Podcast appearances and mentions of mercy medical center

We welcome Dr. Humbyrd once again in this episode as we explore the continuum of Achilles tendinopathy. From tendinosis & microtears to peritendinitis, we break down the clinical signs, imaging findings, and the latest treatment options—both non-operative and surgical. Dr. Humbyrd received her B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and her M.D. from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. During medical school, she participated in a month-long ethics fellowship at the University of Oxford. After medical school, Dr. Humbyrd completed her residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine followed by a foot and ankle fellowship at Mercy Medical Center. Dr. Humbyrd specializes in the treatment of post-traumatic arthritis and complex sports injuries of the foot and ankle, as well as foot and ankle deformities and arthritis. She has extensive surgical experience in complex reconstructions, including ankle replacement. Dr. Humbyrd is Chief of Foot and Ankle Orthopedics at the University of Pennsylvania, Founder and Director of Program in Surgical Ethics and Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. Goal of episode: To develop a baseline knowledge of achilles tendinopathy. In this episode, we discuss: ✅ How to recognize Achilles tendinopathy in the clinic ✅ Imaging clues: X-ray vs. MRI findings

How do peroneal tendonitis and tendon tears contribute to lateral ankle instability? What are the key mechanisms, risk factors, and treatment options? Dr. Humbyrd joins us as we take a deep dive into the anatomy of the peroneal tendons, how these injuries present clinically, and the best imaging techniques to confirm a diagnosis. We also break down non-surgical vs. surgical treatment options, including when a boot and physical therapy might be enough and when procedures like SPR repair, groove deepening, or tenodesis become necessary. Dr. Humbyrd received her B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and her M.D. from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. During medical school, she participated in a month-long ethics fellowship at the University of Oxford. After medical school, Dr. Humbyrd completed her residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine followed by a foot and ankle fellowship at Mercy Medical Center. Dr. Humbyrd specializes in the treatment of post-traumatic arthritis and complex sports injuries of the foot and ankle, as well as foot and ankle deformities and arthritis. She has extensive surgical experience in complex reconstructions, including ankle replacement. Dr. Humbyrd is Chief of Foot and Ankle Orthopedics at the University of Pennsylvania, Founder and Director of Program in Surgical Ethics and Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. Goal of episode: To develop a baseline knowledge of peroneal tendonitis. In this episode, we discuss: Mechanisms & Risk Factors – Causes of peroneal tendonitis and tendon tears. Anatomy Breakdown – Understanding the peroneal tendons and their function. Clinical Presentation & Imaging – How to recognize and diagnose these injuries. Treatment Approaches – When to go non-op vs. surgical, and key procedures for instability and chronic cases. Tune in now to level up your orthopedic knowledge!   This episode is sponsored by Arthrex: Do you ever find yourself explaining the same orthopedic conditions over and over to your patients? Save time and enhance patient understanding with OrthoPedia Patient. This incredible website offers a comprehensive library of videos on everything from shoulder arthritis to ACL tears, all in patient-friendly language. Each condition is covered in a series of videos that includes an overview, treatment options, a surgical animation, and more. Plus, it's regularly updated to reflect the latest research. Educate, engage, and empower your patients. Visit Patient.OrthoPedia.com today. OrthoPedia Patient—Educate, Engage, Empower.

Managing IBS-C can be challenging, with symptoms that vary greatly from patient to patient. Personalizing treatment is essential for achieving the best outcomes, but how can providers effectively tailor care? In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Bryan Curtin, Director of The Center for Neurogastroenterology and GI Motility at The Melissa L. Posner Institute for Digestive Health & Liver Disease at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. With extensive expertise in managing complex motility disorders, including IBS-C, Dr. Curtin shares his patient-centered approach to care. Dr.Curtin discusses key factors that influence personalized treatment plans, practical strategies for optimizing management, and actionable insights to help providers address the unique needs of their IBS-C patients. This episode is made possible with support from Ardelyx.  

Today, we talk about raising young people—from babies to teenagers. Dr. Ashanti Woods of the Mercy Medical Center answers your questions. Surveys of America's young people find poor mental health is a widespread problem. How can you keep the young people in your life healthy and happy this winter? Plus, good childcare has become more costly and difficult to find. 1 in 6 childcare providers have closed up shop since the beginning of the pandemic, and parents and caregivers across Maryland are feeling the strain. We hear from Christina Eaglin, the author of Who's Watching My Baby: A Complete Guide to Competent Childcare.Email us at midday@wypr.org, tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.

On today's episode we're focusing on Achilles tendon ruptures with Dr. Bonnie Chien. We have some great articles for you that contribute well to our conversation on the optimal management of Achilles tendon ruptures and the different surgical approaches. As always, links to all of the papers that we discuss on this show can be found on our podcast website – www.thesportsdocspod.comWe'll start off our discussion today with an article from the April 2012 issue of CORR titled “MRI is Unnecessary for Diagnosing Acute Achilles Tendon Ruptures.” Yes, it is an oldie. But we do think it sparks an interesting discussion about the utility of MRI in the setting of a clear Achilles tendon rupture.This study retrospectively compared 66 patients with acute Achilles ruptures and pre-op MRI with a control group of 66 patients without a pre-op MRI who were indicated for surgery by clinical diagnostic criteria alone.Criteria was: (1) an abnormal Thompson test, (2) decreased resting tension and (3) a palpable defect. The authors found that these clinical findings were 100% sensitive for a complete Achilles rupture.It took patients an average of 5 days to obtain the MRI after injury and 12 days for surgical intervention. In comparison, patients in the control group were taken for surgery at an average of 5.6 days after injury. No additional procedures were required in the control group compared to 19 patients in the MRI group.The authors concluded that physical exam was more sensitive than MRI and that MRI is time-consuming, expensive and can lead to treatment delays which may be associated with a need for additional procedures at the time of surgery.Then, from the April 2022 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, we review an article titled “Nonoperative or Surgical Treatment of Acute Achilles Tendon Rupture.” This multicenter randomized controlled trial compared nonoperative treatment, open repair, and minimally invasive repair in 554 patients with an acute Achilles tendon rupture. The authors concluded that that 12 months post-treatment, surgery was not associated with better outcomes than nonsurgical treatment. However, 11 patients in the nonoperative group sustained a re-rupture compared to 1 patient in the open repair group and 1 patient in the minimally invasive repair group.We are joined today by Dr. Bonnie Chien, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and Assistant Professor at Columbia University who specializes in foot and ankle conditions. She received her medical degree from Stanford University and then completed her orthopedic residency at Harvard Medical School with Catherine and I. She then went on to complete a foot and ankle fellowship at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore. Dr. Chien is passionate about global health and has traveled internationally to teach and perform foot and ankle surgeries. She is fluent in Chinese and English and speaks conversational Spanish. Dr. Chien has lectured extensively on the topic of Achilles, so we're very excited to hear all that she has to share on this topic today.

Get the full show notes here: https://antiaginghacks.net/podcast/dr-jean-pfleghaar-balance-and-cold-immersion-for-good-health/ Dr. Jen Pfleghaar, is a double board-certified physician specializing in Integrative Medicine and Emergency Medicine. With a medical degree from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and residency training at St Vincent's Mercy Medical Center, she brings extensive experience to her practice. Passionate about holistic healing, Dr. Jen is dedicated to empowering patients with chronic diseases, drawing from her own journey with Hashimoto's and her fellowship at The University of Arizona's Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine. Here are our topics of discussion: [2:25] Dr. Jen Pfleghaar's journey into integrative medicine and her unique background. [5:40] Dr. Pfleghaar's philosophy on maintaining health across different life stages. [10:29] Common conditions in young girls seen in integrative medicine and their potential causes. [18:55] Exploring the benefits of cold therapy and immersion for overall well-being. [28:44] Strategies to address adrenal fatigue and insufficiency in the face of chronic stress. [35:04] Tips for calming stress and promoting relaxation in daily life. [38:31] Dr. Pfleghaar top five go-to herbs for everyday health and vitality. [44:44] Dr. Pfleghaar's journey into the world of peptides and insights gained from experts. [47:55] Connect with Dr. Jen Pfleghaar for more on integrative medicine and holistic health solutions.

Dr. Mark Kenton has seen it all during a long career in emergency medicine, from the fast pace and constant challenge of daily cases to a pandemic that sorely tested emergency departments in unprecedented ways. Through all of it, he says effective care, especially of individuals often facing the worst days of their lives, begins with listening and forging personal connections with patients and their families. On the next episode of BusinessTalk, Kenton, chief of Emergency Medicine at Mercy Medical Center, talks with BusinessWest Editor Joe Bednar about his important work — both inside the ER and often far outside it as an outspoken advocate — for which he has been honored as one of BusinessWest‘s Healthcare Heroes for 2023. It's must listening, so tune in to BusinessTalk, a podcast presented by BusinessWest and sponsored by PeoplesBank.

Are traditional Western medical solutions just not working for you anymore? Dr. Pfleghaar (Dr. Jen) attended medical school at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. She then went on to residency at St Vincent's Mercy Medical Center for Emergency Medicine. Dr. Jen spent one year flying with Life Flight as a flight physician. She now works at local emergency rooms in the community and her office in Perrysburg, OH practicing Integrative Medicine. Having children sparked Dr. Jen's interest in Integrative Medicine, and she is passionate about helping her clients heal their bodies from the inside out. It was an absolute pleasure to speak with her and I know you'll take something from this episode.   What we discussed:   Dr. Jen's backstory, including her battle with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis and her experiences in medical school (1:12) What she believes was the catalyst for developing Hashimoto's (7:36) How her colleagues reacted when she made the switch to integrative medicine (12:27) The outlook for bridging the gap between traditional and integrative medicine (16:26) How food choices impact health (18:42) Common health issues in the US and their root causes (26:24) Her opinion on nicotine in isolation and energy drinks (34:28) Appetite suppression and nutrition for bodybuilding (36:17) Eating healthy and the social blowback (42:11) Suggestions for what to do if you suspect you may have thyroid issues (44:27) Fasting benefits (48:50) Continuous glucose monitoring (53:07) Parenting and nutrition choices for a healthy childhood (59:59)   Where to learn more about Dr. Jen:   IntegrativeDrMom YouTube If you loved this episode and our podcast, please take some time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, or drop us a comment below!

