By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Prices for prescription drugs edged down by 1% last year, a rare result driven by declines for generics and slow, low growth in the cost of brand-name medications, the government said Thursday. Though modest, it was the first such price drop in 45 years, according to nonpartisan economic […]

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cleveland Clinic invested more than $1 billion in community benefit in 2018, the most in the health system’s history, the company announced. Community benefit is a measure of a hospital’s investment in its community through outreach programs, medical education, research, financial assistance, coverage of Medicaid shortfalls and subsidized care, according to a […]

BOARDMAN, Ohio – The new Akron Children’s Hospital Behavioral Health Center won’t just provide space to handle more patients. It will also provide new methods of treatment and modes of care for kids and teenagers in the Mahoning Valley. In addition to nine exam rooms – triple what the current office has – the new […]

AKRON, Ohio – In its fourth community health needs assessment, Akron Children’s Hospital has identified pediatric health priorities for its service area through 2022. The three focus areas are improving access to mental health services; improving infant mortality rates, especially in communities of color; and identifying children with asthma and ensuring access to education that […]

By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The government launched a new program on Tuesday to provide an HIV prevention drug for free to people who need the protection but have no insurance to pay for it. Taking certain anti-HIV drugs every day dramatically reduces the chances that someone who is still healthy […]

NORTH LIMA, Ohio – Mercy Health has expanded its walk-in care model to North Lima Medical Center and offering longer hours of operation. The medical center, 9471 Market St. in North Lima, is open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekends. Walk-in care is focused on […]

By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — As health officials scrutinize marijuana vaping, it’s increasingly on law enforcement’s radar, too. From New York City to Nebraska farm country to California, authorities have seized at least 510,000 marijuana vape cartridges and arrested more than 120 people in the past two years, according to an Associated […]