COLUMBUS — A federal program to help injured veterans and their spouses conceive children through in vitro fertilization is being hobbled by anti-abortion forces that oppose how the process can lead to embryos being destroyed. Since 2012, Democrats in Congress have repeatedly championed legislation permanently extending IVF benefits to veterans whose injuries in the line [...]
The Friendship Village of Dublin and Central Ohio Primary Care have partnered to offer the retirement community’s residents on-site medical care. Physicians are available on the campus 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday with a 24-7 on-call staff to provide residents access to personal care. “Having these physicians be on site and become part of [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — In one unanimous show of hands, Democratic presidential candidates moved the idea of full health insurance for people who are not legally in the United States into the political mainstream. That debate night moment two weeks ago symbolized the party’s move to the left heading a primary in which most candidates are [...]
NEW YORK — We’ve all seen reports about head injuries, traffic accidents and even deaths that electric scooter riders have suffered as the popular new mobility option has pushed onto the streets in more than 100 cities worldwide. Despite the dangers, riders are exposing themselves to liability and are most likely not insured for the [...]
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — They were the drugs that were supposed to save the U.S. tens of billions of dollars. Called “biosimilars,” they are near-copies of complex and expensive biologic drugs to treat cancer, rare diseases and autoimmune disorders like rheumatoid arthritis and colitis. But U.S. sales have been so limited that their future is [...]
Beginning this year, the Ohio Department of Transportation is investing a record $158 million annually into projects specifically aimed at making the state’s roads safer. Projects include everything from additional signage to complete reconfiguration of intersections, transportation officials said ahead of next week’s new budget implementation. “Safety is at the forefront of our minds in [...]
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Climate change in the Western U.S. means more intense and frequent wildfires churning out waves of smoke that scientists say will sweep across the continent to affect tens of millions of people and cause a spike in premature deaths. That emerging reality is prompting people in cities and rural areas alike [...]
A University of Toledo study connected the proximity of fracking to higher household concentrations of radon gas, the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S. Measuring and geocoding data from 118,421 homes across all 88 counties in Ohio between 2007 and 2014, scientists found that proximity to the 1,162 fracking wells is linked to [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Roughly one in every six times someone is taken to an emergency room or checks in to the hospital, the treatment is followed by a “surprise” medical bill, according to a study released Thursday. And depending on where you live, the odds can be much higher. The report from the nonpartisan Kaiser [...]
The last time Tanna Jo Fillmore talked with her mother, she was in a Utah jail, angry and desperate. She’d called every day that week, begging for help. I need my medicine, she demanded. At 25, Fillmore had long struggled with mental illness, but Xanax and hyperactivity medication had stabilized her. Now, she was locked [...]