/tags/health Health en-US Copyright Wed, 02 Apr 2025 20:37:16 GMT /politics-government/2025-04-02/federal-funding-cuts-hit-columbus-public-health Columbus Public Health recently lost about half of a $6 million grant for COVID-19 enhanced operations, leading CPH to let go of 11 infectious disease investigators. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 20:37:16 GMT /politics-government/2025-04-02/federal-funding-cuts-hit-columbus-public-health Allie Vugrincic /show/all-sides/2025-03-20/lack-of-local-health-care-causing-major-problems-in-rural-ohio In Morgan County, in southeast Ohio, there is no hospital and the last doctor retired in 2024. It’s a 45-minute drive to access health care. Thu, 20 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2025-03-20/lack-of-local-health-care-causing-major-problems-in-rural-ohio /show/all-sides/2025-02-27/lack-of-local-health-care-causing-major-problems-in-rural-ohio In Morgan County, in southeast Ohio, there is no hospital and the last doctor retired in 2024. It’s a 45-minute drive to access health care. Thu, 27 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2025-02-27/lack-of-local-health-care-causing-major-problems-in-rural-ohio /show/all-sides/2025-02-19/lack-of-local-health-care-causing-major-problems-in-rural-ohio In Morgan County, in southeast Ohio, there is no hospital and the last doctor retired in 2024. It’s a 45-minute drive to access health care. Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides/2025-02-19/lack-of-local-health-care-causing-major-problems-in-rural-ohio /2024-11-18/report-shows-columbus-has-poor-health-large-income-disparities The Columbus Foundation's 2024 Benchmarking Central Ohio report looks at factors that impact personal prosperity and community wellbeing. Mon, 18 Nov 2024 10:00:00 GMT /2024-11-18/report-shows-columbus-has-poor-health-large-income-disparities Allie Vugrincic /2024-11-12/nationwide-childrens-hospital-reports-increase-in-walking-pneumonia-cases The rise in cases began in June with children as young as 2 years old being infected. Anyone can get walking pneumonia, but doctors usually see it in people above the age of 5. Tue, 12 Nov 2024 20:13:53 GMT /2024-11-12/nationwide-childrens-hospital-reports-increase-in-walking-pneumonia-cases Allie Vugrincic /2024-06-07/expert-tips-to-stay-healthy-during-summer-travel-and-festival-season It's summertime, but that doesn’t mean that respiratory viruses like cold and flu have gone away. Fri, 07 Jun 2024 12:20:03 GMT /2024-06-07/expert-tips-to-stay-healthy-during-summer-travel-and-festival-season Allie Vugrincic /2024-04-15/black-teens-in-columbus-tend-to-feel-less-safe-in-familiar-white-neighborhoods-study-shows The study, published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, surveyed more than 1,400 Columbus 11 to 17-year-olds between 2014 and 2016 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 12:40:26 GMT /2024-04-15/black-teens-in-columbus-tend-to-feel-less-safe-in-familiar-white-neighborhoods-study-shows Allie Vugrincic /2024-03-05/cdc-ohio-currently-has-highest-flu-cases-in-us-highest-of-states-flu-season-so-far During the week of Feb. 24, there were over 700 flu hospitalizations in the state, with 80 of those in central Ohio, according to the Ohio Department of Health. Tue, 05 Mar 2024 19:32:32 GMT /2024-03-05/cdc-ohio-currently-has-highest-flu-cases-in-us-highest-of-states-flu-season-so-far Allie Vugrincic /2024-01-11/southwest-columbus-kroger-reopens-following-temporary-shutdown-after-mice-found-inside-store An inspector found more than half a dozen dead mice, including one underneath the bread slicer in the bakery area, as well as several live mice and droppings. Thu, 11 Jan 2024 19:55:21 GMT /2024-01-11/southwest-columbus-kroger-reopens-following-temporary-shutdown-after-mice-found-inside-store Allie Vugrincic