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BVHS encourages contacting primary care provider for covid-19 testing

Bluffton Hospital is a testing site
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 26, 2020 - 2:38pm

Blanchard Valley Health System is encouraging patients to schedule an appointment with their primary care provider (PCP) if they are symptomatic for COVID-19.

A PCP will determine if a COVID-19 test is needed and will place an order for testing at Bluffton Hospital or Blanchard Valley Hospital, Findlay. Appointments are required for COVID-19 testing. 

To receive testing at Physicians Plus Urgent Care, or through either of our emergency departments, patients must first be evaluated by a provider. A determination will be made if a COVID-19 test is required.

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Blanchard Valley Health System
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Bluffton's largest lawn

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 26, 2020 - 2:27pm

It takes a big lawn mower to cut the grass on Bluffton's largest lawn. It's also the greenest lawn in the community. You'll find it south of town at 8575 Dixie Highway. It's the Bluffton Golf Club's expansive lawn, or as the website reads: manicured greens and fairways.

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Weekend Doctor: Folic acid, why take it?

Folic acid is a human-made form of the B-vitamin folate. Our bodies use it to make new cells. Everyone needs folic acid to be healthy, but especially before pregnancy.
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 25, 2020 - 6:22am

By Abigail Maas, NPRN-CNP
Certified nurse practitioner
Folic acid is a human-made form of the B-vitamin folate. Our bodies use it to make new cells. Everyone needs folic acid to be healthy, but especially before pregnancy.

Folic acid helps form the neural tube and is known to decrease the risk of major congenital disabilities of an unborn baby’s brain (anencephaly) and spine (spina bifida). 

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Blanchard Valley Health System
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Cupping: To do or not to do?

Everything you need to know about cupping
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 25, 2020 - 6:09am

This column is provided by Ohio Northern University HeathWise Pharmacy.
Cupping, a type of traditional Chinese medicine, has been practiced for more than 2,000 years. But is it safe and effective?

Although this complementary treatment has been used for centuries, it is important to know what the process entails, what the research says and the associated safety concerns. Read on for more information.

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Health Services
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OHSAA releases sport-specific return to play guidelines

The OHSAA said it is offering the recommendations with the objective of commencing fall sports seasons on Aug. 1
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 24, 2020 - 5:02pm

The Ohio High School Athletic Association released Wednesday sport-specific return to play guidelines.

The OHSAA said it is offering the recommendations with the objective of commencing fall sports seasons on Aug. 1.

The OHSAA fully intends to support its member schools and the student-athletes who desire to compete in interscholastic athletics and will continue to assess all areas as more information becomes available.

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Ohio Athletic Conference (ONU is a member) pulls the plug on fall intercollegiate sports

Includes football, cross country, volleyball, soccer, golf, tennis
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 24, 2020 - 3:34pm

The Ohio Athletic Conference Presidents Council and its 10-member schools have postponed all intercollegiate competition through Dec. 31, 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Members schools include:
Ohio Northern University
Mt Union
Marietta
John Carroll
Baldwin Wallace
Capital
Heidelberg
Wilmington
Otterbein

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