…