Nick Holekamp, MD, is the vice president and chief medical officer at Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital. He joined in 2000, and for nearly two decades, he's helped more than 2,000 children and their families transition from a traditional hospital to home after chronic illness or injuries. Under Dr. Holekamp's leadership, Ranken Jordan transitioned from a 26-bed pediatric nursing home into a 60-bed, advanced pediatric specialty hospital that is regionally recognized as a center of excellence for the care of children with medical complexities. In 2018, he oversaw a $35-million expansion that nearly doubled the hospital's capacity, and he continues to lead initiatives that ensure a collaborative, high-quality, patient-centered care environment. He is the chief advocate for carrying out the vision of the hospital's founder, Mary Ranken Jordan, which was to care for kids beyond the bedside. Dr. Holekamp gives kids their best chance for recovery through Care Beyond the Bedside, the hospital's care philosophy that melds traditional health care with playful therapies that allows for routine child development, effective rehabilitation, and social re-integration so kids and their families can prepare for successful outcomes at home. His work has helped mold Ranken Jordan into a facility that parents describe as a “seamless, yet critical transition” for their child and that is held in high esteem by medical professionals across the healthcare continuum. In 2017, Dr. Holekamp co-authored “The Effect of a Comprehensive Care Transition Model on Cost and Utilization for Medically Complex Children with Cerebral Palsy, a research paper published in the Journal of Pediatric Health Care. In October, 2018, Dr. Holekamp presented his findings at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Complex Care Association in a talk titled, “An Innovative Model of Transitional Care for Medically Complex Children.” Dr. Holekamp earned a degree in biology from Dartmouth College before graduating from Saint Louis University School of Medicine in 1987. He completed his residency in pediatric and adolescent medicine at Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center. Prior to joining Ranken Jordan, he was a pediatric hospitalist at St. John's Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis. Website: www.rankenjordan.org

Why should dentists be screening for airway issues in their practice even if they do not wish to provide treatment?  We discuss this and so much more with Dr. Jeffrey Harrison with Sleep Group Solutions.Original Air Date: 10-5-2022Dr Jeff Harrison is the National Clinical Director of Sleep Group Solutions and has recently been appointed Chief  Implementation Office CIO of APZME the first Dental Sleep Medicine DSO in the United States. SGS is the only company today offering a comprehensive solution for dental offices who are wanting to implement a “Turn-Key” Dental Sleep Medicine department. APZME Dental Sleep Partners is a provider of DSM practice management and partnership solutions. Dr Harrison graduated from the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Dentistry, completed a General Practice Residency at St John's Mercy Medical Center in his hometown of St Louis, MO, and has achieved Mastership Certification in laser assisted dentistry from the World Clinical Laser Institute.For three decades, Dr Harrison has served the dental profession as a Key Opinion Leader, Educator, Professional Speaker, Consultant, and Clinician. He is the Founder of Colorado Laser Dentistry and Sleeping Giant Sleep Solutions and retired from clinical practice in 2020 to step into his various roles at Sleep Group Solutions.Early in his career, Dr Harrison began recognizing that his patients were displaying signs and symptoms unexplained by what He was taught in dental school and residency. This challenge led him to seek out continuing education programs, attempting to uncover the “root cause” of what was affecting so many of his patients. This journey has landed him in the exciting, growing, and ever evolving field of Dental Sleep Medicine.Dr Harrison believes the time is now for dentistry to progress beyond just fixing teeth and gums and become a real player on our patients healthcare team. Thus improving and prolonging the lives of our patients.This episode is sponsored by Q-Optics.

Dr. Mark Kenton has seen it all during a long career in emergency medicine, from the fast pace and constant challenge of daily cases to a pandemic that sorely tested emergency departments in unprecedented ways. Through all of it, he says effective care, especially of individuals often facing the worst days of their lives, begins with listening and forging personal connections with patients and their families. On the next episode of BusinessTalk, Kenton, chief of Emergency Medicine at Mercy Medical Center, talks with BusinessWest Editor Joe Bednar about his important work — both inside the ER and often far outside it as an outspoken advocate — for which he has been honored as one of BusinessWest‘s Healthcare Heroes for 2023. It's must listening, so tune in to BusinessTalk, a podcast presented by BusinessWest and sponsored by PeoplesBank.

For health care professionals, victims of human trafficking aren't easy to spot, and many victims are reluctant to share much about the horror they endured. Mercy Medical Center's Blue Dot Human Trafficking Initiative flags potential victims of human trafficking for its team of 30 forensic nurses who serve the greater Baltimore region. In this conversation, Debra Holbrook, director of Forensic Nursing at Mercy Health Services, and David Maine, M.D., president and CEO at Mercy, explain the key successes of the Blue Dot initiative and how Mercy is making a huge impact in keeping its communities safe and secure.

What is co-regulation? What does a more loving brain look like? Why is space necessary for closeness? Find out in this week's episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews the counselor, author, and professor Dr. Mary Guiffra on Five Secrets to a Great Relationship. For more on this episode click here: the-heart-center.com/ep-122-five-secrets-to-a-great-relationship-with-dr-mary-guiffra/ Learn more about your guest below: Dr. Mary J. Guiffra works in a private practice as a couples therapist, as well as teaching and supervising therapists in couples therapy and the impact of trauma on relationships. She has been counseling couples and families for over 40 years. Dr. Giuffra was a tenured professor at New York University where she received her PhD. She received Distinguished Alumni Awards from two different Schools at New York University - the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development and the Rory Meyers College of Nursing. She also holds an honorary doctorate of Humane Letters from the College of Mount Saint Vincent, where she was Founding Dean of the School of Nursing. Dr. Giuffra is widely published and has presented at international conferences, been featured on TV and radio and has served on the boards of professional journals, hospitals and community health agencies. As a family consultant to schools, colleges and universities, she served as vice president to her local school board. Dr. Guiffra developed Biological Couples Therapy and presented it at The U.S. Association for Body Psychotherapy and international conferences in the Netherlands and France. She served on the boards of Westchester Medical Center, Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center, Montefiore Medical Center, Einstein Medical Center, New York Presbyterian Medical Center (formerly Lawrence Hospital), Westchester County Department of Health and the Deans Council of NYU/Steinhardt for 20years. She was also on the faculty of the Center for Family Learning in New York for 20 years and was Founding Vice President of the USABP (United States Association for Body Psychotherapy). Learn more at - https://drmarygiuffra.com/ - https://twocareerfamily.com/ - https://www.2x2ontheark.com/ Learn more about your host and the show at: www.zachbeach.com www.the-heart-center.com *****Support The Show****** If you like the show there are many ways you can support it, such as, - Schedule a FREE love coaching session with Zach: https://www.zachbeach.com/coaching/ - Check out one of our sponsors, Listenable, and use the discount code “zachbeach” for the first seven days on the platform for free. There you can find Zach's How To Be a Better Partner Course: https://frstre.com/go/?a=76205-87a7d9&s=1256514-e13191&p_affiliate.referral_code=zachbeach - Purchase a book from our blossoming professional network: https://www.the-heart-center.com/books/ - Purchase one of Zach's books: https://www.amazon.com/author/zach_beach - Review, Like, and Subscribe to the show on iTunes. - Like us on Facebook facebook.com/learntolovenow - Join the Facebook Community Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1428012130828678/

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette Digital News Desk, and I'm here with your update for Friday, July 28.Friday looks to be the hottest day of the Summer and the peak this week before we return to milder weather. According to the National Weather Service it will be mostly sunny and hot on Friday, with a high near 100 degrees. The heat index could reach as high as 112. Friday night the peak will likely break with some showers or thunderstorms, with 60 percent chance of rain after 1:00 a.m.Cedar Rapids school leaders will be doing more “fact finding” and “go back to the drawing board to seek out other possibilities” for middle schools based on feedback they received from the city council about a facility plan, Superintendent Tawana Grover said.The school board and Cedar Rapids City Council held their first joint meeting Wednesday to discuss a facility master plan proposed by the school district.There they heard that the Mayor and members of the Cedar Rapids City Council were displeased by the $445 million facilities plan shifting schools away from the core and west side of city, potentially impeding the development the city is attempting to do there.Grover said school leaders will “honor the feedback we heard” from the Cedar Rapids City Council.“We believe investment in our schools is an investment in the city,” Grover said in an interview with The Gazette. “Having them at the table is critical … to understand their future vision as well.”The Cedar Rapids school board will have a work session to further discuss a facility master plan that encompasses every school in the district on Monday, at 5:30 p.m. at the Educational Leadership and Support Center.Motorists can expect to see more construction on another stretch of Mount Vernon Road SE in the coming year.The Cedar Rapids City Council this week gave the go-ahead to a project that's been in the works for about three years to reconstruct the roadways on 10th Street SE, Eighth Avenue SE and Mount Vernon Road SE to create a roundabout at the high-traffic intersection near McKinley STEAM Academy, Mercy Medical Center and other businesses.In addition to the roundabout, the project includes work on the storm sewer, sidewalks and removal of an existing pedestrian overpass, Tim Mroch, the capital improvement program manager, told the Gazette.Coralville has been preparing for months to welcome tens of thousands of cyclists Friday from all over the world during the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa.This year's RAGBRAI route began July 22 in Sioux City and arrives Friday to stay overnight in Coralville. The cyclists will leave Saturday, going through Iowa City, and head toward Davenport to wrap up the ride.This is Coralville's sixth time as an overnight host, and the city recruited more than 900 volunteers for this year's stop. If you're traveling through Coralville and Iowa City, plan to allow extra time and use extra caution while driving through Friday or early Saturday.Coralville is gearing up for a double celebration as RAGBRAI's 50th year coincides with the city's own 150th anniversary. The theme of Coralville's overnight stop is "Cheers to the years.”Mayor Meghann Foster previously told The Gazette how Coralville is well-suited to be an overnight stop for RAGBRAI with hospitality being part of the city's heritage, along with various options for entertainment, retail and restaurants.“Coralville knows how to throw a good party,” Foster said.

