By Michael Stump, MD
Blanchard Valley Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
While the effects of COVID-19 infection on the lungs are well-publicized, it is not just a respiratory infection.
Coronavirus can also cause a condition called myocarditis, a viral infection of the heart muscle. Just like it affects the lungs, the virus can invade heart muscle cells, causing inflammation and damage. This condition can result in the weakening of the heart muscle and arrhythmias or irregular heartbeats.
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Diabetes can lead to complications throughout your body, even in your feet. Learn how to keep your feet healthy and happy.
In people with diabetes, the feet face a two-sided attack. First, diabetes can slow blood flow to the feet, which can make it harder for cuts, sores and blisters to heal. Second, diabetes can lead to nerve damage — or neuropathy — that causes your feet to go numb.
Ada Area Chamber of Commerce members will get together via Zoom next week.
The chamber traditionally meets in person on the third Wednesday of each month in the Ada Public Library. But, that stopped in early spring due to the covid-19 pandemic. The chamber board began meeting in person in September also after a similar hiatus.
Earlier this week chamber members received a Zoom link to the meeting. Others in the community interested in attending the meeting via Zoom may contact Ada Icon at [email protected] for the link. The meet will take place at 8 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 21, and is expected to last one hour.
There's a new building in Ada. You'll find it at the Ada park. A new enclosed shelter house is now completed as construction took place all summer. Check the photo below to view this site when it started in May.
Ohio Northern University students and faculty will help shape the future of their community, country and the world by lending their knowledge and skills to the new Institute for Civics and Public Policy (ICAPP) at Ohio Northern University.
At this pivotal point in history, ICAPP is giving ONU students and faculty a voice in the national conversation. Non-partisan and education-based, it’s a bold and innovative initiative to promote good citizenship through education and information.
