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OMAHA - In 1997, the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR) instituted a program that reviewed member registries for their ability to produce complete, accurate and timely data. Annually for the past 20 years, the Nebraska Cancer Registry (State Tumor Registry) ha…

Studies show that premature babies who receive lots of nurturing touch also receive measurable brain growth which impacts their learning up to 20 years down the road. Hospitals around the nation, including here in the metro, consider cuddling a critical part of care. Inside the Neonatal Intensive …

Thirteen Nebraska hospitals have been designated primary stroke centers by the state as part of an effort to create a statewide system for stroke treatment with the goal of providing timely treatment and better outcomes for stroke patients. Methodist was among those making the list. A law establ…

For Lindsey and Derek Teten the struggle to become pregnant was real. After nine months and no pregnancy, they were ready to consider medical intervention.Then came December 2016 and right before Christmas the pregnancy test was positive. An appointment with their local physician in Nebraska City re…

After arriving at Dennis “Gus” Nelson’s home in north-central Omaha one sweltering afternoon, Dr. Rebecca Wester began checking her patient’s vital signs. “I think my appetite’s come back,” said Nelson, 75. He calculated he was up 8 pounds since returning home in June after five months in the ho…

It's kind of crazy in four years how things could change,” said mom Molly Petersen. Putting a newborn's feet to a pad of ink and stamping them on paper is a thing of the past at Methodist Women's Hospital. Nurses now use CertaScan to capture footprints and an infant photo within the first few ho…

National reports say some women are rushing to get contraceptives — particularly the long-acting kind — in the wake of the presidential election, but local doctors and health officials say they haven’t seen the same sort of urgency.As the nation waits to see what health care will look like under a n…

A few years ago, Emily and David Cooper didn’t think they’d ever have babies to take trick-or-treating, to eat turkey with or to buy Christmas presents for, but life is full of surprises.As they look at their two children, Allie, 3, and Isaac, 9 months, they’re reminded just how much they have to be…

Alisha Laver's pregnancy is so rare, it is the first her doctor at Methodist Women's Hospital has ever seen.But since Alisha was just two-years-old, she has been a fighter. And now, she is a mom.When I was 2 years old is when I was diagnosed with CP," said Alisha.Cerebral Palsy.She never let life in…

CHICAGO — Becker's Hospital Review has published the 2016 edition of its list of "130 Women Hospital and Health System Leaders to Know" and Sue Korth, Methodist Women’s Hospital vice president and chief operating officer, was among those recognized. Korth was one of three Nebraskans to make the li…