The Bellevue Hospital opened Eagle Crest Health Park, a $7 million, 27,000-square-building at 102 Commerce Park Drive, in Bellevue.

Bellevue Hospital opens $7M Eagle Crest Health Park

New building houses hospitals rehabilitation unit, a 24-hour fitness offering and medical offices.

Today at 2:30 PM

Nick Gregory, a 26-year-old manager, vapes on a JUUL at Botany Bay in Lexington, Ky. Several Lexington high schools are concerned about an increase in student vaping. Botany Bay is also concerned about minors using the products.

Health

More than 1.3 million high school students started vaping nicotine in the past year, study says

Public health experts fear slick devices are luring a new generation of kids into tobacco use.

Today at 12:33 PM

Health Care

Seeking nominations for Family Physician of the Year Award

Nominate your exceptional family physician.

Dec 15, 2018 at 6:00 PM

Health Matters

Tips for coping with anxiety and depression surrounding the holidays

Festive decorations, family get-togethers, parties with coworkers, gift exchanges, and more can cause excitement and lots of anxiety.

Dec 15, 2018 at 4:00 PM

Norwalk City Schools

Viral meningitis case confirmed at Main Street School

Janitor and overnight staff members sanitized desks, keyboards and doorknobs at the Norwalk school.

Updated Dec 15, 2018 at 1:05 AM

Health

Hepatitis A cases top 1,000 in Ohio

Symptoms can include fever, feeling tired, a loss of appetite, vomiting, joint pain, jaundice, dark urine, vomiting and nausea and grey stool, and can develop up to two to six weeks after the infection occurs.

Dec 13, 2018 at 9:00 PM

marijuana

CDC: Fake marijuana can contain chemical used in rat poison

Federal agency issues warning about synthetic cannabinoids.

Dec 12, 2018 at 1:00 PM

So far the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has indicated a milder flu season, something that seems to be true locally as the health department reports no flu-related hospitalizations yet. Ohio continues to only have "localized" flu activity.

flu

Milder flu season so far

But don't get too comfortable; 2017’s deadly season also was “unremarkable” at this time.

Dec 11, 2018 at 9:00 AM

Health Matters

Don't celebrate the holiday season with the flu

One of the most threatening winter hazards is the potential to slip and fall on patches of ice and snow.

Dec 9, 2018 at 4:00 PM

The Bellevue Hospital

Bellevue Hospital to host celebration at Eagle Crest Health Park

The public is welcome to Wednesday, Dec. 12 event at 102 Commerce Park Drive, Bellevue.

Dec 8, 2018 at 4:00 PM

Government

Area addiction treatment program owes $11 million to Ohio

Overpayment to Richland County company is largest since at least 2011; services unsubstantiated or ineligible for reimbursement from the Ohio Department of Medicaid;

Dec 6, 2018 at 11:00 AM

Health Care

Nearly 1 in 3 US physicians were born abroad

At a time when immigration is a hot-button issue, the American health care system is highly dependent on professionals born in other countries, an analysis of U.S. census data shows.

Dec 6, 2018 at 10:00 AM

Medical Marijuana

Ohio begins registering medical marijuana patients

It's up to the judge whether to accept the argument and look the other way if the patient displays a physician's recommendation and is using cannabis in a form allowed under the law.

Dec 5, 2018 at 9:41 AM

Blanca Rubio performs a mammogram on a 65-year-old patient at Evanston Hospital in Evanston, Ill. on Oct. 16, 2009.

Health Care

Screening or diagnostic mammogram? The difference could cost you

Patients who have diagnostic mammograms may owe co-pays at their doctors’ offices and receive bills if the scans are subject to their plans’ cost-sharing terms and they haven’t yet met their plans’ deductibles.

Dec 2, 2018 at 10:00 AM