Telehealth’s Growing Reach
Nov. 19, 2020
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, visits to doctor’s offices have slowed — and home visits via telehealth have skyrocketed nationally. As people struggle with anxiety and depression, mental health needs […]
Category: Community Health
CDC Finds COVID-19 Spread in Households Is Common
Nov. 16, 2020
When one person in a household contracts COVID-19, chances are good that others will also become sick, according to new research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) […]
Is That Earache a Sign of COVID-19?
Nov. 9, 2020
When is an earache just an earache, and when might it be a symptom of COVID-19? Prevention asked experts including Richard Watkins, M.D., an infectious disease physician and professor of […]
Know Your Symptoms
Oct. 30, 2020
With influenza season on the way, the question is bound to come up soon: Do I have the flu or COVID-19? Prevention asked experts to help us sort it out. […]
Primary Care, Mental Health Services for Portage Community Continue Despite Pandemic
Oct. 30, 2020
Four years ago, a new source of health care opened in Portage County to serve people who were uninsured or underinsured. Now known as the Student-Run Free Clinic at NEOMED, […]
COVID-19 Reinfection Possible but Very Rare, Say Experts
Oct. 29, 2020
The case of a Nevada man who contracted COVID-19 twice has attracted public attention and study by researchers, with findings recently published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, a British medical […]
Home for the Holidays — or Not? Advice from the CDC
Oct. 28, 2020
Even as the weather cools, COVID-19 rates have been heating up. Yahoo Sports asked the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for advice on how to safely navigate holiday celebrations. Among […]
Face Coverings Likely to Protect against Flu, Too
Oct. 26, 2020
Remember the Swiss cheese analogy used by Amy Acton, M.D. (’90), the former director of the Ohio Department of Health, to describe efforts used to flatten the COVID-19 curve? Health […]
Why It’s Still Important to Get a Flu Shot during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Oct. 23, 2020
A flu shot won’t protect you from contracting SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID-19 — but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says that getting a flu shot is “more […]
Health Experts Warn: COVID-19 Is Worse Than the Flu
Oct. 22, 2020
As influenza season approaches, U.S. health experts warn against comparing it with COVID-19. “While both COVID-19 and the flu are serious illnesses with potentially deadly consequences, COVID-19 is far more […]