Health

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 f...
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 Obesity Society A...
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 last y...

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, an...

Brown unveils Medicare proposal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In advance of tomorrow’s 50th Anniversary of Medicare, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) outlined new legislation designed...

Stuck in the middle? Ohio 23rd nationally in child well-being
COLUMBUS - The Buckeye State is stuck in the middle in terms of the well-being of its children, ranking 23rd nationally in the annual KIDS COUNT Data ...

Dentist shortage: A toothy problem in Ohio?
COLUMBUS - Finding a dentist to ease dental woes is a toothy problem for many Ohioans.A new report finds 84 areas in the state where there are not eno...

Report: Ohio kids enticed by e-cigarettes
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Access denied? Abortion clinics could close in Ohio
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