A recent Prevention article details the story of a nurse who spent six weeks on a ventilator battling COVID-19. During that time of inactivity, he lost 50 pounds. Richard Watkins, […]
As the United States adjusts to life with COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests wearing cloth face coverings to help slow the spread of the virus […]
What might be the effects on mental health from a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic? Among experts consulted, Richard Watkins, M.D., a Northeast Ohio Medical University associate professor of […]
As many others in the health care field did when the COVID-19 pandemic arose a few short months ago, Northeast Ohio Medical University alumnus Dominic Peters, M.D. (’09), had to […]
Copper has been trending in home goods, and now it has come to the fabrics used in face coverings. Shape magazine asked experts including Richard Watkins, M.D., an infectious disease […]
Cynthia Zelis, M.D. (’96), M.B.A., has been named the chief medical officer of MDLIVE, a virtual health care provider. Dr. Zelis is a board-certified physician and former executive with University […]
It certainly isn’t convenient that the COVID-19 pandemic has overlapped with seasonal allergies. The annual cough and sneeze may now seem more concerning. So how do you determine if your […]
Itching to go on vacation as flight prices continue to drop? Experts like Richard Watkins, M.D., a Northeast Ohio Medical University associate professor of internal medicine who specializes in infectious […]
When the COVID-19 pandemic emerged in mid-March, health care education had to readjust. Instead of completing a final round of clinical rotations in hospitals, fourth-year Northeast Ohio Medical University College […]
Amy Stearns Acton, M.D. (’90), has served as Ohio’s director of health since her appointment by Governor Mike DeWine in February 2019. In a recent profile of Dr. Acton, Griff […]
