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Free HealthCare Clinic
A student-run free clinic, in collaboration with Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, provides exceptional, non-emergent, no-cost healthcare to medically underserved individuals. Primary care, chronic care management, medication assistance,… Read More
What to know now that hearing aids are available over the counter
By: Joe Hernandez | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Starting Monday, hearing aids will be available to buy over the counter across the U.S. The major shift in hearing health care is due to a… Read More
The Biden administration has yet to finish a key review of mountaintop removal’s health impacts
By: Alexa Beyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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ORGAS, West Virginia (OVR) — LeRoy and Penny Ferrell are unloading groceries under a carport next to their Boone County home. The couple grew up in the area and have… Read More
The FDA has officially declared a shortage of Adderall
By: Ayana Archie | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The FDA has confirmed the nation is experiencing a shortage of Adderall after many pharmacies around the country have been unable to fill prescriptions and keep… Read More
Millions of Americans are losing access to maternal care. Here’s what can be done
By: Rachel Treisman | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Access to maternity care is decreasing in the parts of the U.S. that need it the most, affecting nearly 7 million women of childbearing age and… Read More
Artificial intelligence could soon diagnose illness based on the sound of your voice
By: Carmen Molina Acosta | Lisa Weiner | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Voices offer lots of information. Turns out, they can even help diagnose an illness — and researchers are working on an app for that. The National… Read More
Coronavirus (booster) FAQ: Can it cause a positive test? When should you get it?
By: Max Barnhart | NPR
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Goats and Soda regularly answers frequently asked questions about life during the coronavirus crisis. If you have a question you’d like them to consider for a future post, email them… Read More
$80,000 and 5 ER visits: An ectopic pregnancy takes a toll
By: Michelle Andrews | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — When Sara Laub’s period was late, the New York City resident shrugged it off. She’d used an intrauterine device, or IUD, for three years and knew… Read More
Flu is expected to flare up in U.S. this winter
By: Rob Stein | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The flu virtually disappeared for two years as the pandemic raged. But influenza appears poised to stage a come-back this year in the U.S., threatening to… Read More
Joe Biden says the COVID-19 pandemic is over. This is what the data tells us
By: Ayana Archie | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — President Biden said in a 60 Minutes interview Sunday that the COVID-19 pandemic is a thing of the past. “The pandemic is over,” he said. “We… Read More
Scientists debate how lethal COVID is. Some say it’s now less risky than flu
By: Rob Stein | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Has COVID-19 become no more dangerous than the flu for most people? That’s a question that scientists are debating as the country heads into a third… Read More
Kidney Social Summit
IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL SESSIONS! IN-PERSON SESSION: Sunday, October 9 at 1:00-4:00pm EST Quest Conference Center 9200 Worthington Rd Ste 400, Westerville, OH 43082 Free Lunch and Gift Card Raffle! In… Read More
How a new hard hat technology can protect workers better from concussion
By: Jon Hamilton | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — A new generation of hard hats is promising better protection against on-the-job concussions, also known as mild traumatic brain injuries. These hard hats incorporate technology that… Read More
A tax to provide benefits to black lung victims is permanent, but might not fix all the fund’s problems
By: Justin Hicks | Ohio Valley ReSource
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HAZARD, Ky. (OVR) — It’s early in the morning outside a Hampton Inn in Hazard, Ky. A bright blue-and-white RV covered in larger-than-life portraits of coal miners sits smack in the… Read More
Juul will pay nearly $440 million to settle states’ investigation into teen vaping
By: Associated Press
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs will pay nearly $440 million to settle a two-year investigation by 33 states into the marketing of its high-nicotine vaping products,… Read More
Life expectancy in the U.S. continues to drop, driven by COVID-19
By: Jane Greenhalgh | Selena Simmons-Duffin | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Life expectancy in the U.S. fell in 2021, for the second year in a row. In 2019, someone born in the U.S. had a life expectancy… Read More
Marijuana use is outpacing cigarette use for the first time on record
By: Ayana Archie | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — More people in the U.S. are now smoking marijuana than cigarettes, according to a Gallup poll. Cigarette use has been trending downward during the past decades,… Read More
Early signs suggest monkeypox may be slowing in the U.S.
By: Will Stone | Pien Huang | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — More than three months into the U.S. monkeypox outbreak, there’s a new – and welcome – phrase coming from the lips of health officials who are… Read More
OSU study on extremely premature births raises concerns about racial disparity and abortion bans
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A new study from Ohio State University — published in the Journal of the American Medical Association — shows births before 26 weeks of… Read More
States with the toughest abortion laws have the weakest maternal supports, data shows
By: Rachel Treisman | NPR
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WASHIGNTON, D.C. (NPR) — Nearly two dozen states have moved to restrict abortion or ban it altogether since the reversal of Roe v. Wade — meaning more people, especially those… Read More
Ohio health leaders warn the cases of monkeypox are increasing
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Department of Health says cases of monkeypox are increasing rapidly in August, especially in Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati. The jump in cases… Read More
Preventive care such as birth control, anti-HIV medicine challenged in Texas lawsuit
By: Allison Aubrey | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The Affordable Care Act has survived many challenges in court, but the case of Kelley v. Becerra – now before a federal judge in Texas –… Read More
COVID sewage surveillance labs join the hunt for monkeypox
By: Mark Kreidler | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The same wastewater surveillance techniques that have emerged as a critical tool in early detection of COVID-19 outbreaks are being adapted for use in monitoring the… Read More
White House declares monkeypox a public health emergency
By: Will Stone | Jane Greenhalgh | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The White House today declared monkeypox a public health emergency. “We are prepared to take our response to the next level in addressing this virus and… Read More
Millions of Americans have long COVID. Many of them are no longer working
By: Andrea Hsu | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — More than two years after Georgia Linders first got sick with COVID, her heart still races at random times. She’s often exhausted. She can’t digest certain… Read More
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