Mount Carmel will close its Franklinton freestanding ER on Aug. 22 and convert the space into a same‑day clinic with extended walk‑in hours.

Columbus Public Health will spray parts of Worthington pre-dawn Tuesday after mosquito traps tested positive for West Nile. Officials point to warm, wet spring weather for an early season.

Washington County reports 36 Lyme cases through May as CDC data point to a strong tick season. Health departments urge permethrin-treated clothing and daily tick checks.

OhioHealth will end inpatient labor-and-delivery services at Grady Memorial at the end of July, citing low local birth volumes while keeping prenatal and gynecologic care in town.

Staff say they were laid off without warning when the Birth Center of Chicago abruptly closed; employees claim they haven't been paid in nearly a month.

A new Trevor Project survey finds 36% of LGBTQ+ young people seriously considered suicide last year, and many who wanted help couldn't get it.

A nationwide analysis of wearable-linked health records found postoperative step counts strongly predict recovery: each extra 1,000 steps was tied to shorter stays and fewer complications.

A Commonwealth Fund study finds Black and Hispanic Ohioans face much higher avoidable‑death rates, uninsured rates and cost‑related care gaps than other groups.

A Columbus mother says a mobile crisis team arrived within an hour during her teen's emergency and linked the family to free follow-up care and peer support.

The American Cancer Society’s VOICES study aims to recruit 100,000 Black women to probe why outcomes are worse. Columbus leaders used an April event to push sign‑ups.

CMS inspection records and advocates say Ohio nursing homes have discharged medically fragile residents to homeless shelters, often without prescriptions or follow‑up care.

A KFF poll finds one‑third of U.S. adults used AI chatbots for health information, often because care is costly or hard to access.

Cardinal Health has recalled hundreds of lots of Webcol alcohol prep pads after a sterilization audit found bacterial contamination. Hospitals and clinics are being urged to quarantine and return affected stock immediately.