Can you reverse Hashimoto's thyroiditis? Or you may be asking, what exactly is that?    What if your thyroid issues weren't just thyroid issues but an autoimmune disease and you didn't know it? Could the fatigue and hair loss you've experienced be fixed with changes in lifestyle?    Often unfortunately, it's still not all that clear that your food, nutrition, toxic exposure, or ability to detox have a significant impact on your thyroid. My guest today shares her own story and we deep dive into tips for reducing heavy metal consumption and testing to ask for and why.    My Guest: Dr. Jen Pfleghaar is a double board-certified physician in Integrative Medicine and Emergency Medicine. attended medical school at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. She then went on to residency at St Vincent's Mercy Medical Center for Emergency Medicine. Dr. Jen spent one year flying with Life Flight as a flight physician. She now works at local emergency rooms in the community and her office in Perrysburg, OH practicing Integrative Medicine. She is a graduate of The University of Arizona: Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine's two-year fellowship program. Dr. Jen loves speaking and lecturing to physicians at conferences including the AOA (American Osteopathic Association). She hosts the podcast The Integrative Health Podcast with Dr. Jen. Her own health history of Hashimoto's (which is now in remission) sparked her interest in Integrative Medicine. She is very passionate about helping patients with chronic diseases and teaching them now to let the body heal itself. She is a published author of the book- Eat. Sleep. Move. Breathe A Beginner's Guide to a Healthy Lifestyle. She is a board member of IDA- Invisible Disabilities Association. Her hobbies include spending time with her husband and four children, being in nature, paddle boarding on the Maumee River, and reading all things.    Questions We Answer in This Episode:  Why did you become an Integrative Physician and  What is your personal history with Hashimoto's? Why are we seeing more autoimmune diseases, especially thyroid autoimmune problems? What about mothers- why are they susceptible to thyroid disease? What can listeners do to start healing the thyroid?   Connect to Learn More About Dr. Jen's Summit:  flippingfifty.com/Healthythyroid     On Social:  Website: https://www.healthologybydrjen.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/integrativedrmom/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzezGvF02SNufzc7YJBpj5g Other Episodes You Might Like:  My Thyroid and Adrenals: Navigating Midlife Hormones: https://www.flippingfifty.com/my-thyroid/ A Conversation with the Thyroid Fixer | #517: https://www.flippingfifty.com/thyroid-fixer/ Resources:  Flippingfifty Protein:  https://www.flippingfifty.com/protein Sunlighten Saunas: https://www.flippingfifty.com/sauna The Flipping 50 Cafe: https://www.flippingfifty.com/cafe/ Blood Sugar Monitoring: https://www.flippingfifty.com/myglucose Details: join for $149/year and $75 for 3 sensors for a month  

Dr. Jen Pfleghaar is a double board certified physician in Integrative Medicine and Emergency Medicine. attended medical school at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. She then went on to residency at St Vincent's Mercy Medical Center for Emergency Medicine. Dr. Jen spent one year flying with Life Flight as a flight physician. She now works at local emergency rooms in the community and her office in Perrysburg, OH practicing Integrative Medicine. She is a graduate from the The University of Arizona: Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine's two year fellowship program. Dr. Jen loves speaking and lectures to physicians at conferences including the AOA (American Osteopathic Association). She hosts the podcast The Integrative Health Podcast with Dr. Jen. Her own health history of Hashimoto's (which is now in remission) sparked her interest in Integrative Medicine. She is very passionate about helping patients with chronic disease and teaching them now to let the body heal itself.  She is a published author of the book- Eat. Sleep. Move. Breathe: A Beginner's Guide to a Healthy Lifestyle. She is a board member for IDA- Invisible Disabilities Association. Her hobbies include spending time with her husband and four children, being in nature, paddle boarding on the Maumee river and reading all things. Social media links:https://www.instagram.com/integrativedrmom/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzezGvF02SNufzc7YJBpj5ghttps://www.healthologybydrjen.com/

Denials are a reality of life in the mid-revenue cycle. And they're not going anywhere. As Medicare Advantage (MA) grows—MA Organizations statistically deny more care than traditional Medicare—the volume of denied claims will only keep growing.   I wanted to talk about this subject with someone who not only understands the current mine-filled landscape, but knows how to overturn a denial like a lawyer—because she happens to be one.   Sarah Mendiola is the senior vice president of denials management for CloudMed. She is an attorney admitted to the Maryland State Bar and a former attorney for Washington and West, LLC. Her background includes a 10-year stint as an LPN for Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore. She also served in the U.S. Army. Coupled with coding and compliance credentials, Sarah brings a unique clinical/coding/legal perspective to the subject. One I think you'll find compelling. How many of you have had the opportunity to see inside an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) hearing? Sarah has. We get into this and much more on the podcast, including:  The secret to a great denials management strategy Current “soft targets” for auditors Preventing denials with proactive documentation strategies Enjoy!

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Today, it's Midday on Babies, and Tom talks with two of the city's top pediatricians about ways to help your babies and young children thrive. Recently, there has been a spike in the number of infant deaths in both Baltimore City and Baltimore County, related, it's now believed, to how babies are sleeping. Last Thursday, Tom spoke with Dr. Letitia Dzirasa, the Baltimore City Health Commissioner (and board-certified pediatrician) about this alarming trend. She joined us on Zoom. (Because the conversation is recorded, we can't take any live questions or comments during this segment.) Then, Midday on Babies continues with Dr. Ashanti Woods, who joins Tom for a live conversation about baby and child care. Dr. Woods is a pediatrician with Mercy Family Care Physicians, at the Mercy Medical Center here in Baltimore.  Dr. Ashanti Woods joins us on Zoom… Put this event on your calendar: The Baltimore City Health Department will be sponsoring its 14th Annual B'More Healthy Expo this Saturday, March 25th, from 10am to 4pm at the Baltimore Convention Center.The B'More Healthy Expo will connect you with community resources to help you reach your health and wellness goals! Click the link for more info. And one other note related to babies and parenting... The Baltimore-born actor Lance Reddick, known for his roles in the John Wick films and on The Wire, died last week in Los Angeles at the age of 60. His family has asked fans to honor his memory with donations to MOMCares, a local non-profit that assists Black mothers with prenatal and postpartum care. Last Saturday, after just one day, the organization had raised $12,000, the most it had ever raised in one day since its founding in 2017. Click the link for more info, and if you'd like to help.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

FIdelis O. Mkparu is a Nigerian immigrant to the US, and in this novel, he sets out to speak to his experiences and those of his fellow immigrants. He is a professor of Medicine at Northeast Ohio Medical University and a senior attending cardiologist at Aultman Hospital and Mercy Medical Center in Canton, Ohio. Previously, he was a Spaulding fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital at Harvard Medical School. His preceding novels include Love's Affliction and Tears Before Exaltation (Colorado Independent Publishers Association EVVY Awards Winner, Literary & Contemporary Fiction 2018).  To learn more about Fidelis Mkparu and his work visit his website at https://fidelismkparu.com. TOPICS OF CONVERSATION: About Soulful Return and the inspiration behind the story/ Writing a fictional accounting versus a memoir or biography Reconnecting with his family, homeland and soul The struggle of immigrants Growth as a writer What's next for Fidelis Mkparu? SOULFUL RETURN Amazon synopsis: "The hounding voice inside me would not let go." Thus begins the emotional journey of Afamefuna Onochie Nwaku a Harvard-trained medical doctor with a career most can only dream of, a loving wife, and supportive family. Then, after he receives a telephone call from his sister who lives in Nigeria that her life is being threatened. Left with no other fair choice, Afam leaves behind his family, throwing his marriage into turmoil and risking the life he has built in Boston. Instead of the Nigeria that he loves, that he needs, he finds a land and people he barely recognizes waiting for him. Afam decides to stay but realizes that his future in Nigeria is as murky as the River-Niger after a torrential tropical rainfall. As Afam sets out on a journey to reconnect with the family and heritage that he left behind, he must face new enemies in an increasingly corrupt Nigeria where many people see him as an American intruder. And through it all, he must fight to keep his family together—and alive. CONNECT WITH FIDELIS MKPARU: Website: https://fidelismkparu.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fidelis.mkparu Twitter: https://twitter.com/fidelismkparu LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fidelis-mkparu-md-facc-fase-fasnc-58545938/ 

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This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Tuesday, December 20.If you still want to get out and run errands this week, Tuesday looks like a good day to do it, despite the cold temperatures. According to the National Weather Service, it will be mostly cloudy in the Cedar Rapids area, then gradually become sunny, with a high of 21 degrees.Then, up to 10 inches of snow and wind gusts as high as 50 mph could come later this week in Eastern Iowa, as forecasters warn that now is the time to prepare for bitter cold and impassable roadways.All of Iowa was put under a winter storm watch Monday afternoon, although estimates of snowfall between Wednesday and Friday remained uncertain — but with strong winds, forecasters are predicting blizzard conditions are probable even if snowfall is on the lighter side.“Travel could be very difficult. Widespread blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning and evening commutes. Strong winds could cause tree damage and potential power outages. The cold wind chills as low as 30 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes,” the Weather Service said.Cedar Rapids hospitals are reinstating mask mandates amid a spike in COVID-19, RSV and flu cases.Universal masking resumed Monday for visitors, patient families, volunteers and staff at Mercy Medical Center and MercyCare facilities.“Mercy has temporarily returned to these precautions for the safety of hospitalized patients and the community,” a Monday news release said. “The changes will remain in place as we continue to monitor local rates of infection.”From Oct. 4 to this past Sunday, Mercy policy allowed those who were asymptomatic and not exposed to COVID-19 for at least 10 days to be in common areas, clinics and other facilities without masks. Staff continued to wear masks in patient rooms, exam rooms and other areas of direct patient care.Universal masking resumed Dec. 9 at UnityPoint Health- St. Luke's Hospital, regardless of vaccination status.A man was taken into custody last week in Illinois after two knifepoint robberies in Coralville and Iowa City.Dewayne K. Corely-Jones, 30, will be charged with first-degree robbery, first-degree theft and going armed with intent when he is returned to Iowa, according to a news release from the Iowa City Police Department. Currently, he's being held in Peoria County, Ill.Corely-Jones is suspected of being involved in two armed robberies on Dec. 12.At 10 a.m. on Dec. 12, the Coralville Police Department was called to the parking lot of Trader Joe's for the first armed robbery, according to a release from the Coralville Police Department.A man reportedly forced a woman into the passenger seat of her own car at knifepoint and then drove her to a nearby bank to withdraw money. When the victim went inside the bank, the man fled the scene in the car.After a short vehicle pursuit with police, the suspect abandoned the car near Oakcrest Street and Woodside Drive in Iowa City.At 12:35 p.m., Iowa City Police were called to the second armed robbery, in the area of West Benton Street and Oaknoll Court.Another woman reported she had been robbed at knifepoint and her vehicle had been stolen.

