Sandra Johnston remembers her first episode like it was yesterday. She felt she couldn’t breathe, experiencing a shortness of breath as though she had just run a marathon. Worried, her husband took her to the emergency room, where doctors had to restart her heart to get it back into rhythm. The diagnosis was atrial fibrillation,…
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Physician Encourages a Healthy Loss of Pandemic Pounds
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As the days get longer and more of our community is opening up, a local physician is encouraging patients to reverse the extra pounds they may have added over the past year of the pandemic. David Mohan, MD, Family Medicine, with Lutheran Health Physicians, says it’s a great time to get back on track with…
Ohio Department of Health Notes Increasing Vaccination Rates
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The Ohio Lottery and the Ohio Department of Health are reporting that approximately 1 million entries have been collected, and that preliminary data shows vaccination rates continue to grow. “Governor DeWine’s announcement of Ohio Vax-a-Million was exactly what we needed to reinvigorate interest in receiving COVID-19 vaccines,” said Ohio Department of Health Director Stephanie McCloud.…
OHIO FOLLOWS CDC’S GUIDANCE AND UPDATES HEALTH ORDERS
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Ohio has updated its health orders to reflect CDC’s new guidance that people who are fully vaccinated are no longer required to wear masks in most situations. People who are not fully vaccinated should continue to wear masks and maintain distance from others. A person is considered fully vaccinated two full weeks after receiving the…
Governor DeWine Announces Vaccine Incentives, End Date for Health Orders
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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine on Wednesday announced a series of statewide drawings to provide incentives to Ohioans to get a COVID-19 vaccination. With wide access to the life-saving vaccine to help Ohioans safe, Governor DeWine also announced that most COVID-19 health orders would be removed on June 2nd. DeWine made the announcements during a statewide…
Global Sanitizers Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Medically Minded Hand Sanitizer Due to Presence of Undeclared Methanol
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Las Vegas, NV, Global Sanitizers is voluntarily recalling 50 thousand units of Medically Minded hand sanitizers, lot numbers: E212020 & E082020 Best Buy of 5/21/2022 to the user/consumer level. FDA analysis has found the product to contain methanol. Risk Statement: Substantial methanol exposure can result in coma, seizures, permanent blindness, permanent damage to the central…
Paulding County Hospital Announces New Magazine
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Paulding County Hospital is pleased to announce the name of their new magazine and release their first issue. The NEW magazine name was announced to Paulding County Hospital staff on Friday, May 14th. Along with the prize raffle and cookout this brought a great conclusion to Hospital Week at PCH! Paulding County Hospital requested employees…
PCHD Service Recognition
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Association of Ohio Health Commissioners Resolution in Recognition of Distinguished Service 2020 Paulding County Health Department CoVID-19 Response WHEREAS, COVID-19 is a respiratory disease that can result in serious illness or death, is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which is a new strain of coronavirus that had not been previously identified in humans and can…
Keeping Moms and Babies Safe During the Pandemic
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The delivery of babies has been a happy event for the labor and delivery teams at Lutheran Hospital and Dupont Hospital over the past year. Thousands of infants born over the past year have been a welcome sight in the midst of the global pandemic. While the virus has changed many things in the world…
UV Radiation Kills Virus that Causes COVID-19 in Lab, Study Finds
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — A specific wavelength of ultraviolet radiation killed more than 99.99% of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in laboratory tests, a new study has found. The results could offer an encouraging option for inactivating the virus that causes COVID-19 from surfaces or, potentially, from the air. It is the first study to…
Vantage Students Assist in Vaccinations at PCH
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Beginning on March 12th, Vantage adult education students enrolled in the PNP (Practical Nursing Program) assisted in vaccinating Paulding County residents, at Paulding County Hospital COVID Vaccine Clinic. PNP students will continue to assist Paulding County Hospital in vaccinating eligible individuals who wish to receive the vaccine throughout the month of March. Eligible Paulding County…
COVID Tests at the Library
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The state of Ohio is offering free at home COVID Test Kits. These at home kits are available for free from all Paulding County Carnegie Library locations. There are technical components that are required in order to use these tests. You must have access to a Smart Phone, tablet or computer with a webcam and…
COVID-19 Update: K-12 Progress, Rent Assistance, Ongoing Nursing Home Vaccination Plan
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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted provided the following updates on Ohio’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. K-12 PROGRESS Governor DeWine announced progress toward the goal of getting K-12 students back into the classroom by March 1. In December, 45 percent of Ohio students were attending school remotely full-time, but today, less…
