The Ohio Department of Medicaid has announced the department will now offer eligible pregnant women a full year of postpartum health-care coverage, up from 60 days. The federal government’s COVID-19 stimulus package, known as the American Rescue Plan, established a new state option to extend postpartum care coverage for pregnant women for one year through [...]
A new $2 million state grant has been announced for a project to advance research in brain health in Ohio. The project will be operated through a collaboration between the Office of Gov. Mike DeWine, the Ohio Department of Aging and Case Western Reserve University. The money will be used for research in the areas [...]
The Chronic Brain Injury Program at The Ohio State University has advanced research in post-concussion treatment with a recent study of immune cells and their contribution to chronic inflammation, according to a university announcement. The new research in mice has suggested that certain post-concussion therapies may ward off cognitive decline and depression — two common [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, the United States came close to providing health care for all during the coronavirus pandemic — but for just one condition, COVID-19. Now, things are reverting to the way they were as federal money for COVID care of the uninsured dries up, creating a potential barrier to timely [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — An increase in COVID-19 infections around the country has sent more cities into new high-risk categories that are supposed to trigger indoor mask wearing, but much of the country is stopping short of bringing back restrictions amid deep pandemic fatigue. Columbus city officials say they are monitoring the rise in cases [...]
Multiple clear plastic boxes containing life-saving Narcan and CPR masks were installed in public areas of two state government buildings downtown last week. The measure, undertaken by the Ohio Board of Pharmacy and RecoveryOhio, was completed, in part, to promote use of kits by businesses and organizations to aid in the state’s fight against an [...]
While most parents understand the importance of talking with their children about mental health, many are unsure of where to begin, officials at Nationwide Children’s Hospital noted at an announcement this week of a new campaign to help foster such conversations. Hospital mental health officials cited a recent Harris Poll that found fewer than half [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the largest providers of military housing in the country continues to respond inadequately to mold and other structural problems, threatening the health and safety of service members and their families, according to a Senate panel's investigation. The allegations against Balfour Beatty Communities LLC are focused on housing provided to service [...]
The final weeks of the college school year have been disrupted yet again by COVID-19 as universities bring back mask mandates, switch to online classes and scale back large gatherings in response to upticks in coronavirus infections. Colleges in Washington, D.C., New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Texas have reimposed a range of virus measures, [...]
COVID-19 vaccinations are at a critical juncture as companies test whether new approaches like combination shots or nasal drops can keep up with a mutating coronavirus — even though it's not clear if changes are needed. Already there's public confusion about who should get a second booster now and who can wait. There's also debate [...]