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Thursday, December 15th.There will be another day of wintry mix on Thursday. According to the National Weather Service there will be a slight chance for snow before noon, and then a chance of snow and rain between noon and 3pm. It will be cloudy with a high near 36 degrees. On Thursday night there will be a 50 percent chance of snow, with a low of around 24 degrees.One person was killed Wednesday morning in a crash outside Cedar Rapids, at the intersection of Highway 13 and Mount Vernon Road SE, according to the Linn County Sheriff's Office.The Sheriff's Office was called to the scene at 7:47 a.m.A utility truck headed west collided head-on with an eastbound Subaru Forester turning north at the intersection. Linn Area Ambulance Service took the driver of the Subaru to Mercy Medical Center, where he died.The Sheriff's Office identified the driver as Benjamin Sanders, 37, of Cedar Rapids. The driver of the utility truck was uninjured. The incident remains under investigation.A Marengo man who was intoxicated and crossed the centerline on Highway 151 in Walford, killing a Cedar Rapids man in a head-on crash in 2020, pleaded guilty to lesser charges Wednesday and faces up to 15 years in prison.Edwin Arenivas, 24, originally charged with vehicular homicide by vehicle while under the influence that resulted in death, pleaded to vehicular homicide — reckless driving — and serious injury by vehicle. During the plea, Arenivas admitted to crossing the center lane while intoxicated March 7, 2020, and striking a vehicle head-on driven by Erik Halvorson, 32. Arenivas also admitted to unintentionally causing Halvorson's death and driving in a reckless manner.Halvorson, an electrical apprentice, was on his way to do some overtime work in Amana, his wife, Nikki Halvorson, told The Gazette last year.COVID-19 cases in Iowa are up for a sixth consecutive week, with 3,704 new cases reported in the past week.That number represents a 6.8 percent increase over the previous week's total of 3,469 new cases. The actual total is likely much higher, given the availability of at-home test kits, the results of which are not reported to the state.Despite the continual increase in numbers, the number of hospitalizations and intensive care patients remained the same over the past week.Moxie Solar, a North Liberty based solar installation company, closed this month after coming under new management earlier this year.According to a July article by the Iowa Capital Dispatch, Moxie Solar and several other Iowa solar companies were under investigation by the Iowa Attorney General's Office. Several of the companies had one or two complaints lodged against them with the office. Moxie Solar was founded in 2008, with offices in 27 states. It employed 45 people in Johnson County.

Dr. Tim and Marjie Benadum describe how God called them to cross-cultural church planting and explain how God is using the Mercy Medical Center in Phnom Penh to help thousands of Cambodians discover Jesus.

What happens when people encounter God's Word? Our special guest speaker Mike Kildal (Chaplain, Mercy Medical Center & Redeemer's Fellowship) will continue our series through the book of Acts. After Paul preaches his message during the first missionary journey we see four different responses when people encounter God's Word. ACTS: What Makes Us Who We Are?In 2022 we began a verse-by-verse study through the New Testament Book of Acts. This book records for us the acts of the apostles after the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the formation of the first church. Going through the Book of Acts will help us identify what makes us who we are and helps us chart our course forward.

Dr Jeff Harrison is the National Clinical Director of Sleep Group Solutions and has recently been appointed Chief  Implementation Office CIO of APZME the first Dental Sleep Medicine DSO in the United States. SGS is the only company today offering a comprehensive solution for dental offices who are wanting to implement a “Turn-Key” Dental Sleep Medicine department. APZME Dental Sleep Partners is a provider of DSM practice management and partnership solutions.  Dr. Harrison graduated from the University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Dentistry, completed a General Practice Residency at St John's Mercy Medical Center in his hometown of St Louis, MO, and has achieved Mastership Certification in laser assisted dentistry from the World Clinical Laser Institute.For three decades, Dr. Harrison has served the dental profession as a Key Opinion Leader, Educator, Professional Speaker, Consultant, and Clinician. He is the Founder of Colorado Laser Dentistry and Sleeping Giant Sleep Solutions and retired from clinical practice in 2020 to step into his various roles at Sleep Group Solutions.Early in his career, Dr. Harrison began recognizing that his patients were displaying signs and symptoms unexplained by what He was taught in dental school and residency. This challenge led him to seek outcontinuing education programs, attempting to uncover the “root cause” of what was affecting so many of his patients. This journey has landed him in the exciting, growing, and ever evolving field of Dental Sleep Medicine.Dr. Harrison believes the time is now for dentistry to progress beyond just fixing teeth and gums and become a real player on our patients healthcare team. Thus improving and prolonging the lives of our patients.

Today's we cover a fascinating topic: What to do when your party opponents assert a Fifth Amendment or similar privilege in their deposition? Unlike diamonds, privileges aren't necessarily forever. Your opponent can later drop, withdraw, or waive an assertion of privilege. And many litigants do, indeed, try to gain unfair advantage by eleventh-hour waivers, surprising adversaries with previously-shielded information. In this episode, Jim Garrity outlines the problem, and identifies six specific steps to take – in order – to stop this kind of misconduct.  As always, our show notes contain the research on which this episode is based. Note that some podcast sites don't display lengthy show notes.  If you can't see all fifteen citations in this episode's notes, click through to our home page for the full list. Thanks!SHOW NOTESHighlander Holdings, Inc. v. Fellner, 2020 WL 3498174, No. 3:18-CV-1506 (S.D. Cal. 2020) (individual defendant in securities fraud case produced no documents at deposition as required, and walked out after 1 hour 45 minutes, during most of which he allegedly refused to answer many questions, launched into profanity-laced tirades, and continuously invoking the Fifth Amendment; held, Plaintiff may re-depose defendant, and “the Court cautions Defendant Fellner that if he invokes the Fifth Amendment privilege with respect to topics on which he later attempts to present argument or testimony, the court may prevent him from doing so, or may issue other evidentiary sanctions such as giving an adverse jury instruction that the jury's that the jurors may consider his implication of the privilege during his deposition in assessing his credibility”)Keating v. OTS, 45 F.3d 322, 324 (9th Cir. 1995) (“A defendant has no absolute right not to be forced to choose between testifying in a civil matter and asserting his Fifth Amendment privilege”)Sheindlin & Orr, The Adverse Inference Instruction After Revised Rule 37 (E): An Evidence-Based Proposal, 83 Fordham L. Rev. Issue 3 (2014) (discussing the history and implications of adverse inference jury instructions)Order Granting Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment, SEC v. Premier Holding Corporation, 2020 WL 8099514. No.: SACV 18-00813 (C. D. California Nov. 30, 2020) (“As a preliminary matter, the SEC asserts that Letcavage should be precluded from offering testimony and other evidence in opposition to its motion for summary judgment because he asserted his Fifth Amendment privilege and refused to answer all substantive questions in his deposition; The Court agrees - while Letcavage certainly has the right to assert the privilege, he “cannot have it both ways. By hiding behind the protection of the Fifth Amendment as to his contentions, he gives up his right to prove them”), citing SEC v. Benson, 657 F. Supp. 1122, 1129 (S.D.N.Y. 1987)Nationwide Life Ins. Co. v. Richards, 541 F.3d 903, 912 (9th Cir. 2008) (trial judge must balance the hardships caused to each party in considering adverse inference instruction, recognizing that there is a tension between one party's Fifth Amendment right and the other party's right to a fair proceeding; decisions when to allow the adverse inference and not to allow it must be determined on a “case-by-case basis under the microscope of the circumstances of that particular civil litigation”)SEC v. Cutting, 2022 WL 4536816, No. 2:21-cv-00103 (D. Idaho Sept. 28, 2022) (Court grants plaintiff SEC's motion to preclude defendant, in opposing the SEC's motion for summary judgment, from introducing evidence, denials, and defenses that he previously withheld by invoking his Fifth Amendment privilege during deposition; “Cutting now attempts to speak on these very matters for which he previously invoked the privilege. ‘But the Fifth Amendment privilege cannot be invoked as a shield to oppose depositions” and then tossed aside to support a party's assertions' ”), citing In re Edmond, 934 F.2d 1304, 1308 (4th Cir. 1991)United States v. $133,420.00 in U.S. Currency, 672 F.3d 629, 640 (9th Cir. 2012) (holding a court may strike the testimony of a witness in a civil proceeding to avoid a witness's improper use of the Fifth Amendment privilege against selfincrimination as a sword as well as a shield) (collecting cases). “The purpose of this rule is to protect the integrity and truth-seeking function of the judicial system from the distortions that could occur if a witness could testify and then use the Fifth Amendment privilege to prevent any adversarial testing of the truth of that testimony.” $133,420.00 in U.S. Currency, 672 F.3d at 640. “By striking testimony that a party shields from crossexamination, a court can respect the witness's constitutional privilege against self-incrimination while still preventing the witness from using the privilege to mutilate the truth a party offers to tell.” Id. (quoting Lawson v. Murray, 837 F.2d 653, 656 (4th Cir. 1988) (quoting Brown v. United States, 356 U.S. 148, 156 (1958)) (internal quotation marks omitted)United States v. Certain Real Prop. & Premises Known as 4003-4005 5th Ave., Brooklyn, N.Y., 55 F.3d 78, 85 (2d Cir. 1995) (if litigant in civil proceeding seeks to waive Fifth Amendment privilege only at the “eleventh hour,” and such waiver “appears to be part of a manipulative, ‘cat-and-mouse approach' to the litigation,” a trial court may bar the litigant “from testifying later about matters previously hidden from discovery through an invocation of the privilege”)In re 650 Fifth Ave. & Related Properties, No. 08 CIV. 10934 (KBF), 2013 WL 12335766 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 6, 2013) (order approving adverse inference instruction based on defendant's assertion of Fifth Amendment privilege and deposition), and  Joint Proposed Requests to Charge, US v. 650 Fifth Avenue and Related Properties, No. 1:08-cv-10934-LAP (PACER Document 1684-6), filed May 5, 2017Sand, Modern Federal Jury Instructions, Instr. 75-5 (adverse inference instruction)Libutti v. United States, 107 F.3d 110 (2d Cir. 1997) (pertinent to adverse inference instruction)Pinnock v. Mercy Medical Center, 180 A.D.3d 1086 (App. Div. New York 2020) (declining to impose sanctions, including preclusion of evidence and adverse inference about assertion of Fifth Amendment privilege, where defendant physician was facing pending criminal charges at the time of his deposition)Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(b)(2)(i)-(vii) (authorizing sanctions for failure to permit discovery, including but not limited to an order deeming facts as admitted, prohibiting the disobedient party from supporting or opposing designated claims or defenses, or from introducing designated matters in evidence)ClearOne Communications, Inc. v. Chiang, 679 F. Supp.2d 1248 (D. Utah 2009) (adverse inference instruction about dishonesty read to jury just before witness took stand, where court had previously found that the witness had not given truthful answers on some topics during his deposition)Card Technology Corporation v. DataCard, Inc., 249 F.R.D. 567 (D. Minnesota 2008) (following refusal of plaintiff's currently-employed senior official to appear for deposition, the court deemed some facts admitted, and forbid the witness, if he appeared at trial, from testifying about certain topics that would have been explored in deposition)ADDED AFTER EPISODE AIRED:Munger, etc. v. Intel Corporation, No. 3:22-CV-00263-HZ, 2023 WL 3260034, at *3 (D. Ore. May 3, 2023) ("The Court finds Cloud may not invoke the Fifth Amendment privilege as a shield to oppose depositions while discarding it for the limited purpose of making statements to oppose summary judgment. The Court, therefore, grants Plaintiff's requests to strike Cloud's Declaration in support of her Surreponse to Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment")

