Articles tagged as: Ohio
September 21, 2023
How millions of the country's poorest, sickest patients get trapped between Medicare and Medicaid
A bipartisan group of lawmakers agree: Medicare and Medicaid are failing 12 million of the country's most vulnerable patients.
Read MoreSeptember 19, 2023
Suicide and crisis prevention line 988 adds American Sign Language for Deaf people
A new service added to the 988 Lifeline will offer suicide prevention and mental health crisis counseling through American Sign Language for people who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing without the need for an interpreter.
Read MoreSeptember 19, 2023
Loneliness and social isolation are at crisis levels. One hospital is doing something about it
Recent surveys suggest that half of U.S. adults experience loneliness and the impact is not equal based on age and demographics. As more attention has been brought to the impact of loneliness and social isolation on peoples mental and physical health, some researchers, congregations and health organizations are taking steps to address it as part of preventative care.
Read MoreSeptember 18, 2023
The region is in the thick of “a synthetic drug crisis”
State departments of health across the region have taken some action and issued advisories as the synthetic drug-involved overdose death toll has risen in recent years.
Read MoreSeptember 18, 2023
Girls are in a mental health crisis. What can schools do?
Girls in the U.S. are experiencing record high levels of violence, sadness and suicide risk. A school-based program is helping them.
Read MoreSeptember 1, 2023
Medicaid Navigators and clients point to errors costing eligible people their insurance
Procedural errors are confusing people and leaving some stunned with unexpected loss of Medicaid health insurance coverage.
Read MoreApril 12, 2023
Massive Richmond fire prompts evacuations and concerns
Investigators are still trying to sort out what caused the enormous fire across 14 acres at a former factory site full of plastics.
Read MoreMarch 1, 2023
Holcomb opposes East Palestine waste coming to Indiana landfill
Toxic waste from the East Palestine, Ohio, derailment is coming to Roachdale, Indiana. And Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb doesn’t like it.
Read MoreFebruary 28, 2023
Indiana will receive some waste shipments from Ohio toxic train derailment
The Environmental Protection Agency also announced that two new hazardous waste sites will receive some of the shipments — an incinerator in Grafton, Ohio, and a landfill in Roachdale, Indiana.
Read MoreFebruary 16, 2023
Pollution from Ohio train derailment now barely detectable in Ohio River
Indiana residents along the Ohio River worry toxic chemicals from the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio could pollute their drinking water. But water quality experts say the amount in the river has been low and is getting lower as it flows down the Ohio.
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