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Help Us Stuff the Bus and Drive Out Hunger. Help us Stuff the Bus! You can fight hunger in our community and help ensure that all Omaha children have a joyful holiday season during the annual WOWT Stuff the Bus Food and Toy drive on Thursday, Dec. 1, from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. V…

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…

Empowered. That’s how Julia Laursen, 33, feels because she can see the impact of the support she’s received throughout her cancer survivorship. “That’s the big thing that the support services do,” she said. “It’s just this sense of, ‘We’re going to empower you to make the best, healthiest life cho…

Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital will host an open house and car seat check from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 6. The hospital will hold an open house in the Anne Elizabeth Nelson Women and Newborns Center on the hospital’s fifth floor, and the car seat check will be held in the parking lot for th…

If you grew up in a household with fat-free or low-fat dairy products, you’re not alone. Things like skim milk and light yogurt are still staples in many refrigerators because that’s what we’ve been told is healthy. In fact, the federal government still advocates consumption of skim milk over who…

Candice Harrington, LIMHP, LADC A fascination with people “and what makes them feel and think the way they do” inspired Candice Harrington, LMHP, LADC, to pursue a career in behavioral health. As a counselor with the Methodist Hospital Community Counseling Program, Harrington particularly enjoys h…

There she was. Under the precision of surgeons and bright lights in a Methodist Hospital operating room.Amanda Nelson, 40, had planned to be there one day, but as a means of preventing cancer – not treating it.As her surgical team removed both breasts, her plastic surgeon stood by. Katie Honz, MD, w…

As the manager of creative services for Methodist Health System's Marketing Department, Chris Thompson enjoys solving "visual puzzels." "I really like creating something that's visually appealing, but at the same time, effectively communicating a message to the viewer," he said. "I get to guid…

Having completed two tours overseas, Joe Poore, director of surgical services for Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital, has tried to forget a lot about his time as an infantry soldier with the U.S. Army. One thing he will never forget, though, is stepping off the plane and into his mother’s arms foll…

Kevin Rothermund and his wife, Tammy  Orthopedics It’s a rare and “cringe inducing” injury, said MD West One orthopedic surgeon H. Wesley Cheng, MD.About one in 100,000 people each year will experience a ruptured quadriceps tendon – when the tissue connecting the quadric…