Summa Health Names Family Physician of the Year
Dec. 18, 2020
John Boltri, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine, has been named Family Physician of the Year by Summa Health. The award was presented at […]
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The Scoop on COVID-19 Vaccination Cards
Dec. 17, 2020
Everyone’s looking for COVID-19 vaccination information. One part of the process will be vaccination cards — actual paper cards that people will receive to keep track of their treatment and […]
COVID-19 Vaccine Q&A
Dec. 17, 2020
Thomas File, M.D., president of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, chair of the infectious disease division at Akron-based Summa Health and professor of internal medicine, answers common questions about […]
Mask Up for Winter
Dec. 16, 2020
Good Morning America interviewed experts on best practices for wearing face coverings in the winter months. In the video, James Kravec, M.D. (’02), chief clinical officer at Mercy Health Youngstown […]
Rupesh Raina Receives Healthcare Leadership Award
Dec. 16, 2020
Rupesh Raina, M.D., has been awarded the 2020 National Kidney Foundation Healthcare Leadership Award. It was presented Dec. 5 at a Dining with the Stars event to support the National […]
Leveraging Social Media for Public Health: Harini Prabhakaran
Dec. 15, 2020
How can social media be used to help improve public health? Over the summer of 2020, second-year College of Medicine students Harini Prabhakaran and Hebah Hussain, M.P.H., worked together on […]
Finding a Path Through COVID-19 Disruptions: Hebah Hussain
Dec. 14, 2020
When COVID-19 disrupted one medicine student’s plans for a clinical experience last summer, she found a rewarding research experience instead. Over the summer of 2020, Hebah Hussain, M.P.H., worked with […]
Victoria Wobser: On the Fast Track to a Family Medicine Career
Dec. 14, 2020
In Clyde, Ohio, your choices of physicians are limited. This rural area of Sandusky County, near the Ohio Turnpike, is designated as underserved – a call that Victoria Wobser would […]
You’ve Had the Virus. Do You Need the Vaccine?
Dec. 11, 2020
Everyone wants to know: If I already had COVID-19, should I still get the vaccine? While a definitive answer isn’t here yet, Prevention sought out medical experts like Richard Watkins, […]
Better COVID-19 Care Needed for Rural Populations
Dec. 10, 2020
Gaps in the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 in rural populations have become apparent as the pandemic continues. Donald Voltz, M.D., an associate professor of anesthesiology with board certification in […]