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Palvannanathan Ganesan, MD, considers it a privilege to care for others, regardless of their background.“I’m kind of a common man,” Dr. Ganesan said. “That’s something that I would want my patients to feel. I’m one of them. I have patients who are Fortune 500 company executives, and I have patients …

Now seeing patients at Methodist Physicians Clinic, pulmonologist Michael Sanley, MD, is honored to join a “friendly organization with a real collegial atmosphere," he said of Methodist Health System. “The Meaning of Care, to me, is when everything is about the patient,” he said. “Care is the focus…

Dr. Mikail Kraft, a pediatrician with Methodist Physicians Clinic, said children made up 3% of cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. a year ago. That figure had increased to 22% at the beginning of May. The increase, he said, likely is due to the fact that children aren’t being vaccinated yet and to the sp…

“Ruby was conceived the day I proposed. We know that for a fact,” Rodney Bender said. “We were in Vegas.”His fiancée, Jen Schellen, covered her mouth in embarrassment as she laughed.“Yeah, I mean, he’s right,” she said.Ruby, now 3, is loud, bossy and full of personality, but when it comes to photos?…

Ruben Sanchez Sr.Across the state, thousands of health care workers have cared for Nebraskans ill with COVID-19. Supporting them have been thousands more people — public health workers tracking the virus’s spread, lab workers who run tests on weekends and holidays, and researchers developing tests a…

Council Bluffs’ first baby of the New Year was an out-of-town guest. Liam Ace Chapa, son of Aaron and Susan Chapa of Lenox, was born at 9:48 a.m. Saturday at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital. He measured 19 inches long and weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces. Susan called the medical staff when she knew…

Donna Elliff acknowledges that prior to her last mammogram, she was like so many other women in regard to her breast health. She’d occasionally complete self-checks, and sometimes get into the doctor -- not every year though. Heading into her early 60s, however, she decided it was a good move to sc…

The Three Rivers Public Health Department announced that residents age 75 years or older in its jurisdiction can sign up for a COVID-19 vaccine list. Meanwhile, Methodist Fremont Health has been able to vaccinate many of its medical staff members. President and CEO Brett Richmond said that since De…

You might want to take your clothes off and run naked through a winter storm. When the temperatures are rising and it has nothing to do with the thermometer outside, you might be having what some call “your own personal summer.” Defining menopauseHot flashes can be subtle or just downright uncomfort…

Mikail Kraft, DO, is committed to providing the best care possible to his patients, but he doesn’t take himself too seriously. “I love the fact that I get to work with kids every day and have fun, play and laugh,” said Kraft, a pediatrician who is now seeing patients at Methodist Physicians Clinic.…