What is cardiogenic shock?
Cardiogenic shock is a condition where the heart is too weak to pump blood and oxygen to the brain and organs. Fatal if not treated immediately, the condition affects approximately 50,000 people in the U.S.
Do you know who to talk to about your child’s routine vaccinations?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), routine vaccinations for kindergarten in the U.S. fell to 93% during the 2021-2022 school year. That’s the second year in a row routine vaccination rates decreased. The vaccines help prevent potentially fatal or severe illnesses, including diphtheria, measles, mumps, rubella, polio, tetanus, whooping cough (pertussis) and others.
Featured events coming up in the Lima region
Geek Trivia Night
Mitchell Tenpenny to perform at Civic Center
LIMA — Mitchell Tenpenny is an ascending artist in the world of country music, and at 7:30 p.m. Friday, he will take his songs to the Veterans Memorial Civic Center stage.
Open blues jam set to hit Elks Lodge
LIMA — The Lima Elks Lodge will be the place to be Thursday for anyone who has a love of the blues.
Reminisce: The Black settlement of Rumley
All that remains of the village of Rumley straddles Loramie Creek along Hardin-Wapak Road in the open fields of northern Shelby County, a few miles northwest of Anna. On the north side of the creek is a brick schoolhouse, a quarter mile to the south is a white church.
Lima Public Library Book Reviews
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Real Life Mama: Playing our own cards
One day this week, not long before my girls typically get on the bus, there was a perplexing text that came through saying we had been moved to a two-hour delay due to an ongoing law enforcement situation. About an hour later, we received a text that said that school would be in session after the delay based on information received from law enforcement.
Living with Children: Behaviors associated with ADHD are indisputable. Diagnoses are another story
The Wall Street Journal recently published a letter from a gentleman who, apparently speaking from personal experience, claimed that attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is real, then extolled the benefits of the stimulant medications typically prescribed when the diagnosis is made. Effectively, said gentleman parroted the false narrative peddled by Big Pharma and Big Mental Health — meaning, he is mistaken.
How much would famous sitcom homes cost?
From Carrie Bradshaw’s apartment to the “Fresh Prince” Bel-Air mansion to Minneapolis’ own Mary Tyler Moore house, Realtors estimate how much it would cost to buy some of television’s most famous abodes.
