Despite warnings that many people overuse emergency rooms, local urgent care nurses say the ER is in fact the best place to go for kids with certain signs of illness.

Whether it's volunteering at a local school or taking soup to a sick neighbor, improving the welfare of others can also improve our own physical and mental health, a sizable body of research shows.

In southeast Ohio, the dental professional shortage hits the hardest. Many residents in the state’s Appalachian counties aren’t able to get the preventative oral health care they need.

Women over 60 in Northeast Ohio are increasingly addressing feelings of loneliness and trauma by connecting with local women's social groups, national social media sites.

When a child or young adult is having a crisis, parents and teachers often turn to institutions, like psych wards or the police, for help. But an increasing number of Ohioans now have another option.

Leaders from Insight Health System, the new owner of hospitals in Warren previously owned by Steward, met Tuesday with local residents to explain their plans for running them.

Keys 2 Serenity, a Summit County nonprofit, is one of hundreds of grant applicants who didn’t get funding from the OneOhio Recovery Foundation this round. The group wants to build a support group for teens and young adults who lost a parent to the opioid crisis.

The survey will assess residents' behaviors and health needs to implement policy changes in the coming year.

The Norheast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless is urging people to utilize the city's shelters and warming centers.

Donna Skoda is retiring at the end of the year. She led the department through major health crises including the opioid epidemic and COVID-19.