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‘A financial lifeline’: Rural pharmacists hope federal funds can bridge healthcare gaps
By: Kendall Crawford | The Ohio Newsroom
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — A large federal grant could help better connect rural pharmacies with local physicians. The Ohio Department of Health recently announced that $2 million from the… Read More
Black lung rates in Appalachia are high as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick
By: Howard Berkes | NPR Justin Hicks | Louisville Public Media
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This article was originally published in Louisville Public Media. Respiratory therapist Marcy Freeman doesn’t need a research study to confirm for her a return to the dark days of coal… Read More
An Ohio University professor hopes his research can help relieve the pain of osteoarthritis
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Human growth hormone has an impact on how osteoarthritis develops in our bodies. A researcher at Ohio University has a goal of developing methods to prevent… Read More
Research from Ohio University’s John Kopchick looks for the benefits of slowing growth hormone as we age
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Growth hormones help living creatures like us develop from infants to adults. Our bodies continue producing growth hormone even after we stop growing. But researchers are… Read More
As Ohio health officials battle cyclosporiasis, they’re fighting a measles outbreak too
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — ldren’s Hospital Medical Center. “But the vast majority of cases have diarrhea that particularly children are getting are not cyclospora. It’s the norovirus. It’s rotavirus…. Read More
GuardCare comes to Athens this weekend to offer free healthcare services
By: Natalie LaFleur
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Ohio National Guard and the Ohio Department of Health team up every year to offer free healthcare services to Ohio residents. This year, they’re coming to Athens County. GuardCare began in 1995 after… Read More
Residents say they have environmental and health concerns about a proposed plastics facility in The Plains
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Several area residents told county commissioners Tuesday morning they are concerned about the potential environmental impacts if a plastics manufacturer sets up shop in The Plains…. Read More
Lawmakers easily approve changes to Ohio Medicaid after earlier controversy
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Republican-backed bill that began the week banning Medicaid payments to family caregivers in Ohio ended up without that provision and with overwhelming approval, even… Read More
An Ohio University professor is researching nicotine’s effect on heart health as smoking alternatives rise in popularity
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The health hazards surrounding nicotine are commonly associated with smoking cigarettes. But as more people turn to smoking alternatives like vaping and pouches, researchers are diving into… Read More
An Ohio University researcher took a new approach when looking at pregnancy, high blood pressure and breastfeeding
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Most of the medical discourse surrounding high blood pressure and pregnancy revolves around the possible complications that happen during pregnancy. But an Ohio University researcher is among… Read More
Ohio Democrats reintroduce a bill to legalize medically assisted suicide
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Four Democratic state lawmakers are fronting an effort to legalize medically assisted suicide for Ohioans with terminal diagnoses, following an effort in 2018 that did… Read More
The number of tick-related illnesses in Ohio is skyrocketing. Here’s why
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — In 2010, there were 40 reported cases of Lyme disease in Ohio. That soared by nearly 1,000% to 415 in the next ten years…. Read More
Farmers in northwest Ohio use a lot of pesticides. Is there a link to cancer?
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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CINCINNATI (The Ohio Newsroom) — Farmers and farmworkers across the country are more likely to be diagnosed with cancers like non-Hodgkin lymphoma than the national average. Some scientists believe pesticide… Read More
Too young for the MMR shot, babies become ‘sitting ducks’ in measles outbreaks
By: Devi Shastri | Laura Ungar | AP
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LANDRUM, South Carolina (AP) — With baby Arthur too young for the measles vaccine and a sibling due in June, the Otwells grew nervous when the threat of the highly… Read More
Nearly half of Ohioans age 45 to 54 are behind on screenings for ‘one of the most preventable cancers’
By: Mike Frazier | WYSO
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YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (WYSO) — Colorectal cancer is one of the top causes of cancer deaths. More than 2,000 people died from colorectal cancer in Ohio in 2022. March is… Read More
A major abortion provider in Ohio will expand its services via telehealth
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Medication-induced abortions are already more common in Ohio than those involving surgical procedures. The new Ohio Abortion Report shows the 25,135 abortions provided in Ohio… Read More
The kids’ vision initiative OhioSEE comes into focus in 15 counties
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — For what might be the first time, the Prairie Lincoln Elementary School library came fully into focus Tuesday afternoon for second-grader Tesannya and six… Read More
Free Nutrition Counseling Sign-Up
The Ohio University Nutrition Treatment Program is now accepting clients for Spring 2026. The program consists of three one-on-one nutritional counseling sessions with a senior dietetic student. Sessions are supervised by a… Read More
Free Nutrition Counseling Sign-Up
The Ohio University Nutrition Treatment Program is now accepting clients for Spring 2026. The program consists of three one-on-one nutritional counseling sessions with a senior dietetic student. Sessions are supervised by a… Read More
Free Nutrition Counseling Sign-Up
The Ohio University Nutrition Treatment Program is now accepting clients for Spring 2026. The program consists of three one-on-one nutritional counseling sessions with a senior dietetic student. Sessions are supervised by a… Read More
Free Nutrition Counseling Sign-Up
The Ohio University Nutrition Treatment Program is now accepting clients for Spring 2026. The program consists of three one-on-one nutritional counseling sessions with a senior dietetic student. Sessions are supervised by a… Read More
Free Nutrition Counseling Sign-Up
The Ohio University Nutrition Treatment Program is now accepting clients for Spring 2026. The program consists of three one-on-one nutritional counseling sessions with a senior dietetic student. Sessions are supervised by a… Read More
Free Nutrition Counseling Sign-Up
The Ohio University Nutrition Treatment Program is now accepting clients for Spring 2026. The program consists of three one-on-one nutritional counseling sessions with a senior dietetic student. Sessions are supervised by a… Read More
Free Nutrition Counseling Sign-Up
The Ohio University Nutrition Treatment Program is now accepting clients for Spring 2026. The program consists of three one-on-one nutritional counseling sessions with a senior dietetic student. Sessions are supervised by a… Read More
Free Nutrition Counseling Sign-Up
The Ohio University Nutrition Treatment Program is now accepting clients for Spring 2026. The program consists of three one-on-one nutritional counseling sessions with a senior dietetic student. Sessions are supervised by a… Read More
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