This is John McGlothlen with The Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Monday, October 3rd. Today it will be sunny in the Cedar Rapids area, with a high near 75, according to the National Weather Service. Winds from the southeast 5 to 10 mph. Then tonight, a low around 48. A 16-year-old girl was taken to a hospital for minor injuries early Sunday after a woman driving an SUV crossed a center line in northern Linn County and crashed head-on into the car the girl was driving. A Linn County Sheriff's Office news release said at 12:17 a.m., 50-year-old Julia Gharib of Marion, was driving a Toyota 4Runner south on Highway 13 near the Linn Delaware Road intersection when she crossed the center line and collided with a northbound Chevrolet Malibu driven by 16-year-old Ava Bockenstedt of Manchester. Bockenstedt was transported by ambulance to Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids for minor injuries. The release did not specify whether Gharib was injured. Both said they were wearing their seat belts at the time of the crash. Gharib was charged with operating while intoxicated and improper use of lanes. A white Cedar Rapids man followed a man from a gas station to the man's workplace in Hiawatha and fired two gunshots at him Friday because of the man's race, according to a criminal complaint. 31-year-old Joshua Barnhart had followed the man from Casey's on 32nd Street NE in Cedar Rapids to Midland Concrete in Hiawatha, where the man works. Barnhart then got out of his vehicle, pulled a handgun from his waistband and fired two shots at the man before fleeing. Barnhart eluded officers until they used stop sticks on his vehicle. According to the complaint, Barnhart said he had targeted the victim because of his race. Barnhart has been charged with attempted murder, assault with intent to inflict serious injury with violation of individual rights, and going armed with intent, all felonies; assault while displaying a dangerous weapon, an aggravated misdemeanor; and eluding, a serious misdemeanor. He is being held on $500,000 cash-only bond. A man was seriously injured in a house fire Saturday night in northwest Cedar Rapids. Around 11:30 p.m., the Cedar Rapids Fire Department was dispatched to 1730 11th St. NW for a report of a single-family house fire. Officials said in a news release that flames were visible from the front of the house when crews arrived. While searching the two-story house, firefighters found an unresponsive man in a first-floor bedroom, according to a Facebook post by International Association of Fire Fighters Local 11. He was pulled from the home and taken to UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital with serious injuries. No others were found in the home but several pets died in the fire, according to the release. –

Dr. Irene Buenavista Molina is a registered nurse with 28 years of nursing practice and a public health professional with 8 years of public health practice. She is a nursing supervisor at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore City and an adjunct nursing faculty at Anne Arundel Community College. We talked about being a frontline worker in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic; the biggest misconceptions people have about nursing; race- and gender-related challenges in the field; treating patients safely, equitably, with dignity, and with compassion; and more. How to contact Irene: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/irene-buenavista-molina-drph-msn-rn-ccrn-k-cph-373b1b54/ Email: irene.molina.rn@gmail.com

A forensic nurse is a Registered or Advanced Practice Nurse with specific training and education. They specialize in caring for patients who experienced acute and long-term health issues related to victimization or violence and have unmet evidentiary needs relative to having been victimized or accused of victimization. Besides these skills, forensic nurses can also provide testimony and consultation for criminal or civil proceedings. In their evolving role, many viewed forensic nursing as a unique area of the nursing field. However, forensic nursing care is not separate and distinct from other forms of medical care but rather integrated into the overall care needs of individual patients. In this Cup of Nurses episode, we welcome our guest Debra Holbrook. She is the Director of Forensic Nursing at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore and helps coordinate care for interpersonal violence victims in all Baltimore City hospitals. And if forensic nursing is something you have in mind, then this episode is for you. Join us as we discuss another informative topic that will surely ignite your passion for forensic nursing with your favorite, Cup of Nurses!☕☕ Planning to be a forensic nurse? Check out the Academy of Forensic Nursing at https://www.goafn.org/. Academy of Forensic Nursing is a fantastic resource for nurses interested in free seminars on various forensic and trauma topics. #crimes #patientcare #forensics (Timestamps) 00:00 Introduction 01:19 About the guest 08:45 What are the flaws of our healthcare system 13:31 What is an asylum case 15:00 Where is the funding coming from 16:43 Qualities of a forensic nurse 18:48 Forensic nursing myth 21:34 Reasons why victims are not reporting the crime 24:10 The first thing a forensic nurse should do when dealing with a victim 26:58 Very brutal and degrading crimes 29:41 Advanced technology that helps solving crimes 32:41 Alternate Light Source :36:49 What's next for Debb? 38:12 Reasons why heinous crime exist 44:22 Keeping work and life balanced 47:27 Wrapping up the episode Cup of Nurses: https://fanlink.to/CONsite Frontline Warriors: https://fanlink.to/FWsite Apple https://fanlink.to/Applepodcast Spotify https://fanlink.to/Spotifypodcast Cup of Nurses Store https://fanlink.to/CONshop Frontline Warriors store https://fanlink.to/FWshop Interested in Travel Nursing? https://fanlink.to/TravelNurseNow Free Travel Nursing Guide https://fanlink.to/Travelnursingchecklist Nclex Guide https://fanlink.to/NCLEXguide Cup of Nurses FB Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/cupofnurses Frontline Warriors FB group https://fanlink.to/FWFBgroup

Welcome to the weekend! This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Saturday, August 6, and Sunday, August 7. There are two things we can expect for this weekend's weather: Heat and rain. According to the National Weather Service on Saturday it will be partly sunny with a high near 93 degrees in the Cedar Rapids area. The heat index values will rise up to as high as 101 during the day. On Saturday night it will be mostly cloudy, with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. There will be a chance for showers pretty much all day on Sunday, with it increasing as the day goes on and heads into Monday morning. It will be mostly cloudy with a high near 91 degrees and a low of 71. Among four proposals Mercy Iowa City entertained last year in its search for a partner was one from University of Iowa Health Care, offering over $605 million to take ownership of the community hospital and make it the “centerpiece” of a new UIHC “community division.” “We believe that UI Health Care is the ideal partner for Mercy Iowa City,” according to the university's proposal from August of last year, which was obtained by The Gazette. “Our goal is to combine the resources of UI Health Care's comprehensive, integrated delivery network with the unique local strengths of Mercy Iowa City to expand the scope of care and improve access.” UIHC said it planned to launch a community hospital division — separate from its academic divisions — centered on Mercy Iowa City, which would remain a hub for primary and secondary care in the region with its own local governance and board. Documents obtained by The Gazette show that in addition to UIHC, Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, UnityPoint Health and Marshfield Clinic Health System of Wisconsin offered to take over Mercy Iowa City, which was seeking a partner in the first place due to struggling financially in recent years. Mercy Iowa City officials didn't answer The Gazette's questions about why the four partnership proposals didn't pan out, calling those decisions “proprietary and confidential.” Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union are dropping their legal challenge of Iowa's 24-hour waiting period on abortions, which the state Supreme Court allowed to go into effect in June, the groups announced Friday. Instead of pursuing the litigation, they will be focusing on the 2018 law struck down by a district court that would ban abortions after six weeks. Gov. Kim Reynolds has indicated her strategy after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade's federal protections for abortions would be to try to get this law reinstated rather than to try to pass new legislation this year. Abortion still is legal in Iowa up to 20 weeks, but the 24-hour waiting period took effect in July, requiring people to get two separate appointments within 24 hours in order to get an abortion. Utility terrain vehicles (UTVs) are now allowed on Marion streets. The Marion City Council Thursday approved a new ordinance's final reading to allow the vehicles. The council voted 6-0 with Mayor Nick AbouAssaly absent for the formal meeting, but he again voiced his opposition to the ordinance during the council's Tuesday night work session. He voted no during the first two readings. UTVs, also called utility task vehicles or side-by-sides, are like all-terrain vehicles in their use for off-road recreation. But UTVs are heavier, can have up to six wheels and haul heavy loads. UTVs will be able to be operated on any city roadway with a speed limit of 35 mph or less, except for 10th Avenue east of 35th Street and East Post Road south of Oak Brook Drive. In addition, use of UTVs would be allowed only from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Operators must be 18 or older with a valid driver's license.

