By Hayden Stutz, Student Pharmacist and Karen L. Kier, Pharmacist
On behalf of ONU Healthwise Pharmacy
To sow a seed of doubt means to cause someone to have doubts, worries, or concerns. The sower of the seed conveys that someone is planting information into your head, creating doubt. A recent study may be planting a seed!
By Christian Steiner, MD, Psychiatry
Psychiatric Center of Northwest Ohio
The long-term use of antidepressants is a critical aspect of managing major depressive disorder (MDD) to prevent relapse and recurrence. Clinical guidelines, such as those from the American Psychiatric Association, recommend maintenance therapy with antidepressants for at least six months after achieving remission to prevent relapse. For patients with a high risk of recurrence, such as those with multiple past episodes or severe symptoms, maintenance treatment may be extended to two years or more.
By Samuel Finn, Student Pharmacist and Karen L. Kier, Pharmacist
On behalf of ONU Healthwise Pharmacy
An 8-week Stanford University study was the basis for a Netflix documentary series released on January 1, 2024. The documentary series is titled You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment. The study paired 22 identical twins and gave them opposing diets for an 8-week period.
One twin was given a vegan diet and the other had an omnivore diet. An omnivore diet includes animal and plant sources including dairy, meat and eggs. The participants had their meals prepared for the first 4 weeks and they had to make their own meals for the last 4 weeks.
By Nathaniel Ratnasamy, MD, Infectious Disease Specialist and Gina Bailey, BSN, RN, Infection Preventionist
Blanchard Valley Health System
There has been concern about measles cases in various parts of the country and a significant uptick worldwide. In the last few weeks, a total of 607 confirmed measles cases were reported by 22 states, including 11 cases in Ohio. Of the 607 confirmed US cases, 74 have been hospitalized, and three have died. According to the CDC, 2025 is already the third-most active year for measles since 2000.
By Karen L. Kier, Pharmacist
On behalf of ONU Healthwise Pharmacy
In 2002, Joni Mitchell announced she was leaving the music industry only to start writing again in 2006.
On September 25, 2007, Mitchell released her 19th studio album titled Shine. The Canadian singer-songwriter became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s for her folk music. Over her career, she has branched out into many different genres such as pop, jazz fusion and rock. She was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.
This spring, OhioHealth is implementing new forensic technology across more than two dozen emergency departments as a means of supporting survivors of sexual assault and other forms of interpersonal violence.
OhioHealth is deploying Cortexflo camera systems from Fernico—a high-resolution imaging technology built specifically for forensic use. They are referred to as SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) cameras. OhioHealth has purchased devices for 26 care sites. In addition, three care sites will be upgraded to new equipment in exchange for old cameras.
