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Timely Advice for You and Your Partner

Sometimes it seems like there simply aren't enough hours in the day to make time for everything that's important. And since we've become a 24/7 society, that puts a strain on relationships.Time demands can put stress on couples especially those working different shifts. That's why we're offering som…
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Bride Loses 180 Pounds Before Wedding

A quick cell phone video captures a beautiful moment for soon-to-be Mrs. Nikki Morton. It's almost here! 5 more days!  Here's my beautiful size-10 dress I finally fit into!" Morton smiles and spins in her gown during one of her final dress fittings before her April wedding.  There was …
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Jones Quadruplets Getting Ready to Celebrate

With four wriggling babies and a 4-year old surrounding them, family pictures provide a quick snapshot into what life has been like for Olivia and Andrew Jones for the past year. Last May, the Omaha couple welcomed quadruplets, the first born at Methodist Women's Hospital in several years. It se…
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Lindsay Northam, MD

Dr. Lindsay Northam is very passionate about patient care. In order to deliver exceptional care for people, she believes it is important to form strong patient relationships. Dr. Northam believes that all patients should leave her clinic at Methodist Physicians Clinic feeling they we…
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The Seafood Pregnant Women Can and Can't Eat

Once you find out you are pregnant, you are eager to find out all the information you can about what is and isn't safe for your growing baby. But sometimes that information can be confusing - especially when it comes to eating fish.Eating seafood during pregnancy can be safe and even encouraged. Fis…
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Celebrating our past, looking to the future

It all began here – at 20th & Harney, when the Methodist Episcopal Hospital and Deaconess Home opened in a three-story house on May 28, 1891.The average daily cost of care was $1 and the average length of stay was 14 days. The mission at that time was simple - serve the people of Omaha regardles…
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A Dangerous Pregnancy With a Happy Ending

The story of Kristin Friehe's pregnancy almost ended in tragedy. She nearly died after giving birth to her son Owen, who's now four years old. Kristin's husband Mitch remembers his wife complaining of abdominal pain before she was eventually rushed to Methodist Women's Hospital for an emergency C-…
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Local Doctors Speak Summer and Zika Virus

Concern about the Zika virus is pushing a growing number of people to area doctor's offices just ahead of summer. Doctors at Methodist and Nebraska Medicine say people have a lot of questions about the virus. Jessica Jones, Infectious disease doctor for Methodist, was among the local medical exp…
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Methodist First in Omaha to Earn Target Stroke Honor Roll Elite Status

OMAHA ―  Methodist Hospital, who treated nearly 400 stroke patients in 2015, was honored today by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association as the first hospital in the City of Omaha to earn its Target Stroke Honor Roll Elite designation. In addition, Methodist was also award…
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Disclosing data about medical errors would help doctors, patients

A consensus is growing in the medical community for treating medical errors more like a disease: Diagnose the problems and treat them. It’s a significant issue. The latest study, by Johns Hopkins Medicine, ranked medical errors as the No. 3 U.S. cause of death. It estimated that medical mistakes…