Ohio Department Of Health

ODH Ending Testing For West Nile

Jim Letizia and Ohio Public Radio — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:46:19 +0000

The Ohio Department of Health is dropping its program that tests mosquitoes for West Nile Virus, due to budget cuts.

Columbus Boy Sickened By Eyeliner

Jim Letizia and Ohio Public Radio — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:18:26 +0000

Columbus and state health officials are urging parents to throw out cosmetics found to contain high levels of lead.

Hospitals Questions Local Firm's Sexual Assault Kits

Jim Letizia and Associated Press — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:31:09 +0000

The Ohio Department of Health is asking hospitals to stop using sexual assault evidence kits from a longtime provider because they could become contaminated with DNA from someone involved in assembling them.

Flu Cases Decline

Jim Letizia and Ohio Public Radio — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:54:14 +0000

The Ohio Department of Health says the number of new flu cases keeps dropping.

Ohio Flu Cases Increase Tenfold

Jim Letizia and Ohio Public Radio — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:41:22 +0000

The Ohio Department of Health says the number of people hospitalized for the flu this season is up more than ten times than in the recent past.

Parents sue state over coverage for autistic son's treatment

Associated Press — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 00:11:50 +0000

The parents of an autistic toddler are suing the Ohio Department of Health and others, accusing them of denying federally mandated treatment for their son in a case that could affect how other autistic children are cared for in the state.

Ohio Fungal Meningitis Cases Decline

Jim Letizia and Associated Press — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 13:13:10 +0000

State health officials say the number of fungal meningitis cases linked to recalled steroid injections for back pain has dropped from 16 to 15.

Ohio clinics may have received contaminated steroids

Associated Press — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 23:45:47 +0000

Health officials say Ohio received shipments of the type of steroid suspected in a deadly outbreak of meningitis, but no cases of that illness have been reported in the state.

Ohio Abortions Decline

Jim Letizia and Associated Press — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 13:34:51 +0000

The Ohio Department of Health says the number of abortions performed last year was nearly 24-thousand-8-hundred.

West Nile In Ohio Not As Bad As In Other States

Jim Letizia — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:04:38 +0000

The Centers for Disease Control says the West Nile outbreak is one of the largest in the U.S, creating four times the usual number of cases for this time of year.

1st West Nile Case In Franklin County This Year

Jim Letizia — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:42:29 +0000

A 25-year-old woman is recovering from Franklin County's first case of West Nile Virus.

Aetna Lawsuit Dismissed

Jim Letizia and Associated Press — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:44:58 +0000

State health officials say a Franklin County judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to block implementation of certain Medicaid contracts.

Nine Human WNV Cases In Ohio

Jim Letizia and Associated Press — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:39:04 +0000

West Nile Virus is active in Yellow Springs, and two people have been infected in Miami and Clark counties.