How General People are Staying Healthy?

Health Matters with the Medicine Center Pharmacy. I’m your pharmacist, Paul White. We’re glad you joined us. Before we begin, I’d like to thank our sponsors, Aultman Health System, Studio Arts & Glass, and Jenior Appraisals and Liquidations. Today Brad and I are broadcasting from our administrative offices and our guest is James M. Adams, The Health Commissioner for Canton City Public Health.

If you have been watching or listening to the news lately, concerns of a “tripledemic” have been frequent headlines. There’s no scientific definition for this term; it simply refers to a collision of RSV, influenza, and COVID-19 to the extent that it might overwhelm hospital emergency departments. Listening to customers visiting our pharmacies there clearly is a high level of illness of all varieties in our communities. Today we will talk with Jim Adams about current illness levels in our communities, vaccines, preventative measures, and in general, staying healthy!

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Tune in to Learn More About How General People are Staying Healthy?

• How the community is currently faring and is anything new with respect to COVID?

• What symptoms might lead you to consider COVID?

• Where can our listeners get free COVID tests to have if needed?

• What are the recommendations for listeners who recently had COVID and are considering a booster?

• What symptoms are different between Influenza and COVID?

• If someone takes a COVID test and it is negative, should they assume influenza, and what should their next step be?

• Which might be fueling the higher rate of infection this flu season?

• What are the current recommendations for staying home to stop the spread?

• What is RSV and is it circulating in our community?

• What symptoms might present for RSV and when should parents or grandparents seek help from their pediatrician?

• What recommendations do you have to keep our children healthy?

• Why are we seeing a resurgence of some diseases like measles and polio that most of us considered a disease of the past?

• What message would like to share with our listeners regarding the safety and necessity of staying current with immunizations?

Thank you to our guest, Jim Adams, Health Commissioner for Canton City Public Health.  We’d like to remind our listeners, if you suspect you have a medical issue, please contact your health care provider. Thanks to our sponsors Aultman Health Systems, Studio Arts & Glass, and Jenior Appraisals and LIquidations. As always, we thank our listeners for joining us on Health Matters with the Medicine Center Pharmacy.

Have a healthy week and we’ll see you again next Friday right here on News Talk 1480 WHBC.

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The Emergency Room And Urgent Care

Welcome to Health Matters with the Medicine Center Pharmacy. I’m your pharmacist, Brad White. We’re glad you joined us. Before we begin, I’d like to thank our sponsors, Aultman Health Systems, Studio Arts & Glass, and Jenior Appraisals and Liquidations.

Today we are broadcasting from our administrative offices and our guest is, Dr. Jon Elias, Medical Director of Aultman Now Urgent Care. learn about the difference between the Emergency Room and Urgent Care, while also discussing common health concerns during this cold and flu season.

When these situations occur, we’re often faced with uncertainty about where to go for care, especially if the symptoms seem severe and our regular doctor’s office is closed. While the answer is not always simple, knowing the difference between a walk-in clinic, an urgent care center, and a hospital emergency room can make a huge difference, especially if you have a medical emergency.

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Tune in to Learn More About the Difference Between The Emergency Room And Urgent Care in this Program:

• Urgent Care vs the Emergency Department.  How does a person know which place to go?

• When should a person visit their primary care provider instead of an urgent care?

• Should people have a primary care provider?

• What are the differences between the flu, Covid and the common cold?

• What are the treatments for cold, flu and covid?

• When are antibiotics appropriate to use in respiratory infections?

• Is there a risk to using antibiotics?

• How about respiratory conditions – how do you know when you should seek treatment?

• What are the pulmonary effects of colds, flu and covid?

• Is pulmonary rehab required for any of these conditions?

• During winter months you probably see other weather-related health conditions like falls and issues related to shoveling snow and being outdoors for long periods of time. What can our listeners do to avoid falls?

• Do you see people of all ages at risk for falling?

• How about health risks related to shoveling snow?

• What would you tell people who have health conditions about shoveling?

• Is there a risk to children and others of staying outside too long during cold weather?

• Is frostbite a major concern?

• Where are the Aultman Urgent care facilities located?

• How can people find out more information about hours, etc?

Thank you to our guest, Dr. Jon Elias, Medical Director of Aultman Now Urgent Care.  We’d like to remind our listeners if you suspect you have a medical issue, please contact your healthcare provider. Thanks to our sponsors Aultman Health Systems, Studio Arts & Glass, and Jenior Appraisals and LIquidations. As always, we thank our listeners for joining us on Health Matters with the Medicine Center Pharmacy.

Have a healthy week and we’ll see you again next Friday right here on News Talk 1480 WHBC.

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Brad and Paul White, registered pharmacists, discuss supplements, vaccines and share tips for what to keep in your medicine cabinet this spring.

Atrial fibrillation, also known as AFib, is a quivering or irregular heartbeat that can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure and other heart-related complications. According to the American Heart Association, at least 2.7 million Americans are living with AFib.  Some patients have described the feeling as if their heart is skipping a beat or flip flopping, while others report feeling nauseated or light headed. Then there are people who indicate they have had no symptoms and discovered they have AFib at a routine checkup with their physician. In today's segment we talk about AFib treatment options including pacemakers, drug therapy and the Watchman Device with Dr. Michael Markel, cardiologist from Stark Medical Specialties. 

L-R: Brad and Paul White, registered pharmacists and Dr. Michael Markel, Stark Medical Specialties

About 33% of Americans over age 20 have high blood pressure and over 5 million Americans have heart failure.  Of those diagnosed with heart failure, roughly 70%  also have high blood pressure.  These conditions increase a patient’s risk for heart attack, stroke and kidney disease.  Medication therapies continue to improve and manage the symptoms of these conditions – but there are many things we can do to control these diseases and improve our health.  This morning we will talk about risk factors, symptoms and treatment of these conditions – but also about the changes we can make in our lives to improve our health. Today, Dr. Simonette Jones, non-invasive cardiologist joins us from Mercy Cardiovascular Institute to talk about cardiovascular health issues. 

(L-R) Brad White, R. Ph., Paul White, R. Ph. and Dr. Simonette Jones

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women (after skin cancer). The American Cancer Society estimates this year about 252,710 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women, and 40,610 will die from this disease. This morning we talk with Dr. Russell Ramey, general surgeon from Mercy Medical Center and Dr. Noman Rafique, oncologist and hematologist from Tri-County Hematology & Oncology about breast cancer screening options and breast cancer treatment.

L-R: Health Matters Hosts Brad White, R. Ph, Paul White, R. Ph, Dr. Russell Ramey, general surgeon from Mercy Medical Center and Dr. Noman Rafique, oncologist and hematologist from Tri-County Hematology & Oncology prepare for the Health Matters program at WHBC-AM1480.

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Jack Ford, senior vice president of Beaver Excavating and chair of the American Heart Association’s Stark and Wayne County Healthy For Good Heart Walks and Dr. Brandon Smith, pediatric cardiologist at Akron Children’s Hospital Heart Center join us today.  

Brad White, R. Ph. and Paul White, R. Ph. are joined by Jack Ford, senior vice president of Beaver Excavating and Brad's son Reagan in the WHBC studio.

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It’s not all gloom and doom – there is some good news. Risk of cardiovascular disease can be reduced by diet and exercise, so it is important to know the risk factors. The statistics may be daunting, but cardiovascular disease can be treated. During today's program, Dr. Rizwan Sardar, cardiologist at Aultman Hospital joins Brad White, R Ph. and Paul White, R. Ph. to talk about treatment options for cardiovascular disease.