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The Ohio Department of Behavioral Health recently developed a program to train those funding behavioral health initiatives in prevention science.

Cleveland continues to see a downward trend in lead poisoning among children tested since 2023. 14.5% of kids tested positive in 2025. Even so, more than 1,100 children were found to have some degree of lead poisoning last year.

A study out of Bowling Green State University found a dangerous fungus present on needles used to inject drugs.

Dr. James Voos, the head team physician for the Cleveland Browns, said he has used the NanoNeedle during procedures on five Browns players.

The city has partnered with local hospitals for a new program, PIVOT. Counselors will meet gun violence victims in the hospital to connect them with resources.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently announced his plan to wean Americans off commonly used antidepressant medications like Prozac, Zoloft and Lexapro. Experts explore recent conversations around the safety and efficacy of these medications.

The administration imposed mandatory quarantine orders on two passengers from the cruise ship hit by hantavirus and is blocking Americans who catch Ebola from returning home for treatment.

Nicotine use is rising in young people. Some blame so-called health influencers who claim the highly-addictive drug has some health benefits, from better cognition to preventing certain diseases.

Paid family caregivers in Ohio, who could have seen payments eliminated in an earlier version of the bill, are expected to be largely unaffected by the changes.

MetroHealth System said it would not seek reverification of its pediatric trauma center due to a decline in pediatric trauma patients and a shortage of pediatric neurosurgeons.