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Weekend doctor: Is dryness affecting your relationship?

Posted by LizGH on Saturday, November 30, 2019

By Lori Thomas, MD
Medical Director, Beyond MedSpa
Many women are affected by vaginal dryness or pain during intercourse, which is a direct result of vaginal dryness. However, many women do not realize that there are treatment options available.

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“Guilt, Anger and Challenges”

“Living Through Loss” Series at Blanchard Valley Hospital Dec. 16
Posted by Icon K on Monday, November 25, 2019

Bridge Bereavement Services, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System, will host its December presentation of the “Living through Loss” series on Monday, Dec. 16, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. 

This presentation, “Guilt, Anger and Challenges” takes place in Marathon Auditorium at Blanchard Valley Hospital, 1900 S. Main St. Findlay. Light refreshments will be provided.

“Guilt, Anger and Challenges” will discuss the range of emotions individuals may feel after the loss of a loved one, particularly guilt and anger. 

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Weekend doctor: GERD Awareness Week

Posted by LizGH on Saturday, November 23, 2019

By Jessica Reynolds, MD
Surgical Associates of Northwest Ohio
Blanchard Valley Health System

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Weekend doctor: Health benefits of laughter

Posted by LizGH on Saturday, November 16, 2019

By Gina Bailey, BSN, RN
Community Nurse Liaison
Bridge Home Health & Hospice
We all laugh because humor feels good and brings people together, but did you know it has many health benefits? Researchers have studied laughter, along with positive emotions, and found that laughter and lightheartedness can be a natural medicine for many conditions.

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Dr. Chary Joins Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine of Northwest Ohio

Posted by Icon K on Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Blanchard Valley Medical Practices, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System, recently welcomed Ajit Chary, MD to the team at Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine of Northwest Ohio. 

The office is located within Blanchard Valley Hospital at 1900 S. Main St., Findlay, and Dr. Chary is welcoming new patients.

Dr. Chary received his bachelor’s degree in biochemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He completed medical school at Windsor University School of Medicine and fulfilled his fellowship in Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine at Louisiana State University Shreveport.

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Weekend doctor: Burning, tingling or numbness in your feet?

It could signal a serious diabetes complication
Posted by LizGH on Saturday, November 9, 2019

By Thomas F. Vail, DPM
Podiatrist at the Step Alive Foot and Ankle Center
November is Diabetes Awareness Month and the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA) slogan this year is, “Don’t Lose Your Nerve to Diabetes.”

More than 30 million Americans are living with diabetes, and peripheral neuropathy, or nerve damage in the feet, is one of the most common—and most serious—complications of the disease. Nerve damage causes burning, tingling, heaviness or numbness in the feet and affects up to 70 percent of all diabetic patients.

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