http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Sat, 25 Apr 2026 04:00:30 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/04/17/ohio-nursing-homes-dumping-patients-at-homeless-shelters/stories/20260417114 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/04/17/ohio-nursing-homes-dumping-patients-at-homeless-shelters/stories/20260417114#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:01:04 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/04/17/ohio-nursing-homes-dumping-patients-at-homeless-shelters/stories/20260417114 COLUMBUS — The scene was concerning enough to prompt the homeless shelter staff to call the fire department. Some Ohio nursing homes have resorted to transferring patients to homeless shelters. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/04/14/advanced-specialty-hospitals-of-toledo-closing-116-to-lose-jobs/stories/20260414089 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/04/14/advanced-specialty-hospitals-of-toledo-closing-116-to-lose-jobs/stories/20260414089#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:22:03 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/04/14/advanced-specialty-hospitals-of-toledo-closing-116-to-lose-jobs/stories/20260414089 Advanced Specialty Hospitals of Toledo has announced plans to close May 1. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/04/13/nationwide-children-s-expands-presence-into-wood-county/stories/20260413082 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/04/13/nationwide-children-s-expands-presence-into-wood-county/stories/20260413082#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:23:37 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/04/13/nationwide-children-s-expands-presence-into-wood-county/stories/20260413082 BOWLING GREEN — Wood County Hospital’s Wood County Medical Associates (Pediatrics) and Center for Child Development offices are now part of Nationwide Children’s Hospital-Toledo. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/04/13/new-urgent-care-clinic-ut-aims-cut-wait-times-costs/stories/20260413006 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/04/13/new-urgent-care-clinic-ut-aims-cut-wait-times-costs/stories/20260413006#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:22:43 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/04/13/new-urgent-care-clinic-ut-aims-cut-wait-times-costs/stories/20260413006 A new clinic on Bancroft Street near the University of Toledo aims to provide fast, accessible health care to residents. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/04/13/um-researcher-studies-extreme-heats-impact-certain-communities/stories/20260412054 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/04/13/um-researcher-studies-extreme-heats-impact-certain-communities/stories/20260412054#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/04/13/um-researcher-studies-extreme-heats-impact-certain-communities/stories/20260412054 On a sunbaked summer afternoon in Detroit, the difference between cool shade and hot asphalt pavement is more serious than you might think. Carina Gronlund is an environmental epidemiologist at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and Institute for Social Research’s Survey Research Center. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/04/04/follow-the-b-a-s-e-path-for-good-brain-health-this-baseball-season/stories/20260324089 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/04/04/follow-the-b-a-s-e-path-for-good-brain-health-this-baseball-season/stories/20260324089#comments Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/04/04/follow-the-b-a-s-e-path-for-good-brain-health-this-baseball-season/stories/20260324089 Play ball, seniors. Max Anderson prepares for the pitch as the Toledo Mud Hens take on the Columbus Clippers at Fifth Third Field, Aug. 17, 2025. Pamela Myers is vice president of programs for the Alzheimer's Association, State of Ohio, which is based in Maumee. Dr. Dionis Kononov, medical director —- senior behavioral health unit and assistant professor of psychiatry, for University of Toledo Health Dr. Azam Tolla is a neurologist with Mercy Health. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/04/02/monroe-county-reports-measles-case-exposure-at-multiple-locations/stories/20260402107 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/04/02/monroe-county-reports-measles-case-exposure-at-multiple-locations/stories/20260402107#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:14:58 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/04/02/monroe-county-reports-measles-case-exposure-at-multiple-locations/stories/20260402107 MONROE — The Monroe County Health Department has reported a case of measles and is urging caution for those who might have been exposed in Ida and Milan. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/04/01/fda-grants-speedy-approval-to-eli-lilly-s-weight-loss-pill-for-obesity/stories/20260401127 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/04/01/fda-grants-speedy-approval-to-eli-lilly-s-weight-loss-pill-for-obesity/stories/20260401127#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:47:20 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/04/01/fda-grants-speedy-approval-to-eli-lilly-s-weight-loss-pill-for-obesity/stories/20260401127 Federal regulators on Wednesday approved Eli Lilly’s new weight-loss pill, a second daily oral medication to treat obesity and other weight-related conditions. A sign for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is displayed outside their offices in Silver Spring, Md., Dec. 10, 2020 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/03/26/nationwide-children-s-hospital-toledo-100-million-expansion-adds-2-sites-region/stories/20260325094 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/03/26/nationwide-children-s-hospital-toledo-100-million-expansion-adds-2-sites-region/stories/20260325094#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/03/26/nationwide-children-s-hospital-toledo-100-million-expansion-adds-2-sites-region/stories/20260325094 Nationwide Children’s Hospital -Toledo will invest more than $100 million over the next five years to expand pediatric care across the Toledo region. Rick Miller, the president of Nationwide Children's Toledo, stands inside of Nationwide Children's Hospital in Toledo on March 24. Andrew and Allison Lorenz of Perrysburg discuss their children’s patient experience March 24 at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Toledo. Andrew and Allison Lorenz of Perrysburg discuss their children’s patient experience March 24 at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Toledo. Rick Miller, the president of Nationwide Children's Toledo, listens during a conversation about his new building plans inside of Nationwide Children's Hospital in Toledo on March 24. Rick Miller, the president of Nationwide Children's Toledo, stands inside of Nationwide Children's Hospital in Toledo on March 24. