Health insurance costs have climbed so high, there's insurance for it. More employers are offering their workers supplemental coverage for expenses that crop up when an unexpected illness or injury hits. These additional policies can help make up for lost wages due to disability leave and pay bills that regular health insurance doesn't cover. They're [...]
As the Buckeye State wraps up its third week of flu season, state health officials are reporting a sporadic activity level with 11 hospitalizations statewide and two in central Ohio. During Week 41, public health surveillance data sources indicated minimal intensity for influenza-like illness in outpatient settings, the state flu report detailed. The percentage of [...]
CHICAGO (AP) — Two centuries after its invention, the stethoscope — the very symbol of the medical profession — is facing an uncertain prognosis. It is threatened by hand-held devices that are also pressed against the chest but rely on ultrasound technology, artificial intelligence and smartphone apps instead of doctors' ears to help detect leaks, [...]
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Federal employees overseeing public lands were assaulted or threatened at least 360 times over a five-year period marked by heightened tensions with anti-government groups, according a Congressional watchdog agency. The Government Accountability Office in a new report highlights anti-government tensions that at times have boiled over. That includes the six-week armed [...]
Columbus’ rate for those without health insurance ranked as the 34th lowest among the nation’s 66 largest cities last year. But the city’s uninsured rate ranked 327 among 548 cities total, according to a study WalletHub released earlier this month. The study used data from the U.S. Census Bureau to rank cities, excluding cities in [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Only two years ago, electronic cigarettes were viewed as a small industry with big potential to improve public health by offering a path to steer millions of smokers away from deadly cigarettes. That promise led U.S. regulators to take a hands-off approach to e-cigarette makers, including a Silicon Valley startup named Juul [...]
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart is rolling out a health care pilot program for its employees that will come up with a curated list of high quality providers but offer fewer choices than under the current plan. Through the program, Walmart will help employees connect with local doctors in areas like primary care, cardiology and [...]
DAYTON (AP) — When the blasting guns fell silent, the cries and groans of the wounded rose. As soon as six police officers hailed as heroes killed the gunman to end an attack that claimed nine lives in Dayton, police began working to save lives. Dayton officers, who in 2017 began carrying tourniquets on their [...]
LAPEER, Mich. — For more than 20 years, the eastern Michigan town of Lapeer sent leftover sludge from its sewage treatment plant to area farms, supplying them with high-quality, free fertilizer while avoiding the expense of disposal elsewhere. But state inspectors ordered a halt to the practice in 2017 after learning the material was laced [...]
CHICAGO (AP) — Americans' diets are a little less sweet and a little crunchier but there's still too much sugar, white bread and artery-clogging fat, a study suggests. Overall, the authors estimated there was a modest improvement over 16 years on the government's healthy eating index, from estimated scores of 56 to 58. That's hardly [...]