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What is medical 'quackery'

WEBIt’s hard to bring up quackery, Dr. Lydia Kang says, without talking about the first snake oil salesman. “Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything”. Lydia …

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Douglas County update on respiratory illnesses

WEBDec 21, 2023 Updated Jan 27, 2024. Loaded 0%. -. With respiratory illnesses on the rise, vaccination rates low and the holiday season about to hit full stride, health officials are …

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Virtual nurses help improve patient care, workforce issues

WEBRohe is one of about 20 virtual nurses working under CHI Health's new virtually integrated care model. The program teams experienced remote nurses with …

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Methodist program follows patients to nursing facilities

WEBNationally, about 25% of patients discharged from hospitals to skilled nursing facilities are readmitted to a hospital within 30 days. The Methodist program’s …

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Teen mental health is in crisis in the US, and schools are ill …

WEBIES data shows around 59% of public high schools in America provided mental health assessment services, while 41% provided treatment during the 2021-22 school …

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Majority of Nebraska hospitals now operating in the red

WEBThe hospital finished its last fiscal year with a 0.6% operating margin, Van Cleave said. Even with cost containment, the hospital, now eight months into the current …

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After Methodist merger, the Omaha area's last independent …

WEBThe agreement creates a new organization called Methodist Fremont Health, which will be a Methodist subsidiary. The new organization will lease the Fremont …

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Oklahoma towns hit by tornadoes begin cleanup; ‘Challengers’ …

WEBSULPHUR, Okla. (AP) — Small towns in Oklahoma are beginning a long cleanup after tornadoes flattened home and buildings and killed at least four people, …

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Free COVID shots, flu shots available around Omaha

WEBDec 2, 2022 Updated Jan 7, 2024. The Douglas County Health Department is offering free COVID-19 vaccine shots and flu shots at various locations around the Omaha area. …

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Better heart health at midlife linked to less cognitive decline in

WEBThe study, published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, compared key heart health measures to Black and white women's scores …

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Friend hospital first in Nebraska with rural emergency model

WEBOn Feb. 8, Warren Memorial officially became the first hospital in Nebraska — and among the first 20 in the United States — to convert to what’s known as a rural emergency …

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Medicare scheme for catheters hits home in Nebraska

WEBQuarterly Medicare data for Lincoln-based OneHealth Nebraska indicated that spending on the devices on behalf of their patients was up an average of $60 a patient, …

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Biden reiterates stance in call to Netanyahu

WEBThe White House says U.S. President Joe Biden spoke again with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, as pressure builds on Israel and Hamas …

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Creighton men's basketball lands Arizona State transfer

WEBNeal — a 6-foot-6 swingman from Toledo, Ohio — spent his first three years with the Sun Devils. After limited minutes in his first two seasons, Neal averaged 11 …

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Trey Zeigler hired as Creighton basketball assistant

WEBCreighton men’s basketball will host a marquee matchup early next season at the CHI Health Center.

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'Volleyball After Dark': Omaha Supernovas embrace late start for …

WEBThe Supernovas are billing the 8:30 p.m. start at the CHI Health Center as Volleyball After Dark night with the first 5,000 fans receiving custom T-shirts for the match.

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Omaha man sentenced to prison for shooting death of woman

WEBA 22-year-old Omaha man was sentenced Tuesday to about 40 years in prison for the shooting death of a woman in 2022. Brown Davon Brown was credited with 619 …

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Creighton's Trey Alexander declares for NBA draft

WEBCreighton guard Trey Alexander has declared for the 2024 NBA Draft, he announced via social media on Friday afternoon. Alexander went through the predraft …

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Omaha Supernovas rise above Grand Rapids in five

WEBDespite a late start and another tight match, the Omaha Supernovas rose to the occasion Friday night to defeat the Grand Rapids Rise 25-22, 23-25, 25-20, 16-25, …

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Lawyer: Weinstein hospitalized after return to New York

WEBHarvey Weinstein's lawyer said Saturday that the onetime movie mogul has been hospitalized for a battery of tests after his return to New York City following an …

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Biden tries to navigate the Israel-Hamas war protests

WEBStudent protests over the war in Gaza have created a new and unpredictable challenge for President Joe Biden as he resists calls to cut off U.S. support for Israel …

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