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José Bravo keeps the spice of life despite his battle with cancer | Dayofhope


José Bravo keeps the spice of life despite his battle with cancer | Dayofhope

Cancer treatment may have taken the spice out of José Bravo, but nothing can take the spice out of life for this grandfather of seven boys. “I wish nobody had to go through what I went through. It’s kind of ugly. But if people can get through this, they should just keep an open mind […]

Kevin Holten: Life is not about


Kevin Holten: Life is not about

Have you mastered life yet? I ask this because when I was younger I apparently had the wrong idea that as you get older you understand life and it becomes much easier. I now realize that the Master’s degree in life that I thought I would have earned by now doesn’t exist, and that life […]

Public energy as part of the good life


Public energy as part of the good life

We are incredibly thankful for Nebraska’s public power grid every day, but especially after the historic storm that hit eastern Nebraska last month. Between the Omaha Public Power District and the Lincoln Electrical System, more than 248,000 power outages were reported. The utility districts worked tirelessly and deployed tremendous resources to restore power to more […]

World’s first rapid TBI blood test unveiled at Orlando Health


World’s first rapid TBI blood test unveiled at Orlando Health

Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) is the first hospital in the world to use a new, groundbreaking blood test to evaluate patients with suspected mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) or concussions. The rapid TBI blood test provides results in as little as 15 minutes and was developed by Abbott in collaboration with the […]

Good Samaritan awarded 5 stars by CMS


Good Samaritan awarded 5 stars by CMS

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently released their Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings for 2024, and CHI Health Good Samaritan in Kearney was awarded the highest possible honor. Good Samaritan was one of only five acute care hospitals in Nebraska and the only hospital west of Norfolk to receive a five-star rating. The […]

Olympic gold medalists and life expectancy


Olympic gold medalists and life expectancy

Dr. Shirit Kazum | Specially for the USATODAY Network Olympian Katie Ledecky looks forward to the future of women’s sports The 14-time Olympic medalist dominated the games in Paris and is already thinking about LA 2028 The excitement surrounding the Olympics is palpable. We sit with family and friends and watch athletes—some we’ve watched in […]

Olympic gold medalists and life expectancy


Olympic gold medalists and life expectancy

Dr. Shirit Kazum | Specially for the USATODAY Network Olympian Katie Ledecky looks forward to the future of women’s sports The 14-time Olympic medalist dominated the games in Paris and is already thinking about LA 2028 The excitement surrounding the Olympics is palpable. We sit with family and friends and watch athletes—some we’ve watched in […]