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Flip a coin 100 times and you can expect to get roughly 50 heads and 50 tails — the probability of each outcome is equal. And while the math doesn’t add up quite the same way with childbirth, a perfect split is exactly what happened last week at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital when 18 deliveries…

Six months after Nebraska reported its first case of COVID-19, area researchers and health care providers still are learning about the novel coronavirus and the illness it causes. Meanwhile, the stakes for getting it right — from figuring out how to treat COVID-19 patients to determining how best t…

Linda Heidemann, a registered nurse at Dunklau Gardens at Methodist Fremont Health, is on the front lines of a battle against an unseen and potentially deadly enemy: COVID-19. During the last several weeks, nurses and other medical professionals in Fremont talked about the challenges they’ve faced …

With experts warning that the flu vaccination is critical this year, Methodist Physicians Clinic is offering drive-thru clinics to make the process of getting the shot easier than ever. “That’s why we’re doing evening and weekend hours. People can come on the weekends or after work when they have m…

COVID derailed “The Lion King” and Jazz on the Green. It ruined Cinco de Mayo parades and Fourth of July festivals, class reunions and county fairs, weddings and graduations. It halted Bluejay basketball, Husker football and Storm Chaser baseball. But for all the big events we miss, COVID represent…

COUNCIL BLUFFS — Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital has been designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR). By awarding facilities the status of a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence, the ACR recognizes breast imaging centers that have earned accredita…

Preparing for Surgery Our Surgical Services Booklet (also available in Spanish) contains more detailed information about your surgery preparation, maps to the location and additional helpful information. If you have questions regarding your procedure, call your surgeon or health care provider. Our …

With the warm weather finally here, we are all starting to spend more time outside and soaking up the sun. But as we all enjoy the outdoors a little more, it’s also a time to remember to protect yourself from the sun’s harmful rays.  Not just one type Every skin cell on your body has the potent…