Public Health

In Clark County, Ohio, leaders say there aren’t enough experts trained to abate lead paint. Now the county is training people for free so they can step into the specialized field of lead abatement.

The statewide child advocacy organization Groundwork Ohio released a new report Tuesday on disparities in infant and maternal mortality. And Montgomery County took center stage in what the group calls a crisis.

Scott Smith shared results from testing near a lithium ion battery burning research site in Miami County. Both he and another scientist who reviewed the results recommend more testing.

This will be Cincinnati Children’s first office in Clinton County. Kettering Health opened a location last year, but is slated to double in size in the next two years.

The Ohio Department of Health says exposure to the virus may have occurred at Dayton Children's Hospital ER and the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport.

A grant for over $1 million from the USDA will be used to improve the look – and health – of Possum Creek and Spring Run, said MetroParks officials.

Montgomery County has seen an increase in the presence of a drug called Xylazine in both overdose deaths and drug supply. The county coroner says it has been found in 15 suspected overdose deaths this year.

Dec. 1 is World AIDS Awareness Day. New HIV cases in Montgomery and Greene counties have declined.

Sickle cell disease was long considered a pediatric illness because it took so many children's lives. Health interventions have made it possible for people with sickle cell in the U.S. to live well into adulthood. But the transition out of pediatric care comes with many challenges.

Dayton Children's Hospital held a COVID-19 vaccine clinic for children ages six months to four years old on Wednesday morning. The historic clinic comes just a few days after the FDA granted emergency use authorization for the vaccine down to six months of age.

J.M. Smucker issued a voluntary recall for its Jif peanut butter products last week due to potential salmonella contamination.

The Biden administration is trying to close a gap in the Affordable Care Act that blocks 5 million people from getting affordable health care.