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Heartbreaker

Posted by Staff on December 28, 2022 - 7:00am

By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

Heartbreaker is a common name shared by several songs released over the years. Two of the most famous are those performed by Pat Benatar in 1979 and Dionne Warwick in 1982. Pat Benatar has sold over 35 million albums and has won 4 Grammy Awards. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in November of 2022. Dionne Warwick’s song Heartbreaker was on her 1982 album by the same name. Her song was written by the Bee Gees, who later released their own version in 1994. Dionne won six Grammys and is the second-most charted female during the rock era. Interestingly, she served as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations. 

So, why the talk about heartbreak during the most wonderful time of the year?

Early in my pharmacy career, I was working Christmas Day in the hospital emergency room. We had a patient come in with a heart condition and the physician’s diagnosis was holiday heart. At first, I thought the physician was making a joke because we were both working a holiday, but then I realized he was serious. 

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Health Services
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Icon favorite photos: May-July 2022

Posted by Paula Scott on December 28, 2022 - 6:52am

Four more of the Icon's favorite photos from 2022, from May-July.

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December 29 Blood Drive at Bluffton FUMC

Posted by Staff on December 28, 2022 - 6:44am

Bluffton First United Methodist Church, 116 Church Street, will host an American Red Cross Blood Drive

Thursday, December 29
10:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

To schedule an appointment,

Call 1-800-REDCROSS

or visit www.RedCrossBlood.org and enter fumcbluff

For information on who may donate blood, visit https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/how-to-donate/eligibility-req...

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Events
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NW Ohio field reports from Ohio Division of Wildlife

Posted by Paula Scott on December 27, 2022 - 11:34am

The following items were shared in December 2022 by Ohio Division of Wildlife officers in Northwest Ohio:

During waterfowl season, State Wildlife Officer Levi Farley, assigned to Paulding County, was patrolling after a heavy snowfall. Officer Farley contacted a group of four waterfowl hunters in layout blinds and checked for licenses, Ohio Wetlands Habitat Stamps, HIP certification, and federal Migratory Bird Hunting Stamps. Later, Officer Farley noticed a mail carrier’s vehicle stuck in deep snow and activated his overhead lights to inform oncoming drivers of the hazard. With help from the waterfowl hunters he had just checked, Officer Farley pushed the vehicle back onto the roadway. The mail carrier was grateful for the officer’s and hunters’ help. 

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Regional news
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Weekend Doctor: Preventing the spread of infection

Posted by Staff on December 27, 2022 - 11:00am

By Nathaniel Ratnasamy, MD
Infectious Disease & Travel Medicine

Winter season can be a season of joy with the gathering of families and friends for the holidays, but it can also become the season of spreading respiratory infections. While most of the time, respiratory infections are mild nuisances for healthy people, influenza, RSV and SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) can lead to consequences that are more serious for those with chronic illnesses. COVID-19 has been linked to about 200-400 deaths a day in the past several months. Blanchard Valley Hospital has seen hospitalizations go from single digits to the teens in the past few weeks. Hospitalization for influenza has also increased. Influenza in a typical year is associated with 25,000 to 50,000 deaths.

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Health Services
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Icon favorite photos: January-April 2022

Posted by Paula Scott on December 27, 2022 - 8:32am

Here are four photos from early 2022. They aren't the most important stories of the year, they're simply some of our favorites.

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