Patrick Turnes

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Hockey fan chalks up big save

1 week ago | hampshirereview.com | Patrick Turnes

This past week, Washington Capitals’ Alexander Ovechkin overtook Wayne Gretzky to become the leading all-time goal scorer in the National Hockey League. The following reprised article relates a true story regarding a hockey fan who had an even larger impact. On Oct. 23, 2021, the newly minted Seattle Kraken hockey team played in their first-ever home opener against the Vancouver Canucks.
52 to 46, health fair, blood donation

3 weeks ago | hampshirereview.com | Patrick Turnes

Those who follow West Virginia politics closely know what the numerical portion of this title means. For those who don’t, this is the vote count in the West Virginia House of Delegates that killed a Senate passed bill that would have broadened exemptions from long standing vaccination requirements. I bring attention to this, not to be smug or gloating, but to express what amounts to a sigh of relief.
The worst day

1 month ago | hampshirereview.com | Patrick Turnes

From the archives of the Hampshire Review’s Healthy Hampshire. The following is a true story. In the interest of privacy, the name of the subject of this story has been changed. Her name was Jane. She was an 18-year-old student residing in a college dorm in Maryland. I had seen her only one previous time, for a physical exam related to her application for college admission. Her parents were also patients of mine.
Measles update, health fair, blood drives

1 month ago | hampshirereview.com | Patrick Turnes

As of March 6, there were a total of 222 measles cases in the U.S., 94% of whom were in unvaccinated people and 17% of whom have required hospitalization. Two people have died. Only 2% of those cases were in individuals who received two doses of MMR vaccine. The cases have been reported in 12 states, including Pennsylvania and Kentucky (states that border West Virginia). Those 222 cases have occurred in less than 3 months. In contrast, for the entire year of 2024, there were 285 cases.
Women’s History Month (medicine version)

1 month ago | hampshirereview.com | Patrick Turnes

The first female medical student in the United States was Elizabeth Blackwell. After receiving rejections from multiple medical schools, Dr. Blackwell was admitted to Geneva Medical College in 1847 and received her MD degree. She subsequently had to move to France and England to get further training not available in the United States. In 1850, she returned to the United States and with two other female doctors established what is now New York Presbyterian-Lower Manhattan Hospital.
Vaccine success

1 month ago | hampshirereview.com | Patrick Turnes

On Feb. 26, an unvaccinated young person in West Texas died from measles. This was a tragic and preventable consequence of an outbreak that has affected over 120 individuals. A number of them have required hospitalizations and nearly all of those cases have been in unvaccinated individuals. Smallpox has been present for at least as far back a 3,000-4,000 years ago. There is evidence of its having been contracted by Egyptian pharaohs.
Charles Drew, blood banks and vaccines

1 month ago | hampshirereview.com | Patrick Turnes

In 1940, World War II was raging, and Great Britain was in need of blood and blood products for the soldiers on the European battlefields and for civilians who were casualties of German bombers. In response, the United States began the Blood for Britain project. This was a cooperative effort of six New York City Hospitals that collaborated to collect and ship plasma to Great Britain.
Something the Lord made

2 months ago | hampshirereview.com | Patrick Turnes

Today’s article, printed for the third consecutive year, links two subjects associated with the month of February. One is Heart Month. The other is Black History Month. One of the individuals who links these two subjects is an African American man, with whom most of our readers will have little or no acquaintance. This August will be the 121st anniversary of his birth and this November will mark 36 years since he passed away.
The cold, hard facts

Jan 22, 2025 | hampshirereview.com | Patrick Turnes

(Reprised from an article in the Hampshire Review, January of 2024)As nobody needs reminding, we are in the midst of winter, with recent temperatures in the low double digits. In weather such as this, prolonged cold exposures can potentially lead to hypothermia. Hypothermia is defined as a core body temperature less than 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
Snooze the booze

Jan 8, 2025 | hampshirereview.com | Patrick Turnes

ROMNEY — The start of the New Year is frequently accompanied by people making resolutions, which are intentions designed to improve one’s life or health. In that same vein, a global initiative called “Dry January” was started in 2013. It was created by the nonprofit Alcohol Change UK, with the aim of helping people reassess their relationship with drinking, improve their health and establish healthier habits.