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You’ve seen it, heard about it and maybe even smelled it. Vaping – or the use of electronic cigarettes – has become commonplace among adults and teenagers. Vape shops have popped up all over town, and there’s the idea that vaping is a safer alternative to smoking traditional cigarettes.The truth is …

With monkeypox cases on the rise in Europe, Canada and the U.S., state and local health experts Thursday warned Nebraska residents and health care providers to be on the lookout for the virus and the rash it typically causes.Nebraska and neighbors Iowa, Kansas and South Dakota so far have not identi…

OB/GYN Lori Platt, MD When Minnesota native JoAnn Jensen moved to Iowa with her husband, Tim, she was looking for a “one-stop shop” for health care – a place all of her medical and wellness needs would be met. As fate would have it, she found someone who met needs she never thought she’d have. O…

OMAHA  - An OB/GYN expert, with stops as a physician in Kentucky, Colorado, Illinois and California, is returning to her Nebraska roots and has joined the Metro’s largest OB/GYN clinical practice at Methodist Physicians Clinic Women’s Center.Dr. Antara Pothuloori attended college at the University o…

When a person is sexually assaulted, it is recommended that she/he go to a hospital and call police. At that time a rape kit is often conducted. Anne Boatright, RN, SANE, is the coordinator for Methodist's SANE/SART Program, a program focussed on meeting the needs of rape victims.The rape kits Metho…

Methodist Health System (MHS) is a not-for-profit healthcare organization guided by a commitment to its mission and core values through compassionate service. It is both the philosophy and practice of each MHS facility and provider that medically necessary healthcare services are available to patien…

In “The Core of What We Do,” you’ll learn more about Methodist’s core service lines – primary care, oncology, cardiology, women’s health and orthopedics/surgical services – and the people whose dedication makes them so impactful for our communities. To explore career opportunities at Methodist, visi…

The COVID-19 pandemic brought lifestyle and health changes that most of us never could have imagined. It made us hypervigilant. It trained us to monitor ourselves and our loved ones for the slightest symptoms. And with all the time that it’s allowed us to spend at home, many of us have found it easi…

The following is one of several profiles featuring Methodist patients who are living with the effects of long COVID – a range of health challenges that some people experience after the acute phase of COVID-19 illness. Read more long COVID patient stories:‘This Story Needs To Be Told’: Omaha Woman Op…

An Omaha doctor is urging pregnant women to get vaccinated against COVID-19 after recent data show an increased risk of stillbirth in women who contract the virus while pregnant.  The risk for stillbirth in any pregnancy is low, at 6 in 1,000, said Emily Patel, MD, a maternal-fetal medicine special…