What you need to know about the kissing bug and Chagas disease
Experts at the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine have been studying Chagas disease and working on a therapeutic vaccine...
Product recalls – March 21
* Tri-Union Seafoods LLC is voluntarily recalling a 2,745 cases (equal to 107,280 cans) of Chicken of the Sea brand 5 oz. canned chunk...
New rules aim to curb food-borne illness
COLUMBUS - The Food and Drug Administration is putting new food-safety rules in place - and advocates of the change say that’s something to...
World AIDS Day: “Ignorance is not bliss”
LANSING, Mich. - It’s World AIDS Day, and health organizations are working to increase awareness of HIV/AIDS and its impact on the lives of...
Report addresses expanding healthcare in Ohio
On Monday, The Buckeye Institute released its new report advocating for three ways to increase access to affordable healthcare in Ohio, especially in low-income...
Marketplace open enrollment: Time to take stock of medical coverage
COLUMBUS - The third open-enrollment period for the federal insurance marketplace is in full swing, and new options could impact health-care choices for Ohioans.While...
Report: Adolescent bariatric surgery reverses Type 2 diabetes in 95 percent of teens
The results of a new study which was published last week in The New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with presentation at The...
Report: 11 percent increase in fire deaths in Ohio this year
Five people were killed in fires in October, bringing the yearly total to 102.This represents an 11% increase in fire fatalities from this time...
Health centers offer care tailored to the community
ELYRIA - New data released this week by the National Association of Community Health Centers indicates that centers are serving more people than ever,...
Medicaid at 50: The value of covering Ohio kids
COLUMBUS - Over one million Ohio children - about 46 percent - receive visits to the doctor, prescriptions and other medical care through Medicaid,...