After a lifesaving lung transplant, Glen Hohn then had a life-threatening bout of COVID-19. However, thanks to his care team and some music therapy, his lungs improved, his confidence grew and he was discharged after an extraordinary experience.

Excessive alcohol consumption can have a wide range of harmful effects on your health. But how much is too much alcohol to increase your risk for serious health conditions?

Becoming a living organ donor is selfless act that can help a recipient get an organ transplant faster. Most living donors donate one of their kidneys or a part of their liver. However, despite its life-changing potential, there are several myths surrounding living organ donation. Here, we debunk some of these misconceptions.

Pulling a red wagon is physical therapist Chad Doerneman. Behind the wagon is respiratory therapist Katie Stehlik. She carefully navigates a wheeled ventilator and oxygen tank. And inside the wagon is 3-year-old Genesis Sanchez-Vasquez, wearing a flowered dress and black and hot pink sunglasses.

Braylynn Sallinger was born with gastroschisis. Fourteen years later, she and her mother recall the incredible journey and lifesaving treatments Braylynn received from Nebraska Medicine.

In a matter of weeks, a Norfolk, Nebraska, doctor went from delivering babies to relying on a machine to keep him alive.

Ayden was born with tangled intestines. A year after multi-organ transplant, Ayden is able to live a normal life with his twin brother.

When Joseph was born with an incurable liver disease called biliary atresia, he was very sick. His parents, Jenn and Brent Timperley wanted the most advanced care available.

Ezra’s liver kept getting worse and worse despite medicine helping the other small hemangiomas shrink. He spent his entire life sick.

Read the story of lung transplant recipient, Jake Immink, who has been hospitalized since November 2020.