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Paul Allen and his wife, Arma Jo, with cardiopulmonary rehab staff members Kelly Culjat and Denise Bainter. Paul Allen always accompanies his wife, Arma Jo, at her pulmonary rehabilitation appointments on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Methodist Physicians Clinic in Council Bluffs.He normally pulls …

First it’s Thanksgiving (and the leftovers that follow), then Christmas cookies – I mean, Christmas – and finally the new year. Cheers!There’s no workout motivation quite like the guilt that often follows the overindulging on all the treats and drinks these holidays tend to produce.And here’s some f…

Cardiology On Aug. 16, Kerry Naylor fought chest pain throughout his stationary bike ride and completed only three miles instead of his normal five. Kerry Naylor and his wife, Ramonda. Kerry, 66, went to tell his wife about the pain. But as he tried to find his words to expl…

Ezinne and Andrew Jones’ journey to parenthood began with heartbreak. After suffering three miscarriages, Ezinne became pregnant with triplets under the care of reproductive endocrinologist Carolyn Maud Doherty, MD, with Methodist Reproductive Health Specialists. But at 20 weeks, one of the bab…

“Well, you’re definitely pregnant with triplets,” Robert Bonebrake, MD, told Amber Morgan, who only two weeks earlier had been told she was having twins. But that first ultrasound didn’t tell the full story. There were three heartbeats – not two.  “But that’s not it,” Amber remembers Dr. B…

After receiving another compliment on his tropical-print shirt, Pat Thomas revealed the story behind it.“Every Friday was Hawaiian shirt day at work,” the retired Omaha Public Power District database manager said. “So, I guess you could say I’ve got a rather nice collection.” …

“I’m the recipient of as close to a medical miracle as you can get,” said 68-year-old Joe Johnston.Joe and his wife, Judy, called the events of Nov. 26 their “Thanksgiving miracle.” It started with the decision to have Thanksgiving dinner at their son’s house near Methodist Hospital in Omaha instead…

Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital has been honored with a pair of awards for its commitment to quality treatment of patients who suffer severe heart attacks and strokes.Every year, more than 250,000 people experience an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the deadliest type of heart attack…

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Primary Care A Lake of the Ozarks golfing trip in May 2022 was the wake-up call Gary Wax, 67, of Macedonia, Iowa, needed. He knew he had to get his health under control, but this trip marked the first time that some of the concerning symptoms he’d been experiencing were on full display.“I remember …