Health experts advise almost everyone get an annual flu shot. But if you're wavering, here's another fact to consider: Doing so may protect your heart.

Columbus Regional Health oncologist talks about COVID-19 and cancer care. Dr. Nadeem Ikhlaque, a medical oncologist and hematologist at Columbus Regional Health’s Cancer Center, spoke with The Republic about how the pandemic has impacted cancer care, the dangers that the latest surge in coronavirus cases poses for cancer patients and why he is encouraging his patients to get vaccinated.

Karin Sharp had a persistent mild feeling in her chest and decided to have it checked out. Doctors discovered that three of her heart arteries were completely or almost closed.

If you're six months, or more, past the second shot of your primary COVID-19 vaccine series, or you're two months, or more, past the single-dose shot, you're eligible for a booster. The CDC also recommends moderately to severely immunocompromised people consider receiving an additional (third) dose of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (Pfizer or Moderna) at least 28 days after the completion of the initial two-dose series.

Dementia is a general term for loss of memory, language, problem-solving and other thinking abilities that are severe enough to interfere with daily life.