“Even an individual that thinks that they are healthy, breathing in this air they can get irritated lungs, scratchy eyes, and maybe even some health effects they didn’t even know existed,” said Russell Hadan, Douglas County Health Dept. Air Quality Supervisor.
An Omaha meat processor has recalled more than 295,000 pounds of raw beef products intended to be made into ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli.
The Nebraska Board of Education on Thursday released its second draft of its proposed health education standards, removing certain terminology and concepts critics said weren’t age-appropriate.
he Douglas County Health Department is warning Omaha residents that smoke from fireworks can make breathing more difficult for people sensitive to air pollution.
On Monday morning, the Methodist Community Health Clinic took a big step in helping people get their health and wellness back on track by holding a free community health clinic at Kountze Commons.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued a boil advisory Friday for residents of Onawa after a malfunctioning sensor drained the city’s water tank Thursday.
The Nebraska-Iowa regional office for the American Red Cross is emphasizing that unvaccinated individuals who want to donate blood absolutely can do so.
After hearing from the public Tuesday night, the board for the Village of Mead voted unanimously to revoke the conditional-use permit for the AltEn ethanol plant.
News of a newly approved drug is giving Omaha-metro families caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s some encouragement that others after them may not have to walk the same road.
The Iowa Department of Corrections has announced it will resume in-person visitation in early July for those prisoners who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
The VA is partnering with CHI Health to add a new place for veterans to get care short-term rehabilitation and memory care in the Omaha-metro. It’s set to open in mid-December.
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against the state of Iowa challenging a 2019 law that allows Medicaid to deny payment for sex reassignment surgeries for transgender residents.
People who donate after getting a vaccine can help thousands of patients who have weak immune systems. The plasma doesn't just help COVID patients, though they also benefit.
The Boys Town National Research Hospital is setting the pace for top-notch pediatric neuroscience research and care with the opening of the new Institue of Human Neuroscience.
Mayor Jean Stothert announced Tuesday that the city has signed a $93 million Memorandum of Understanding to support Project NExT expansion at the University of Nebraska Medical Center over the next decade.
The thread of COVID-19 in the past year has had much wider health implications. Many surgeries were postponed to limit the risk of exposure, and many patients didn’t feel comfortable going to the doctor.
Omaha Police answer hundreds of calls each year for someone dealing with mental health issues. For about a year now, those calls are answered with a mental health professional and a trained Omaha Police officer.
An Omaha woman started a petition last week asking Governor Pete Ricketts to put people with high-risk medical conditions back into phase 1B of the state’s vaccination plan. As of Tuesday morning, Mura O’Neille Rohe’s petition already had close to 1,500 signatures.
Health officials are warning consumers in Illinois that they may have bought beef tainted with E. coli bacteria that was produced at a Nebraska plant last month.
This week, Douglas County moves into a new phase of vaccinations. First up, people 80 and older and those with underlying health conditions. Even as more people get the vaccine, health leaders in the community say masks and social distancing will continue to be necessary for a while.
On Jan. 25 the health department expects to receive 6,650 doses of the vaccine from the state. Dr. Pour says by the end of January or the beginning of February, they’ll be finished with phase 1A and will be able to start vaccinating people in tier 1 of phase 1B.
Face masks are a common sight these days no matter who you are. But one local man has taken it upon himself to outfit healthcare workers with an extra layer of protection.
Local authorities said Wednesday that vapor product sales to minors in Lancaster County have increased for the second consecutive year, jumping from 7.25 percent in 2019 to 13.5 percent this year.
Low-income residents who qualify for expanded Medicaid coverage in Nebraska will have to work, volunteer, take classes, or get job training if they want access to certain health-care services starting in 2022.
Crista Eggers is a fierce advocate for medical cannabis. This week she’s celebrating the measure making it onto the November ballot in Nebraska after enough signatures were validated in the state. She says it’s been a goal and a dream she and many others have worked so long for.
In some metro school districts, students will be back in the classroom for traditional instruction. But the school environment will be anything but traditional with mask requirements and social distancing guidelines enforced. Dr. Sharon Stoolman, a pediatric hospitalist in Omaha, says students and their families should be preparing and practicing right now to make their transition into the new year as smooth as possible.
Westside Community Schools is planning to institute status levels for its students and ask families to screen students' temperatures as it returns to a full-day Monday-Friday school year.
Iowa school officials have released guidelines that allow schools to reopen to normal activities as of July 1 without health checks before entering the building, no required face coverings, and no required social distancing.
Gov. Pete Ricketts announced Thursday afternoon during his update on the state's COVID-19 response that Nebraska National Guard would begin withdrawing from their support role with Test Nebraska.
Dr. Brian Boer has been treating a number of COVID-19 patients at Nebraska Medicine during the pandemic. On Wednesday afternoon, 6 News welcomed Dr. Boer for an interactive conversation with our viewers about COVID-19.
Within weeks of Gov. Kim Reynolds agreeing to allow bars and restaurants to open to customers, Iowa’s two major college towns are seeing spikes in coronavirus cases among young adults.