In this panel interview Ms. Hall (Director of Emergency Services at Mercy Medical Center in Merced), Ms. Luce (Merced City Fire Battalion Chief), and Ms. Alley (Executive Director Riggs Ambulance Service) discuss when to call 9-1-1 for a medical emergency and what to expect - from the ambulance ride to arrival at the hospital.

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Wednesday, July 6. Wednesday's weather will follow a similar pattern to Tuesday's but it will be cloudy and cooler, with less potential for serious storms. According to the National Weather Service it will be cloudy in the Cedar Rapids area with a high near 88 degrees. There will be a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4 p.m. and a 50 percent chance later on Wednesday night. The low will be around 72 degrees. A Coralville police officer, one of those responding to a call about a 3-year-year-old being shot Sunday, later died from an acute medical emergency, according to a Facebook post from the Coralville Police Department. “We are reeling from both of these incidents,” Coralville Mayor Meghann Foster said in an interview with the Gazette on Tuesday. “The loss of this young child in our community, and the loss of this officer who served for over two decades and was known for his kindness.” https://www.thegazette.com/crime-courts/3-year-old-coralville-child-dies-after-suffering-gunshot-related-injury/ (Damari Sanders), a 3-year-old boy, was critically injured Sunday in Coralville after suffering a gunshot wound. The child died later that evening at the hospital. Investigators have not yet released any details on why and how the child was shot. Sgt. John Williams, who had been with the Coralville Police Department for over 28 years, died from a medical emergency “in the aftermath” of responding to the shooting, according to the Facebook post. But his death was not directly related to Damari's death, according to Coralville City Administrator Kelly Hayworth. New legal standards for potential abortion restrictions in Iowa must be argued first in front of a lower court judge, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in rejecting a request from the governor. The court denied Gov. Kim Reynolds' request to rehear a case involving a state law that requires a 24-hour waiting period before a woman can have an abortion. Reynolds had requested the high court rehear it so that justices could rule on what legal standard would be applied to future abortion regulations in the state. That district court judge's ruling is likely to be appealed, and the case likely will return to the Iowa Supreme Court anyway, said legal expert Sally Frank, a law professor at Drake University. Frank said the courts eventually will be asked to rule what type of legal standards should be applied to future abortion regulations. Frank said what kind of abortion restriction or ban statehouse Republicans propose afterward likely will depend on which standard the state courts apply. While dozens were treated at Eastern Iowa hospitals over the weekend for fireworks-related injuries, this year's holiday brought fewer emergency incidents than previous years, local providers say. UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids saw two fireworks-related injuries over the holiday weekend, but none were severe. By comparison, the emergency room reported five injuries at the same time last year. Mercy Medical Center, also in Cedar Rapids, reported one firework injury over the holiday, and it was not severe. Last year, the hospital also reported one injury. This drop is a welcome trend that may show Iowans are getting more used to legal fireworks, in contrast to a spike of injuries five years ago. A study from UIHC researchers found Iowa's two largest trauma centers saw https://www.thegazette.com/news/study-firework-injuries-in-iowa-spike-post-legalization/ (fireworks-related injuries more than double )in the two-year period after the Iowa Legislature legalized the sale of fireworks in May 2017. In addition, the severity of injuries increased, with injuries to children nearly tripling, according to the study.

Paul Hiltz is President and CEO of NCH Healthcare System in Naples, Florida. With over 30 years of experience innovating and improving organizations, Paul is committed to maintaining high standards in clinical quality and patient satisfaction. Prior to joining NCH in 2019, Paul served as the President and CEO of Mercy Medical Center, where he was responsible for implementing and heading Mercy Health's Accountable Care Organization, Mercy Health Select, one of the top ACO's in the United States. Hiltz is an accomplished strategist who can translate vision and policy into action. With his vast experience in working with communities, hospital boards, and healthcare systems across America, Paul Hiltz leads NCH into the future of healthcare as a top-tier medical institution, not only in Southwest Florida but across the country, as well.   Paul joins the show today to talk about the work he's accomplished at NCH. He explains how he uses vulnerability in his leadership and asks the leadership team for advice when he is trying to problem solve. In addition, Paul walks us through how the NCH handled Covid 19 and the new protocols they put in place. Perhaps the most impressive feat Paul has accomplished at his time at NCH is cutting down the time on “door to balloon” treatments, which you'll hear about in the episode.   "Burnout comes because people don't feel like they've been heard" -Paul Hiltz   "At every level of the organization I try to be very transparent about goals and I encourage people to give me their opinions and suggestions, that creates a strong team." -Paul Hiltz   “Healthcare is a team sport, we can do very little things on our own. We need community partners.” -Paul Hiltz   This Week on The Wow Factor: Paul's simple idea of gratitude Paul's drive to take the hospital to the highest level The hospitals culture of volunteers Pau's willingness to ask for help The collaboration between NCH and the community Cutting down on their “door to balloon” time NCH's goal of raising over 200 million dollars to build a state of the art heart facility   Paul Hiltz's Words of Wisdom: The importance of practicing gratitude and service in your workplace.   Connect with Paul Hiltz: Paul Hiltz on LinkedIn NCH Healthcare System NCH Florida Facebook NCH Florida YouTube NCH Florida Twitter   Connect with The WOW Factor: The WOW Factor Website Connect with Brad Formsma via email Brad Formsma on LinkedIn Brad Formsma on Instagram Brad Formsma on Facebook Brad Formsma on Twitter    

         Today on HuttCast,   Heartfelt conversation with Anne the wife of Scott Quiner.  In her own words she explains the difficult times the family endured.  See article from KSTP channel 5 in Minneapolis.   A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a woman against Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids to keep her husband on a ventilator.According to the latest court filing, Judge Jennifer Stanfield ruled the temporary restraining order that was filed on Jan. 13 is now dissolved. In addition, the filing states a hearing which had been scheduled for Feb. 13 has been removed from the court calendar.Anne Quiner filed the lawsuit, claiming she did not agree with a Mercy Hospital staff decision to take her husband, Scott Quiner, off a ventilator. Scott Quiner had been diagnosed with COVID-19 last fall and was first hospitalized in Waconia in October. He was then transferred to Mercy Hospital in November.Stanfield granted a restraining order, requiring the hospital to keep Scott Quiner on the ventilator.RELATED: Judge blocks Mercy Hospital from taking COVID-19 patient off ventilator after wife files lawsuitDependable Heating & Cooling Dependable Heating & CoolingExcel Roofing Excel RoofingSUPER FUEL ENERGY DRINK A BLAST OF PREMIUM NATURAL ENERGY! Gene German Certified Firearms Instructor - Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Florida

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Friday, May 20. Friday's weather should start with showers and thunderstorms, but it will eventually clear off into a sunny day. The showers are mostly predicted to be between around 4 a.m. and 11 a.m. After that, the clouds should gradually clear, with a high of around 70 degrees in the Cedar Rapids area. A judge Thursday set a $1.5 million bail for a Cedar Rapids man charged with two counts of first-degree murder in two fatal shootings that happened within 24 hours of each other in January. Sixth Judicial Associate District Judge Russell Keast, during an initial appearance hearing, ordered the bail for Kazius Childress, 20, without hearing any arguments from the prosecution or defense.  Childress was arrested with the assistance of U.S. Marshalls in Davenport on Tuesday. So far criminal complaints haven't provided a motive or the connection, if any, between the two victims and Childress. Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks said Thursday they were “associates” but declined to provide further information. Mercy Medical Center has named Dr. Timothy Quinn as its next president and CEO. The family medicine physician, who has been the executive vice president and chief of clinical operations since 2012, will step into the top leadership position effective Jan. 1, 2023. Officials at the 424-bed hospital in Cedar Rapids announced their selection on Thursday. Dr. Quinn will replace Timothy Charles, who plans to retire at the end of this year after 19 years at Mercy Medical. Iowa athletics director Gary Barta opened himself to criticism earlier this month when, on a UI athletics website podcast, https://www.thegazette.com/iowa-hawkeyes/iowa-athletics-director-gary-barta-pursuing-repeal-of-ncaas-one-time-transfer-rule/ (he suggested) the NCAA consider reinstating a year of ineligibility for transfers. In an interview with the Gazette, Barta conceded that such a change is unlikely at this point, but he did seek to clarify his stance that the current situation promoting a bidding war for recruits is unsustainable. Barta said NIL opportunities should be for student athletes, not recruits, and he hopes the NCAA can restrict situations where boosters might be paying players directly rather than through the proper channels. “If they do that, in theory, hopefully it would slow things down, it would get it back to a realization that name, image and likeness is designed for student-athletes to earn money off their name, image or likeness. It's not designed to be used as a recruiting addition,” Barta said. You can read the edited interview between the Gazette and Barta on theGazette.com.

