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Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Sport
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Grove City's Gavin Ryan named OSU Wexner Medical Center Athlete of Week
Grove City lacrosse player Gavin Ryan is the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Athlete of the Week for April 7-13. Ryan had four goals and two assists in a 17-4 win over Kettering and six goals and two assists in a 13-7 win over Johnstown. Advertisement Ryan received 61.1% of the vote and was followed by Columbus Academy lacrosse player Kyndal Singleton who had 38.7%. Gavin Ryan, Grove City High School Related article: How to nominate OSU Wexner Medical Center high school Athletes of Week in 2024-25 Singleton scored six goals in an 11-9 win over Worthington Kilbourne. Also nominated were Bloom-Carroll softball player Madelyn Gates, Olentangy Liberty softball player Emily Chevalier and Bexley tennis player Sam Lessard. The Athlete of the Week voting recognizes athletes across all sports. Nominations are due Monday mornings for competitions that took place the previous week. The poll is live until 4 p.m. Fridays. Advertisement Anyone can nominate an athlete by email to bwhite1@ or through X (formerly Twitter) tagging @BrianWhite13. Once athletes win during the regular season, they're not eligible to be back on the ballot until the postseason. Athletes who have not been a recipient of one of the weekly awards can be nominated more than once. Have any questions? Email sports editor Brian White at bwhite1@ OSU Wexner Medical Center Athlete of the Week This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Meet OSU Wexner Medical Center's Athlete of the Week: Gavin Ryan
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Sport
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Watterson swimming star named Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Athlete of the Week
With more than 26,800 of the votes, Watterson swimmer Maddy Thomas is the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Athlete of the Week for Jan. 28-Feb. 2. Thomas won first place in the 50-meter freestyle and was part of the winning team in the 200-meter freestyle relay at the CCL championship. Thomas received 67.9% of the vote and was followed by Hartley basketball player Naomie Burnett, who received 17.7%, and Hamilton Township bowler Madden Karg (12.4%). Burnett had 40 points, nine 3-pointers, eight rebounds and four steals in a 68-64 win over Olentangy Berlin. The points and 3s are school records. Related article: Here's how to nominate OSU Wexner Medical Center high school Athletes of Week in 2024-25 Karg scored a 204 and 171 in Tuesday's match and 213 and a 278 on Thursday night. She leads central Ohio with a 198.8 average. The Athlete of the Week voting recognizes athletes across all sports. Nominations are due Monday mornings for competitions that took place the previous week. The poll is live until 4 p.m. Fridays. Anyone can nominate an athlete by email to bwhite1@ or through X (formerly Twitter) tagging @BrianWhite13. Once athletes win during the regular season, they're not eligible to be back on the ballot until the postseason. Athletes who have not been a recipient of one of the weekly awards can be nominated more than once. Have any questions? Email sports editor Brian White at bwhite1@ This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Meet OSU Wexner Medical Center's Athlete of the Week: Maddy Thomas
Yahoo
26-01-2025
- Health
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A majority of smartwatch users are making a critical mistake
Smartwatches can save lives. It certainly did the trick for my colleague, Nirave Gondhia, who detailed his journey of having a heart attack at the age of 33, and how the Apple Watch helped him on a path of recovery, even with emergency needs. Unfortunately, not every adopter is using smartwatches the way they are intended to assist. As per a survey by the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center only a quarter of Americans who use a smartwatch for health tracking share the wearable data with their doctor. 'If patients are monitoring their blood pressure at home and notice it's been going up over time, they may want to discuss it with their doctor sooner rather than waiting for their annual visit,' explains Dr. Laxmi Mehta, an expert in cardiology and heart diseases. 'Or they may capture some irregular heart rhythms on their devices, like atrial fibrillation, much sooner than would be diagnosed at the doctor's office.' The findings are rather surprising, as people rely on smartwatches for keeping an eye on biomarkers such as heart rate, blood pressure, and sleep, among others. Notably, smartwatches emerged as the most popular device for users who monitor their health and wellness stats using an external device in the survey. Mehta, who also serves as the Sarah Ross Soter Endowed Chair for Women's Cardiovascular Health Research, notes that smartwatches have become an essential part of daily health assessment for people dealing with heart-related issues. She further pointed out that sharing the heart activity data with a doctor is a 'critical step,' one that is crucial to deciding whether proper medical intervention is needed. Smartwatches are now capable of measuring more than just the heart rate. The Apple Watch, for example, also lets users perform an ECG and can give them a warning about irregular heart activity patterns that could be a sign of Atrial Fibrillation (AFib). Smartwatches made by the likes of Fitbit, Apple, and Samsung regularly appear in research papers, paving the way for new breakthroughs on a regular basis. Earlier this month, a team relied on data collected by Fitbit smartwatches from over five thousand users and deduced that the biomarkers collected by smartwatches can be used to predict psychiatric illnesses and even link them to genetic factors. They can also assist in emergency situations. For example, the Apple Watch offers a Medical ID system that shows important information — such as age, blood type, allergies, and medical condition right on the lock screen — helping emergency responders make the best decision in critical situations.
