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Diabetics will now have a new mobile center to help them keep their blood sugar under control. People got a first look Thursday at the upgraded facility owned by the Nebraska Methodist college. KPTM Fox 42: New mobile center offers help for diabetics  …

While the old image of a healthcare chief financial officer centered on accounting, budgeting and overseeing the financial operations in general of a healthcare system, changes to the industry are turning that idea on its head.As clinical quality and technological prowess now hav…

When she was born the average life expectancy was only about 50 years. Almost a century later Velma McElderry keeps herself busy by volunteering at a Council Bluffs hospital. If you walk in the gift shop door at Methodist Jennis Edmundson hospital you may hear her laughing or talking with a custom…

Southwest Iowa cancer patients are keeping Methodist Jennie Edmundson Cancer Center’s new linear accelerator busy providing radiation therapy. We treat an average of 16 patients a day, so we never really stop treating,” said Michelle Kaufman, director of oncology services at the Council Bluffs hos…

On Thanksgiving and during the 10 days after Christmas, Americans will pack on the most weight of the year. With all that holiday food goodness, it's easy to understand why. But the temptation doesn't have to turn into pounds. Brenda Herrod, a nurse practitioner at Methodist, said if you're on t…

Michael Lyon is known for his voice. He's an anchor for Omaha Public Radio and a popular singer. After a performance in 2015, Michael noticed something on his neck.  "There was a very large lump. It was about the size of a golf ball," Michael said. He went to the hospital where he was eve…

The desire to care for others began early, at the age of 10, and while in high school at Bryan High School in Bellevue, Dr. Rachel Swim’s caring nature began leading her toward a career in medicine. Completing her undergraduate degree at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln was followed by medica…

Dr. John Franklin is a board-certified Family Medicine physician at Methodist Physicians Clinic. He is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians. He is active in Boy Scouts as a Scoutmaster and Girl Scouts as a parent volunteer.…

Nebraska Methodist College has been selected to receive the installation of an active learning classroom through the Active Learning Center (ALC) program, a grant initiative in its third year founded by Steelcase Education. The grant program supports both teachers and students by creating an environ…

It is the first case in Nebraska. An Omaha woman is pregnant and infected with Zika.Evelyn Suastegui has a team of doctors guiding her through her high risk pregnancy at Methodist Women's Hospital.She is the first person in Nebraska to be pregnant while being infected with the Zika virus."It was fri…