You are here

Home » News

Health

Covid 19: Are we winning?

Yes, and no! Here's the details
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, March 11, 2021

By Karen L. Kier,
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
419/772-3784
www.onuhealthwisepharmacy.com

The nation is seeing a decrease in overall cases and Ohio’s curve is declining. So does this mean we are winning against COVID-19?

Yes, and no!

Yes, the vaccines are helping to improve control. However, public health officials and infectious disease specialists fear that this win may not last long.

»

COVID-19 Update: Vaccines and more

Ohio, like the rest of the nation has seen a recent small spike in the number of COVID-19 cases
Posted by Fred Steiner on Thursday, March 4, 2021

By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the
ONU HealthWise team
www.onuhealthwisepharmacy.com
419/772-3784
Ohio, like the rest of the nation has seen a recent small spike in the number of COVID-19 cases. While this is disappointing since the numbers had being going down, there is hope with a third COVID-19 vaccine getting Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) this week.

The vaccines are working and more vaccines to the public means more protection from this pandemic. 

»

Understanding Virus Mutation

Everything you need to know about viral mutations
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Saturday, February 20, 2021

This story provided by Ohio Northern University HealthWise Pharmacy.

The virus that has caused a global pandemic has mutated. But what does that mean?

Read on for everything you need to know about virus mutations.

What Is a Virus Mutation?

All viruses mutate. Even though the word "mutate" sounds a little scary, not all mutations make viruses stronger.

Virus mutations are simply changes viruses make as they make copies of themselves inside of a host.

Why Do Viruses Mutate?

»

Coping with Winter Allergies

You can fight winter allergies with these 10 steps
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Saturday, February 6, 2021

This story provided by Ohio Northern University HealthWise Pharmacy.

It's winter and, just like clockwork, you’re back sniffling again. But before you write off that stuffy nose as just another cold, you may want to consider that the culprit could actually be winter allergies.

Fortunately, there are steps you can take to tame your bothersome allergies.

What Are Winter Allergies?

»

SARS-CoV-2 Mutations: A concern?

What are these mutations all about?
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, February 3, 2021

By Karen L. Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the
ONU HealthWise team
Several news outlets have been reporting on mutations or changes to the COVID-19 virus known as SARS-CoV-2. What are these mutations all about?

They are important and may have a dynamic impact on the COVID-19 pandemic. The first mutation or change in the virus is what scientists believe caused this disease to jump from an animal source to a human source.

The original SARS-CoV-2 is actually called the wild type by scientists who work with viruses and look for mutations. The mutations are then given names based on the way they mutate from the original virus.

»

Flying to US: Negative COVID-19 Test Required

US health officials require negative COVID-19 test for air travelers entering US
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on Saturday, January 30, 2021

This story provided by Ohio Northern University HealthWise Pharmacy.

Traveling to the United States just got a little trickier.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced that all air passengers who hope to enter the US will have to get a negative COVID-19 test first. This new rule starts on Jan. 26.

This requirement comes as the nation is in another surge of cases and potentially more contagious variants of the virus are emerging around the world, the CDC noted.

»

Pages