Posts in category Health

CINCINNATI — Low temperatures and school closings have resulted in blood supply shortages in southwest Ohio, health officials say. The Hoxworth Blood Center at the University …

COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio bill would require liquid nicotine used in electronic cigarettes to be sold in child-resistant packaging. E-cigarettes are battery-powered devices that provide …

I recently lost my first patient.  A strange statement for someone who has been practicing medicine for almost 30 years. For the sake of clarity, …

By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin — Stroke experts are reporting a major advance: Stents similar to the ones used to open …

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — A House Republican spending plan includes nearly twice as much money as Gov. Mike Pence proposes for a medical school campus in downtown …

PORT ANGELES, Wash. — A hospital in Port Angeles has erected a tent to isolate patients with measles symptoms and prevent the disease from spreading inside …

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota’s health insurance exchange is giving a reprieve to residents who started the enrollment process before Sunday’s open enrollment deadline but couldn’t complete the …

ANDERSON, Ind. — The city of Anderson has closed one of its fire stations for two weeks while a contractor removes mold that’s left firefighters complaining …

By LINDSEY TANNER CHICAGO — U.S. teens are getting sleepier: Many lack even seven hours of shut-eye each night and the problem has worsened over two …

By CINDY SCOTT DAY FREEPORT, Ill. — New Orleans jazz sang out from the speakers in the multi-purpose room at the Family YMCA of Northwest Illinois …