Health

The Columbus Foundation's 2024 Benchmarking Central Ohio report looks at factors that impact personal prosperity and community wellbeing.

The rise in cases began in June with children as young as 2 years old being infected. Anyone can get walking pneumonia, but doctors usually see it in people above the age of 5.

It's summertime, but that doesn’t mean that respiratory viruses like cold and flu have gone away.

The study, published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, surveyed more than 1,400 Columbus 11 to 17-year-olds between 2014 and 2016

During the week of Feb. 24, there were over 700 flu hospitalizations in the state, with 80 of those in central Ohio, according to the Ohio Department of Health.

An inspector found more than half a dozen dead mice, including one underneath the bread slicer in the bakery area, as well as several live mice and droppings.

Ohio researchers compared levels of education, health and income in each of the state’s 88 counties. Suburban areas of the state far outpaced rural communities.

The U.S. Department of Energy recommends turning off a car when stopped for 10 seconds or more, except in traffic.

Foods are being designed to fool our brains into thinking we’ve received nutrition when we haven’t. The new book 'The End of Craving' looks at why we’ve gone from fit to fat and whether we can appreciate food that is cooked and consumed closer to its natural state.

Four U.S. states are still struggling with high rates of lead poisoning from soil, pipes and paint. It impacts thousands of people each year, especially low-income communities and families of color.