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The leaves are falling and cooler temperatures have arrived. It’s the time of year when families are thinking about indoor activities to keep children active, busy and healthy over the fall and winter. But like so much else this year, there’s an added layer of risk for parents to consider. Unfortu…

Now that we’re more than six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, cracks in our mental health are showing. Many of us are experiencing symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress – some for the first time. So what can we do about it? Read on for coping strategies that work, and learn how to push away f…

  Jay West with his wife, Diane, and son, Jason Jay West describes himself as a “connector.” The pastor at Kingdom Encounters, a small church in Omaha, loves getting to know people and connecting his friends to others so they can thrive. He’s also not shy about pointing out good work whe…

 Larry and Annabelle AndersonHad Annabelle Anderson known her husband was having a heart attack, she would have called an ambulance.Larry had recently been treated for a blood clot in his lungs, and now he wasn’t feeling well again. Thinking he might have pneumonia, Annabelle drove Larry from t…

I tend to catch many of my patients off-guard when I ask to test them for hepatitis C. Many ask if it’s actually necessary – they say they have never done anything to be exposed and they don’t look or feel sick. My answer is always a resounding yes!We can’t cure a disease we don’t know about, a…

Charlie Dix, 84, was suffering. The Council Bluffs man (pictured above, center) was living with myasthenia gravis, a form of muscular dystrophy. After more than 10 years in remission, it had resurfaced two years ago, causing frequent aspiration and pneumonia.    On the night of June 10, …

Outside of work, Paige Pioppi, MSN, AGACNP-C, a pulmonology and critical care nurse practitioner at Methodist Fremont Health, enjoys riding her bike and playing piano. The wife and mother of two currently averages 15 to 20 miles every weekend on the open road and about 10 hours a week seated at her …

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Family Medicine and OB/GYN Care in South Omaha Located off 33rd and L streets in south Omaha, the board-certified physicians at Methodist Physicians Clinic provide expert, compassionate health care to adults and children. In addition to general primary care services, we also offer OB/GYN servi…

Family Medicine Care in FremontThe staff at Methodist Physicians Clinic Prairie Fields in Fremont is dedicated to offering the highest degree of health care and occupational services for the whole family. Located at the corner of N. Broad and W. 23rd streets, we are passionate about building re…