COLUMBUS — August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month in Ohio and Aug. 1-7 was World Breastfeeding Week (WBW). The last week in August is celebra…
In a comfy suburb just outside Nashville, a young family swabs their noses twice a month in a DIY study seeking answers to some of the most ve…
ONEONTA, Ala. (AP) — The entire football team and marching band at a small-town Alabama high school are under quarantine following exposure to…
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia boasts that it’s about to become the first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine, with mass vaccinations planned as early…
The Alzheimer’s Association’s northwest Ohio chapter is offering a new caregiver support group for adult children of persons living with Alzhe…
A new monthly low-vision satellite clinic has been established in Defiance by The Sight Center of Northwest Ohio, making it easier for people …
LONDON (AP) — GPS device-maker Garmin’s online fitness tracking service has gone down, leaving runners and cyclists struggling to upload data …
Community leaders joined staff members of Maumee Valley Guidance Center (MVGC) for a ribbon-cutting celebration at the new location in Napoleo…
TOLEDO — The Alzheimer’s Association Northwest Ohio Chapter will be presenting several virtual educational programs to help the community and …
PERRYSBURG — The Alzheimer’s Association Northwest Ohio Chapter will present a virtual discussion on dementia with special guest Sara Hunter, …
NAPOLEON — Dr. Amy Augustine has joined the Dental Excellence team as its new full-time pediatric dentist. Dr. Augustine is the only board-cer…
Filling Homes’ vice president Carol Slight accepted a check for $2,250 from Steve Graf, endowment fund committee chair for Zion Lutheran Churc…
Filling Homes’ Health Services staff, Napoleon, don face shields donated by Ford Motor Company. Filling Homes has received 500 face shields fr…
COLUMBUS — The Ohio Association of School Nurses (OASN) is urging families to make arrangements now to have their children’s routine well-chec…
TOLEDO — The Alzheimer’s Association Northwest Ohio Chapter will offer a three-part series this month on caregiving for someone in the middle-…
VAN WERT — CHP Home Care & Hospice is offering support for children and youth dealing with issues related to the loss of a special person …
TOLEDO — The Alzheimer’s Association Northwest Ohio Chapter is offering a class to help Alzheimer’s and dementia caregivers identify different…
ARCHBOLD — Mercy Health Defiance was at Fairlawn Haven in Archbold on Friday, donating time and expertise to provide fit testing of N95 masks …
HICKSVILLE — The Community Memorial Hospital Foundation recently awarded scholarships to eight area winners who are pursuing careers in healthcare.
PAULDING — Starting at noon on Tuesday, Paulding County Hospital and Antwerp Regional Health Center fitness centers will reopen. Both faciliti…
Defiance County health officials, in a press release issued this week, are reporting the death of a hospitalized patient who had tested positi…
Keeping residents happy and healthy is first and foremost in any skilled care center. It is even more important during the current COVID-19 he…
Millions of people across the globe are diagnosed with cancer every year. While that’s disheartening, it’s important to note that the five-yea…
A cancer diagnosis can be a life-changing moment marked by uncertainty. As patients and their families prepare for treatment, they may not kno…
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Just like many northwest Ohio counties, Paulding County is fortunate to have its own hospital to provide health care to local residents withou…
With social distancing and limited contact in place it is difficult to understand how health care is continuing. At ProMedica Defiance Regiona…
America’s nurses are on the front lines of the fight against coronavirus, providing safe, quality, compassionate and nondiscriminatory care to…