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Saturday, May 7, and Sunday, May 8. Happy Mother's Day Weekend. There should be some happy weather for the weekend. According to the National Weather Service forecast Saturday will be sunny in the Cedar Rapids area with a high of 70 degrees and a mild wind of 5 to 10 mph. On Sunday there will be a chance for rain but it only looks to be a slight one at the moment, with mostly cloudy skies and a high near 68 degrees. Then, all of a sudden, it will be genuine shorts weather next week, with high temperatures reaching the 80s and possibly even the 90s. So enjoy those two days of pleasant spring weather, it might be all we get this year. 22 people exposed to elevated levels of carbon monoxide were taken to local hospitals Friday afternoon as fire crews responded to alarms sounding at a southwest quadrant transportation and logistics company. According to a fire department news release, crews were called about 2:30 p.m. to the warehouse and office of NFI Interactive Logistics in southwest Cedar Rapids. Alarms to detect carbon monoxide were sounding and first responders found “multiple employees feeling unwell.”  Firefighters and Area Ambulance crews treated employees for possible carbon monoxide exposure and 22 people were transported to UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's and Mercy Medical Center for what authorities said was “a precaution for further assessment and treatment.” Crews said they isolated the facility's gas lines but the incident remained under investigation. A Cedar Rapids man has been charged with vehicular homicide and operating while intoxicated following https://www.thegazette.com/news/crash-kills-motorcyclist-at-i-380-and-highway-30/ (a crash that killed a motorcyclist Thursday )afternoon. Carlos Garcia, 39, was driving south on Interstate 380 Thursday in a black Buick SUV when he started toward the exit ramp to Highway 30 east. He then veered away from the exit ramp, through a grassy divide, and back onto I-380 where he hit the motorcycle, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Police Department. The driver of the motorcycle, Jeffery Lankford, 53, of Cedar Rapids, was in the southbound inside lane. He was thrown from the motorcycle and pinned against the median cables dividing the north and southbound lanes of I-380 and died at the scene, according to a criminal complaint against Garcia. Along with the vehicular homicide and drunken-driving charges, Garcia faces additional charges of driving with a suspended license, interference with official acts, disarming a police officer and cocaine possession, according to the complaint. Starting May 3, 2023, the federal government will require a driver's license or ID card with the “Real ID” mark for air travel and when entering a federal building. Anyone without one starting on that date will be required to provide additional identification. But just less than a year out from the deadline, roughly 2 in 5 Iowans have not yet obtained the Real ID. To get a Real ID in Iowa, individuals must make an appointment to appear in person at an Iowa DOT facility or receive service in person at a county issuance location. The process cannot be completed online. To get the ID stamp of approval you must provide the DOT with proof of identity, proof of security, and two documents proving Iowa residency. There are examples of all three of these categories on the Iowa DOT website, so just something to keep in mind as you're doing your spring cleaning this weekend.

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Wednesday, May 4. Wednesday will be a day mostly free of rain for a change, although it will start off with some frost. According to the National Weather Service there will be patchy frost in the Cedar Rapids area before 7 a.m. Otherwise it will be mostly sunny with a high near 61 degrees. There will be a slight chance of rain Wednesday night but Thursday morning is looking more likely as when showers will return. With persistent rain and lingering cool temperatures, corn planting in Iowa is 11 days later than last year and nine days behind the five-year average. Soybeans are nine days behind 2021 and five days behind the five-year average, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship https://iowaagriculture.gov/news/weekly-crop-progress-report-5222 (reported Monday.) On a positive note, April showers have helped ease drought conditions in Eastern Iowa. The U.S. Drought Monitor shows 15 Eastern Iowa counties, including Linn and Johnson, still are “abnormally dry,” but that dry area shrunk in the https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?IA (most recent weekly report.) Abortion — for now — likely would remain legal in Iowa up to the 20th week of pregnancy, even if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns its landmark 1973 ruling that guaranteed a woman's right to an abortion, as was reported Monday night. But the timing of both U.S. and Iowa Supreme Court rulings could complicate matters. An overturn of Roe v. Wade would return the authority over abortion regulations to the states, and the Iowa Supreme Court has issued multiple recent rulings striking down attempted abortion restrictions by Iowa Republicans including a three-day waiting period and a ban on abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected. The latter ruling stated that a woman's right to an abortion is a protected, fundamental right in Iowa. Which means the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, on its own, would not change Iowa's state abortion regulations. However, the Iowa Supreme Court is currently considering another recently passed abortion restriction, requiring a one-day waiting period. And Iowa Republicans earlier this year filed legal briefs asking the court to overturn its 2019 order striking down the ban on abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected. If the Iowa Supreme Court overturns its previous ruling, and the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, then Iowa Republicans would be legally clear to pass abortion restrictions. Both rulings could come this summer. A teenager moving “very fast” under downtown bridges spanning the Cedar River was rescued Monday night near the 12th Avenue Bridge. First responders were called at 8:50 p.m. to the Third Avenue Bridge where they spotted the male teen “moving downstream very fast past bridges over the river,” according to news release from the Cedar Rapids fire department. Firefighters hung ropes over the side of a bridge for the teen grab onto, and he was able to hang on for a while until his grip gave out. Meanwhile, other firefighters were getting into position to catch the teen downstream, with more ropes hung from bridges and a swift water boat crew launched from Valor Way. The boat crew was able to reach the teen just before 12th Avenue Bridge, where more ropes were waiting to catch him if needed. The boat crew brought the young man back up stream to awaiting ambulance personnel. He was taken to Mercy Medical Center for medical evaluation. The fire department did not state how the teen ended up in the water.

About Dan Collins: Dan Collins is the Senior Director of Media Relations at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, MD, serving as the downtown hospital's media liaison since 1996. A former journalist with stints at The Washington Times, the Times Publishing Group, and The Baltimore Examiner, Dan oversees the Baltimore site for Broadwayworld.com as lead theater reviewer and contributes articles to The Beacon newspaper. Dan served as a member of the affiliate faculty at Loyola University in Baltimore where he taught an introductory public relations course for undergraduates for 11 years. A native of Baltimore, Dan has also worked in city and state government, as the Public Information Officer for the City of Thornton, CO, and as a public relations specialist for the Maryland State Highway Administration. He earned his B.A. from Loyola College and master's degree from Johns Hopkins University. Host Elizabeth Hanes BSN RN built a six-figure writing business in her spare time. Today, she coaches other nurses how to become freelance writers through the RN2writer project.

BusinessWest Editor George O'Brien interviews Ira Helfand, a retired emergency room physician at Mercy Medical Center and co-chair of Physicians for Social Responsibilty's Nuclear Weapons Abolition Committee. The situation in Ukraine has brought new and needed attention to the matter of nuclear weapons and the need to make sure there they can never be used, said Helfand, as he discusses current efforts to bring attention to the issue and ultimate resolution to the growing problem. It's all must listening, so join us on BusinessTalk, a podcast presented by BusinessWest in partnership with Living Local and sponsored by PeoplesBank.

Theo Jones Sr. is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner. He began his career as a registered nurse at Johns Hopkins Hospital, serving in critical care units as well as trauma operating rooms. After obtaining his master's degree in nursing from the Chamberlain College of Nursing, he received training in pediatrics from Cross Keys Pediatrics, in addition to training in internal medicine and family practice from Mercy Medical Center. In 2018, Theo founded Weekend Whitecoat Direct Primary Care with the goal to build a personal and trusted relationship between patient and provider. Weekend Whitecoat was born out of my frustration with the current healthcare system. While working as a Family Nurse Practitioner, both in hospitals and in private practices, things would change rapidly while faces changed even faster. https://www.weekendwhitecoat.com/about-maryland-concierge-medicine Theo's Links: https://linktr.ee/TheoJ Doctor Nurse Podcast Links: https://linktr.ee/DoctorNursePodcast Subscribe to my email list: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/621baf120753e8bf098b387a

This is John McGlothlen with The Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Monday, March 28th. Today in the Cedar Rapids area we can expect partly sunny skies, with a high near 43, according to the National Weather Service. Light winds from the northeast later coming the southeast. Then tonight, it should be mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. The Linn County Sheriff's Office has identified the woman who died Thursday morning while being held overnight in the Linn County Correctional Center. 31-year-old Malorie Hults was found unconscious on the floor by a corrections officer at 2:12 a.m. Thursday. Officials said Hults wasn't breathing and didn't have a detectable pulse. Corrections staff administered CPR, and Hults was taken to Mercy Medical Center where she was pronounced dead. The cause of death still is unknown. Hults' body has been transported to the State Medical Examiner's Office in Ankeny for an autopsy. Iowa agriculture officials have confirmed another case of bird flu in a flock of commercial pullet chickens. The outbreak in Franklin County is the seventh such outbreak found in Iowa this month, according to a news release Saturday from the Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship. The department said the latest case affects about 250,000 birds. Support for this podcast provided by New Pioneer Food Co-op. Celebrating 50 years as Eastern Iowa's source for locally and responsibly sourced groceries with stores in Iowa City, Coralville and Cedar Rapids; and online through Co-op Cart at https://www.newpi.coop/ (newpi.coop). —

