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How to prevent tick bites, tickborne diseases
10+ hour, 3+ min ago (465+ words) It's that time of year to enjoy the outdoors, but don't let a tick hitch a ride home with you. As temperatures rise and outdoor activities increase, so does the risk of tick bites and tick- borne diseases, according to…...
Erie County Community Health Center partners with Ohio Veterans Home to expand safety net dental services
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (362+ words) The Erie County Community Health Center, a division of the Erie County Health Department, has announced a new partnership with the Oh DENTALio Veterans Home in Sandusky to provide on-site, high-quality dental services to residents, according to a news release....
Child dies after inflatable castle tossed into air in Montreal park
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (446+ words) Eleven people were injured with six of them sent to hospital when a bouncy castle and a tent were tossed by high winds on May 31 at Parc Ouellet in La Salle, a borough in southwest Montreal, emergency medical services said....
Erie County Health Department launches summer beach water sampling program
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (201+ words) As summer arrives and residents and visitors flock to the North Coast, the Erie County Health Department has launched its annual summer beach monitoring program to ensure local waters are safe for swimming, according to a news release. Throughout the…...
LCCAA Pathways HUB seeks partners
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (166+ words) Lorain County Community Action Agency's Pathways HUB seeks more partners to build the robust framework Lorain County families need, according to a news release. The LCCAA Pathway HUB works to reduce the alarming rate of infant mortality by providing support…...
Mercy Health expands access to care, launches family medicine residency program
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (526+ words) Mercy Health has launched a new Family Medicine Residency program and recently opened the Anthony Center for Graduate Medical Education, expanding access to high-quality primary care in Lorain County while investing in the next generation of physicians. To help meet…...
From festering infections to untreated cancer, ICE detainees across the US describe medical neglect
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (1783+ words) By RAE ELLEN BICHELL, CLAIRE GALOFARO, MAIA ROSENFELD, RENUKA RAYASAM, AARON KESSLER and BYRON TAU, Associated Press and KFF Health News U. S. jails and immigration detention centers have long struggled to meet the medical needs of the people in their charge....
Lorain County Sheriff lauds mental health services team at jail
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (327+ words) Lorain County Sheriff Jack Hall commended his team that provides mental health services at the county jail as Mental Health Awareness Month closed. The jail provides mental health services focused on risk management, determining the appropriate level of care, crisis…...
Family Planning Services mobile medical clinic will serve residents | Editorial
1+ week, 1+ day ago (721+ words) Family Planning Services of Lorain County deserves credit as it works to launch a new mobile medical clinic for residents who lack health care. Leaders of the Elyria-based nonprofit reproductive and sexual health care provider are looking to the community…...
Cleveland Clinic expands partnership with Second Harvest through $2. 5 M commitment
1+ week, 3+ day ago (478+ words) Cleveland Clinic is expanding its partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio through a new $2. 5 million investment to combat hunger and improve access to nutritious food across the region, according to a news release. Cleveland Clinic presented…...