Local health officials warn residents about possible increase in flu cases
Recent data, which can be accessed on the Ohio Department of Health’s website, may serve as an early warning sign of ...
Ohio Department of Health provides update on seasonal and respiratory illnesses, including flu, COVID, RSV, and norovirus
"As expected, we have seen some shifts in disease activity and we are in what almost every year are the peak months of ...
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Ohio Department of Health discusses respiratory illness, suicide report from 2023
ODH Director Bruce Vanderhoff, MD, hosted the conference along with Director of Ohio Department of Mental Health and ...
Local public health experts address controversies around RFK Jr., COVID-19 response, more
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Senate confirmation hearing took place on Wednesday, an Akron Press Club panel spoke on Trump's ...
Bird flu strikes Ohio’s Tuscarawas River, killing dozens of geese
A concerning number of dead geese have been discovered along the Tuscarawas River in Summit County, alarming residents and ...
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1 ,777 Ohioans died by suicide in 2023, according to new Ohio Department of Health report
More than 1,700 Ohioans died by suicide in 2023, according to the Ohio Department of Health. The number of Ohioans who died ...
Ohio Department of Health releases illness numbers and 2023 suicide report
In that single week 639 people in Ohio were admitted to the hospital which was a 3.23% increase from the previous week. Vanderhoff is also expected to release the 2023 Ohio Suicide Report, and that ...
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Dr. Amy Acton, former Ohio Department of Health director, is running for governor
Former Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton helped lead the state through the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, earning her both praise and scorn. Now, she's running as a Democrat ...
Almost a million chickens at an Ohio farm tested positive for bird flu. What to know
Humans are unlikely to get sick, but will pets be affected? Are egg prices rising with the spread of the illness?
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Flu activity ‘high’ in Ohio; report shows 116% increase in hospitalizations
Influenza activity in the state is “high,” as Ohio Department of Health data showed a recent 116% increase in flu hospitalizations. There were 162 new flu hospitalizations reported in ODH’s ...
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Ohio officials credit statewide efforts for decrease in deaths by suicide
For the first time in three years, the number of suicide deaths declined in Ohio in 2023, a new report finds. Ohio saw a decrease of about one percent in deaths by suicide that year, according to the ...