The flu season is so severe that it's forcing schools to close across the country
Schools across the United States are closing temporarily due to surges of flu and other seasonal illnesses among students and ...
Rising COVID case rates strain local health care
As COVID-19 case rates rise in McLeod and Meeker Counties, health care providers are feeling the strain and asking residents to do more to mitigate the spread of the contagious and potentially ...
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Ohio governor orders state employees back to in-office work 5 days a week starting in March
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has ordered state employees back to their offices full-time starting next month. In an executive order issued Tuesday, DeWine required all permanent employees of state agencies, ...
COVID continues upward trend in McLeod County
An update from the Minnesota Department of Health Monday morning showed there have been 5,464 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in McLeod County since the pandemic began. That data accounts for 29 new ...
COVID-19 cases increase slightly: Coronavirus update for Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025
The number of new COVID-19 cases in Ohio inched upward, moving from 5,374 last week to 5,559 this week, the state reported Thursday. Case numbers fell for three weeks running in January, before ...
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Feeling sick? You’re not alone. Respiratory illnesses pick up as Ohio hospitals fill beds
Ohio has been seeing a resurgence of influenza in recent weeks as hospitals in the Dayton region are reporting long wait times for their emergency rooms. Hospitals locally and throughout Ohio are also ...
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Local officials warn of rising RSV, Influenza A, and Norovirus
According to officials from the Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department, there is a spike in RSV, Influenza A, and Norovirus ...
DeWine is forcing workers back into the office. Expect massive resignations. | Opinion
Gov. Mike DeWine's A forced return to full-time in-person work policy will erode employee morale and precipitate a wave of ...
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Comment: Health science on trial at Senate hearing
Take President Donald Trump’s decision to nominate Kennedy, a well-known vaccine skeptic, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy, whose Senate confirmation hearing was Wednesday, ...
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Health officials: Virus that causes influenza detected in wastewater in these local counties
A warning is issued from Ashtabula health officials concerning a rise in flu cases and the potential for many more in the days and weeks ahead.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination signals a new era of anti-intellectualism in American politics
Dominik Stecuła, The Ohio State University; Kristin Lunz Trujillo ... a well-known vaccine skeptic, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Kennedy, whose Senate confirmation hearing is ...
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Tuberculosis Is Back—Just in Time for Trump to Make Things Even Worse
The outbreak has put a strain on the local public health department, which was already hurt by the Covid-19 pandemic ...