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. 

By Karen Kier, Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

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.” 

This famous song is not the only reference to naughty or nice. In 2012, the Hallmark Channel helped produce a Christmas television movie titled Naughty or Nice. This movie has not quite become a classic but some may remember it. The premise of the movie is that Santa’s book listing all of the naughty and nice children ends up in the hands of the character named Krissy Kringle and the book lists all these naughty things that she now knows.

By Christian Steiner, MD, Psychiatric Center of Northwest Ohio

There’s a pandemic. This one is specific to deer and, subsequently, should be of interest to deer hunters. It is called chronic wasting disease. Chronic wasting disease is similar to Mad Cow disease, as it is caused by a prion. 

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

Allen County Public Health Department issued the following statement providing guidance for area residents: 

By Karen Kier, Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

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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