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Health leaders caution Ohioans of diseases like measles and others once thought to be under control
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Department of Health is warning Ohioans to take precautions with some preventable diseases making a comeback like measles. And in many cases,… Read More
Ohio lawmakers try to cap the cost of insulin again with bipartisan bills
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A million Ohioans depend on insulin to manage their diabetes. The federal government capped insulin costs at $35 in the sweeping Inflation Reduction Act… Read More
Another election year battle over Affordable Care Act threatens coverage for millions
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — The number of Americans getting health insurance through the Affordable Care Act has hit a record high with more than 21 million people signed up through… Read More
Athens City Council tables a proposal to regulate tobacco retailers
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — After much discussion, the Athens City Council has put off until next year a decision about creating a licensing program for tobacco retailers. Among other things,… Read More
Athens is considering a tobacco licensing program to curb underage smoking
By: Parker Kopronica
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — The Athens City Council is considering an ordinance that would require tobacco retailers to get a city license — part of an effort to keep tobacco… Read More
Ohio’s new abortion amendment is in effect but doctors are reluctant to make any big changes
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Issue 1, Ohio’s new voter-passed amendment that enshrines abortion rights into the state constitution, went into effect Thursday. But while legal scholars say the… Read More
A court pauses federal policy allowing abortion clinic operators to get grants — but only in Ohio
By: Geoff Mulvihill | AP
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CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal appeals court has paused enforcement of a federal government regulation that allows abortion providers to receive federal family planning money — but only in Ohio, where… Read More
Researcher explains the connection between ultra-processed foods and depression
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (PBS NewsHour) — The food we eat affects us in many ways. A recent study from Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School found a link between the… Read More
ARPA funds made 2023 a bumper year for the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program, but 2024 funding may shrink
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — The Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program that gives seniors money to buy local produce served a record number of people in southeast Ohio this… Read More
Pain, fatigue, fuzzy thinking: How long COVID disrupts the brain
By: Jon Hamilton | NPR
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ST. LOUIS (NPR) — Michelle Wilson got COVID three years ago. She’s still waiting for her brain and nervous system to recover. Wilson’s memory is spotty, she’s frequently in pain,… Read More
Science says teens need more sleep. So why is it so hard to start school later?
By: Catherine Sweeney | WPLN
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WPLN) — High school classes start so early around this city that some kids get on buses at 5:30 in the morning. Just 10% of public schools nationwide… Read More
Less snacking, more satisfaction: Some foods boost levels of an Ozempic-like hormone
By: Michaeleen Doucleff | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — For several months now, I’ve been studying how the new medications, Ozempic and Wegovy, cause dramatic weight loss. Both medications contain a compound, semaglutide, that squelches hunger… Read More
Growing ‘farm to school’ movement serves up fresh, local produce to kids
By: Rae Solomon | NPR
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GREELEY, Colo. (NPR) — On a hot, buggy morning in mid August, Derrick Hoffman poked around a densely packed row of bushy cherry tomato plants, looking for the ripest tomatoes…. Read More
Ohio’s health officials are expecting the winter wave of the “big three” illnesses
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Though COVID cases are lower than they’ve been in months, Ohio health officials are preparing for what they call “a winter wave of illness”… Read More
FDA faces pressure to act nationwide on red dye in food
By: Allison Aubrey | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — There’s new pressure on the Food and Drug Administration to take action on the synthetic red dye after California passed a law to ban it last week…. Read More
A new study highlights the systemic barriers to cancer treatment for women
By: Ali Rogin | Kaisha Young | PBS NewsHour
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WASHINGTON (NewsHour) — According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, cancer has been one of the top two leading causes of death in the United States for 75 years…. Read More
Why medication to treat alcohol-use disorder is ‘vastly underutilized’
By: Ali Rogan | Andrew Corkery | Claire Mufson | PBS NewsHour
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WASHINGTON (NewsHour) — Nearly 30 million Americans struggle with alcohol-use disorder. Medication used to treat alcohol-use disorder have been on the market for decades, but is rarely prescribed. Dr. Sarah… Read More
With the new COVID vaccine available in Ohio, health leaders encourage people to get the shot
By: Bill Rinehart | WVXU
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CINCINNATI (WVXU) — The director of Ohio’s Health Department says the new COVID vaccine is out and should be readily available across the state. Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff says COVID is… Read More
This scientific dynamic duo aims to stop the next pandemic before it starts
By: Ari Daniel | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — In the summer of 2014, a passenger landed with a fever at the airport in Lagos, Nigeria — a city of more than 20 million. At that… Read More
Free COVID tests by mail are back, starting Monday
By: Selena Simmons-Duffin | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The Biden administration is bringing COVID tests back to mailboxes. Starting Monday, September 25, the federal government will send up to four free COVID-19 rapid tests per… Read More
These habits can cut the risk of depression in half, a new study finds
By: Allison Aubrey | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — If an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, here’s a strategy that may help boost your mental health: Spend the next week observing your… Read More
Ohio town searches for answers months after toxic train derailment
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — In February, a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous chemicals derailed in the Ohio village of East Palestine, leading officials to burn the toxic freight to avoid… Read More
Rural nursing home operators say new staff rules would cause more closures
By: Tony Leys | NPR
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SYRACUSE, Neb. (NPR) — Many rural communities like this one face a health care dilemma: Is it better to have a nursing home that struggles to hire workers or no… Read More
Communities across Appalachia band together for the first-ever 13-state Narcan distribution event
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An effort to destigmatize the use of Narcan that started as a pilot in two West Virginia counties has expanded to all thirteen states in Appalachia this… Read More
New COVID vaccines get FDA approval
By: Rob Stein | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The Food and Drug Administration approved a new round of vaccines against COVID-19. The vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer and its partner BioNTech were approved Monday for… Read More
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