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What is a Twindemic?

By Karen Kier, pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
Posted by Paula Scott on Friday, December 17, 2021

A New York Times reporter in August of 2020 coined the term twindemic to describe the concern for an increase in both flu (influenza) and COVID-19 during the winter months of 2020.  The good news is that a twindemic never occurred in 2020 but the word stuck. Twindemic is a portmanteau word. A portmanteau is when words are blended together to form a new meaning. The words are not combined together like starfish but rather are a mash of words. The word smog is a portmanteau mash up of smoke and fog that has become part of our vernacular.

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Navneet Patti, MD, joins Psychiatric Center of Northwest Ohio

Posted by Paula Scott on Thursday, December 9, 2021

Navneet Patti, MD, a physician who specializes in adult and child psychiatry, recently joined the Psychiatric Center of Northwest Ohio team at Caughman Health Center, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System. 

Dr. Patti completed medical school at Guru Gobind Medical College in Faridkot, India. She completed her adult psychiatry residency at Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University and her child and adolescent psychiatry fellowship at the University of Toledo Medical Center. 

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Naughty or Nice?

By Karen Kier, Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
Posted by Paula Scott on Tuesday, December 7, 2021

As Christmas music and movies play continuously on some stations, we might hear the song released on October 24, 1934 called “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town.”  This song was first written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie and has been recorded by over 200 different artists. Some of the more well-known artists include Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Buble´ and Mariah Carey.  In 2014, an a cappella version was released by Pentatonix. Many children are reminded of the lyrics “he’s making a list and checking it twice, gonna find out who’s naughty or nice.” 

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A conversation with BVHS CMO Renee Smith

Posted by Paula Scott on Thursday, December 2, 2021

Dr. Renee Smith, the new Chief Medical Officer (CMO) at Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS), which includes Bluffton Hospital, met with the Bluffton Icon for a meet and greet over the phone. It was just “Day 9” of her new assignment. We talked with Smith about her background in family medicine and the role of primary care.

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Omicron variant

By Karen Kier, Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
Posted by Paula Scott on Monday, November 29, 2021

Omicron is the fifteenth letter in the Greek alphabet. In astronomy, omicron designates the fifteenth star in a constellation group. The constellation Andromeda includes the star Omicron Andromedae that is approximately 692 light-years from Earth.

In 1662, astronomer Johannes Hevelius renamed the star Mira because it acted like no other star.  Mira in Latin is translated as wonderful or astonishing. Mira is predicted to be visible at its maximum brightness again on July 16, 2022.

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Weekend Doctor: Involuntary leakage

By Erica Hermiller, APRN-CNP
Posted by Paula Scott on Sunday, November 28, 2021

Do you leak urine when you laugh, cough or sneeze? Do you have an uncontrollable urge to void and leak urine on the way to the restroom? These are symptoms of urinary incontinence that many women experience. Even though some women may believe these symptoms are a normal part of aging, the reality is, symptoms can be treated.

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