In Ohio, 400,000 kids suffer from asthma alone and a revised state bill will allow Ohio schools and camps to keep a supply of asthma inhalers for non-prescribed patients in case of emergencies. The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center launched a free online course called “Introduction to the Science of Cancer," a course that helps participants better understand what cancer is. Over the past 35 years, obesity rates have more than doubled, and Ohio ranks as the 8th most obese state in the U.S.
Guests:
- Dr. Richard Goldberg, Physician-in-Chief at Ohio State University’s Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute
- Darrell Ward, Science Writer and Assistant Director of Cancer Communications at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
- Dr. John Swartzberg, Chair of the Editorial Board for the UC Berkeley School of Public Health Wellness Letter
- Dr. David Stukus, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Section of Allergy/Immunology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
- Ambur Banner, Human Services Program Consultant at the Ohio Department of Health
This show originally aired on October 14, 2015 at 11 a.m.