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Saturday, March 26 and Sunday, March 27. It's going to be cold this weekend, but at least the sun will be out. According to the National Weather Service it will be sunny in the Cedar Rapids area on Saturday with a high near 38 degrees. It will be breezy again, although not as bad as Friday, with a 20 mph wind gusting as high as 35 mph. On Sunday it will be slightly warmer and substantially less windy, with sunny skies and high near 41 degrees. Iowa “should and will accept Ukrainian refugees” if they seek to come here, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley said Friday during a visit to Marion. President Joe Biden announced this week that the United States would accept up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion of their country. While the administration believes most refugees will stay in nearby countries in case they are ever to return home, the United States joined other Western counties in helping to address the crisis. The month-old war in Ukraine has caused devastation the Republican senator compared with World War II and has forced millions from their homes. For Ukrainian refugees coming to Iowa, he said, there would be plenty of jobs available. Grassley, however, stressed this immigration situation is not the same as the people who cross the border the illegally into the United States, who are “breaking our laws.” Cedar Rapids-based McGrath Family of Dealerships will acquire the Toyota of Iowa City dealership, effective April 1. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed. This move expands the McGrath reach to 14 locations and new-vehicle brands to 13. Murphy McGrath, general manager of McGrath Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram., will take on a new role as McGrath Toyota of Iowa City general manager, the company said in a news release. The addition is the McGrath group's first franchise dealership in Johnson County since Pat McGrath Oldsmobile GMC Isuzu in 1996. A man died Friday after being buried in grain northwest of Williamsburg, according to the Iowa County Sheriff's Office. Iowa County emergency responders were called to 2172 M Ave. for a report of a grain bin entrapment at 7:30 a.m.  Rescuers worked for about an hour to find the man, whose name is to be released Saturday, the sheriff's office said. The grain bin involved was a 20,000-bushel capacity bin owned by Kinze Manufacturing and leased to Circle J Grain of Williamsburg. The Linn County Sheriff's Office has identified the woman whohttps://www.thegazette.com/crime-courts/linn-county-jail-inmate-dies-cause-of-death-unknown/ ( died Thursday morning )while being held in the Linn County Correctional Center overnight. 31-year-old Malorie Shea Hults was found unconscious, lying on the floor, by a corrections officer at 2:12 a.m. Thursday. Hults wasn't breathing and didn't have a detectable pulse, officials said. Corrections staff administered CPR, and Hults was taken to Mercy Medical Center where she was pronounced dead. The cause of death still is unknown, according to a news release from the sheriff's office. Hults' body has been transported to the State Medical Examiner's Office in Ankeny for an autopsy. Hults, of Cedar Rapids, was taken into custody by Cedar Rapids police Wednesday evening on a domestic assault charge. Support for this news update was provided by New Pioneer Food Co-op. Celebrating 50 years as Eastern Iowa's destination for locally and responsibly sourced groceries with stores in Iowa City, Coralville and Cedar Rapids; and you can order online through Co-op Cart athttp://www.newpi.coop/ ( newpi.coop).

Is there really such a thing as a “mind-body connection?” And if so, how does the mind help the body to heal? Guests Include: Dave Grohl Rock star, musician, he is the founder, lead singer, guitarist and primary songwriter for the rock band Foo Fighters. He rose to fame as the drummer for the band Nirvana. Kyle Beckerman Former major league soccer player who played for 21 seasons for teams the Miami Fusion, the Colorado Rapids and Real Salt Lake. He played on the U.S. National Team several teams and competed in major tournaments such as the Copa America, the Gold Cup and the World Cup. He was named one of the 25 greatest players by Major League Soccer before is retirement in 2021. Today, he is head coach of the Utah Valley University men's soccer team. Dr. Lew Schon, M.D., FAAOS Internationally renowned Orthopedic surgeon specializing in the foot and ankle, he is Director of Orthopedic Innovation at the Institute of Food and Ankle Reconstruction at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. He was the inventor of an artificial ankle joint known as the Zimmer Total Ankle Replacement and has been co-inventor on several other medical devices used to treat challenging musculoskeletal conditions. He is a researcher and a teacher, having trained over 500 students, researchers and residents worldwide. Dr. Suzie Bash, M.D. Medical Director of Neuroradiology at San Fernando Valley Interventional Radiology in Los Angeles. She is a board-certified neuroradiologist and is actively involved in clinical trials concerning Artificial Intelligence applications in neuroimaging. Dr. Michele Linden, EdD, MFT, MA , MS Dr. Linden is a clinical psychologist specializing in veteran and military care, anger management, trauma and PTSD, serious mental health disorders, communication, and social skills training.

This episode is brought to you by ModMed. To learn more and see a demo of the #1 EHR system, EMA®, as well as Practice Management, Revenue Cycle Management, Analytics, Patient Engagement tools and more, visit modmed.com/orthopod. ModMed — it's about time. Lew C. Schon, M.D., FAAOS, is Director of Orthopedic Innovation at The Institute for Foot and Ankle Reconstruction at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. An internationally recognized foot and ankle surgeon, Dr. Schon has more than 35 years' experience in medicine and patient care. He has been recognized as a "Top Doctor" by Baltimore magazine as well as Castle Connolly Medical, Ltd. Topics include: -He's our first guest who has blown a shofar on the show! We hear about his love for music with his group, The Stimulators, and how he found himself onstage with the Foo Fighters. It's an incredible story how Dr. Schon was taking care of Foo Fighter frontman, David Grohl, after a nasty leg break and asked him to come onstage with him at Fenway Park. Watch Dr. Schon's video singing The White Stripes' "Seven Nation Army," with the Foo Fighters here. Find out more about Dr. Lew Schon here. This content in this Podcast is not approved for credit by CMEfy, however, you may reflect on how this Podcast applies to your day-to-day and engage to earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ via point-of-care learning activities by clicking below.

Orthopedic Injuries – Getting injured is no fun A look at various types of orthopedic injuries, how they are diagnosed and treated – and how you can recover. Guests Include: Kyle Beckerman Former major league soccer player who played for 21 seasons for teams the Miami Fusion, the Colorado Rapids and Real Salt Lake. He played on the U.S. National Team several teams and competed in major tournaments such as the Copa America, the Gold Cup and the World Cup. He was named one of the 25 greatest players by Major League Soccer before is retirement in 2021. Today, he is head coach of the Utah Valley University men's soccer team. Dr. Lew Schon, M.D., FAAOS Internationally renowned Orthopedic surgeon specializing in the foot and ankle, he is Director of Orthopedic Innovation at the Institute of Food and Ankle Reconstruction at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. He was the inventor of an artificial ankle joint known as the Zimmer Total Ankle Replacement and has been co-inventor on several other medical devices used to treat challenging musculoskeletal conditions. He is a researcher and a teacher, having trained over 500 students, researchers and residents worldwide. Cody Jones, PT, DPT, OCS Doctor of Physical Therapy, Board Certified Clinical Specialist Owner of Advanced Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine in Thousand Oaks, California Dr. John Crues, MD Musculoskeletal Radiologist, Medical Director at RadNet, co-director of MSK imaging at RadNet and co-director of RadNet's MSK fellowship program. Dave Grohl Rock star, musician, he is the founder, lead singer, guitarist and primary songwriter for the rock band Foo Fighters. He rose to fame as the drummer for the band Nirvana.

Lets take a stroll down Emergency Room lane.  In this episode you will hear first hand a  Emergency Room Debacle.   Listen to how Mercy Medical has fallen on the tip of their sword.  By simply entering the hospital can get you accosted, threatened and still not treated.  Stay tuned for some eye opening treatment brought to you by Allina Health Systems. Dependable Heating & Cooling Dependable Heating & Cooling

Last year, while most shuls had limited and restricted minyanim from Rosh Hashana through Simchas Torah, this year, most shuls were open for business, albeit with some cautionary guidelines. A year ago, we were still in the “mask” and social distancing zone, this year, we sat near each other. Yet, as the doctors will tell you, we are from being out of the woods. Today's guest, Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt,  is one of the most sought-after experts on Covid and other infectious diseases. Rabbi Dr. Glatt is the Associate Rabbi at the Young Israel of Woodmere, and is the Director of the Medical Halacha Commission of the Rabbinical Alliance of America. Heis Board certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, and is Chairman of Medicine and Chief of Infectious Diseases / Hospital  at Mount Sinai South Nassau, and a full Professor of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. A spokesperson for the Infectious Diseases Society of America, he previously, was the President & CEO of St. Joseph Hospital; Executive Vice President at Mercy Medical Center; and Associate Dean at NY Medical College. Whenthe promise of a vaccine was first rolled out under the Trump Administration, many in the media, and his many political critics said, “it's not trustworthy.” Then under the Biden Administration, the messaging became, “follow the science….it saves lives,” and while millions of people across the globe have been vaccinated, there are still many who are reluctant. Leaving out those who believe in world conspiracies, there are others who are very reasonable and intelligent people who have legitimate questions based on sound and documented research. There have been many reports of people becoming violently ill or suffering serious side effects after being vaccinated, possibly from overstimulation of the immune system, known as the Cytokine Storm. There is no one more qualified to answer these difficult questions and concerns, than Rabbi Dr. Glatt.

June is Men's Health Month. On the “Black Health…Men's Edition” episode host Rachel ‘Rae' Crowder had a conversation with Dr. Damon E. Davis, MD. Dr. Davis is aa Board-Certified urologist with The Urology Specialists of Maryland at Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland. You'll learn about the lack of representation of Black Men in the medical field, chronic disease disparities, health choices that impact the health of a man's penis, and the COVID-19 vaccine. Let's Connect: IG: @blackhealthlit Twitter: @blackhealthlit Website(s): www.blackhealthlit.org --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/blackhealthlit/support

This episode features a discussion with Dr. Casey Humbyrd on the ethics of telemedicine led by medical student Morgan Snow. Dr. Humbyrd is the chief of foot and ankle orthopedics at the University of Pennsylvania. She is also the founder and coordinator of the program in surgical ethics and health policy at the University of Pennsylvania. She obtained her MD from Mount Sinai School of Medicine, completed her residency at Johns Hopkins University and her fellowship at Mercy Medical Center. Before coming to the University of Pennsylvania, she was the chief of foot and ankle orthopedics at Johns Hopkins University where she obtained her masters in bioethics from the Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Humbyrd's academic work focuses on the intersection of ethical issues in orthopedic surgery.  The episode begins with a brief news update by Neha Anand and Allie Berges on the disparities related to the pandemic and the relaxing of mask requirements for vaccinated individuals in the U.S.  Content discussed in this podcast does not reflect the views of our institutions. This podcast is also not meant for medical advice.  Original music composed by Ved Tanavde (adapted from composition by Thomas Le, Alina Spiegel, and Antonio Salas) For more news updates on the coronavirus, follow @covidup2date on Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter for concise daily updates from medical students. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices