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Weekend doctor: Lupus

Posted by LizGH on Saturday, August 10, 2019

By Lynn Dillon, RN, ADON
Birchaven Village
Lupus is a systemic autoimmune disease that occurs when your body’s immune system attacks your own tissues and organs. It is a complicated and unpredictable disease that can affect any organ and may cause a wide range of symptoms. Inflammation caused by lupus can affect many different body systems including joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, brain, heart and lungs. Lupus can mimic other diseases and not all people with lupus display the same symptoms, so it can be hard to diagnose. The symptoms depend on which body system is being affected.

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Weekend doctor: Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Posted by LizGH on Saturday, August 3, 2019

By Jay Alammar, MD
Surgical Associates of Northwest Ohio
Did you know that 10 to 15 percent of Americans suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)? Many more also meet the criteria of the diagnosis but have not been formally diagnosed.

IBS is a chronic condition characterized by abdominal pain/discomfort and altered bowel habits, mainly diarrhea, constipation or alternating episodes of both. Other symptoms may include bloating, feelings of fullness, urgency to use the restroom, and feelings of incomplete evacuation of stool. The symptoms are often relieved by having a bowel movement and made worse by eating.

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Carey Medical and Diagnostic Center opens Monday

Posted by LizGH on Saturday, August 3, 2019

The Carey Medical & Diagnostic Center, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System, will open on Monday, Aug. 5. The building consists of Carey Medical Center (family medicine), Carey Diagnostics Center (lab, EKG and imaging services) and Carey Specialty Clinic (rotating medical specialists). The new location is at 930 Sheriden Drive, Carey.

Carey natives, Dr. Troy Puckett and Dr. Robert Puckett will providing an array of primary care services to the region. Both physicians are now welcoming patients of all ages. To make an appointment,  call 419-396-7683.

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Weekend doctor: Cologuard Test

New colon cancer screening
Posted by LizGH on Saturday, July 20, 2019

By Jay Alammar, MD
Surgical Associates of Northwest Ohio
Colorectal cancer is a common disease, and colon cancer screening continues to be of utmost importance. Preventing cancer or detecting and removing it early when it is still localized greatly impacts colon cancer related mortality.

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A nurse midwife with a strong Ada connection

She's now accepting patients at Blanchard Valley Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bluffton
Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, July 19, 2019

Note: Laura Selvidio's parents, David Earl and Kathy (Binkley) Earl, are both Ada High School graduates. Her grandmother, Donna Binkley, lives in Ada.

“I enjoy bringing life into the world. It’s amazing,” Laura Selvidio, nurse midwife, says about her profession.

Earlier this month she became the second nurse midwife to join the staff of Blanchard Valley Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bluffton.

Selvidio, a certified nurse midwife (CNM), practiced in Georgia and Alaska since 2015 prior to coming to Bluffton. She joins another nurse midwife, Missy Moore, on the staff. Selvidio is in the Bluffton office four days each week.

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Dr. Joshua Ebel joins Blanchard Valley Urology Associates

Posted by Fred Steiner on Friday, July 19, 2019

Blanchard Valley Medical Practices welcomes Joshua Ebel, MD to the team at Blanchard Valley Urology Associates. Dr. Ebel offers a variety of both surgical and non-surgical treatments for disorders of the male and female urinary tract.

Dr. Ebel completed undergraduate studies at Miami University (Oxford, OH) before pursuing his medical degree, surgical internship, and urology residency at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and James Cancer Hospital (Columbus, OH).

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