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Reliable, Trustworthy Reporting, Capturing The Heartbeat Of Our Community
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March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in both men and women and is preventable. The most common form of colorectal cancer starts out as small abnormal growths, called polyps, that can grow and mutate over time to transform into cancer. If the polyps are removed when they are small, they never get the chance to evolve into cancer. Polyps grow slowly so screening doesn't need to be an annual event. Intervals depend on several factors and...
“It’s that time of year again when kids are back in school, football is back on the TV and ragweed pollen is in the air,” said Dr. Josh Thoendel of Antelope Memorial Hospital. “Here in Nebraska, we are blessed with an abundance of allergens. I’ve talked to patients who have moved from Montana, North Carolina, Texas and California and they’ve all told me they never had allergies before they moved to Nebraska. Tree pollen in the spring, grass in early summer and the King Kong of allergens, ragweed, is in the air from late July until frost. This...
“Fall sports bring back good memories for me,” said Dr. Josh Thoendel of Antelope Memorial Hospital. “Growing up in Nebraska built up a love of football, even if the Huskers have spent 20 years trying to stamp it back out. However, despite football being safer than it used to be – it still has one of the highest risks of concussion. We now have new tools to recognize concussions and new treatments and protocols to help ensure the safe return-to-play.” What is a concussion? Thoendel said, “It is a bruise of the brain. Like body bruises, there ca...