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/03/10/fda-finds-little-evidence-that-a-generic-drug-could-help-many-people-with-autism/stories/20260310092 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/03/10/fda-finds-little-evidence-that-a-generic-drug-could-help-many-people-with-autism/stories/20260310092#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:22:11 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/03/10/fda-finds-little-evidence-that-a-generic-drug-could-help-many-people-with-autism/stories/20260310092 WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a generic medication for a rare brain disorder, while walking back suggestions by President Donald Trump and other administration officials that the drug showed great promise for people with autism. FILE - President Donald Trump listens as Dr. Marty Makary, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, file) https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/03/07/doula-services-program-launched-incarcerated-pregnant-postpartum-inmates/stories/20260307004 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/03/07/doula-services-program-launched-incarcerated-pregnant-postpartum-inmates/stories/20260307004#comments Sat, 07 Mar 2026 18:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/03/07/doula-services-program-launched-incarcerated-pregnant-postpartum-inmates/stories/20260307004 MONROE — Incarcerated mothers in Monroe County are no longer facing childbirth alone. Ellie Risher, program director at Selah's Center of Hope, on March 2 at the center in Monroe. Sheriff Troy Goodnough on March 2 at the county sheriff’s office in Monroe. Sheriff Troy Goodnough on March 2 at the county sheriff’s office in Monroe. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office in Monroe. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/03/04/springfield-high-school-health-clinic-provides-healthcare-to-citizens-of-holland/stories/20260226109 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/03/04/springfield-high-school-health-clinic-provides-healthcare-to-citizens-of-holland/stories/20260226109#comments Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:30:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/03/04/springfield-high-school-health-clinic-provides-healthcare-to-citizens-of-holland/stories/20260226109 Access to health care is an issue for millions across the country and some organizations have taken steps to address it. The new Health Partners of Western Ohio health care center located at Springfield High School in Holland on Feb. 27. From left, staff members Claudia Chavez, Amanda Tedrick, and Tegan Everhart stand for a photo at the new Health Partners of Western Ohio health care center located at Springfield High School in Holland on Feb. 27. From left, staff members Claudia Chavez, Amanda Tedrick, and Tegan Everhart stand for a photo at the new Health Partners of Western Ohio health care center located at Springfield High School in Holland on Feb. 27. From left, staff members Claudia Chavez, Amanda Tedrick, and Tegan Everhart stand for a photo at the new Health Partners of Western Ohio health care center located at Springfield High School in Holland on Feb. 27. The new Health Partners of Western Ohio health care center located at Springfield High School in Holland. The new Health Partners of Western Ohio health care center located at Springfield High School in Holland. The new Health Partners of Western Ohio health care center located at Springfield High School in Holland. The new Health Partners of Western Ohio health care center located at Springfield High School in Holland. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/02/24/sates-sue-trump-administration-changes-childhood-vaccine-recommendations/stories/20260224097 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/02/24/sates-sue-trump-administration-changes-childhood-vaccine-recommendations/stories/20260224097#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2026 23:38:37 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/02/24/sates-sue-trump-administration-changes-childhood-vaccine-recommendations/stories/20260224097 SACRAMENTO, Calif.  — More than a dozen states sued the Trump administration Tuesday over its rollback of vaccine recommendations for children, calling the move an illegal threat to public health. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes speaks to reporters as Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield listens outside the Supreme Court on Nov. 5 in Washington. California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks to reporters outside the Supreme Court on Nov. 5 in Washington. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/02/16/new-sylvania-clinic-offers-more-personalized-affordable-care/stories/20260212130 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/02/16/new-sylvania-clinic-offers-more-personalized-affordable-care/stories/20260212130#comments Mon, 16 Feb 2026 11:13:47 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/02/16/new-sylvania-clinic-offers-more-personalized-affordable-care/stories/20260212130 Dr. Stefan Pomrenke has opened a direct primary care clinic in Sylvania that harks back to an older standard of personalized care. Dr. Stefan Pomrenke works in his direct primary care clinic on Feb. 12 in downtown Sylvania. Dr. Stefan Pomrenke works in his direct primary care clinic on Feb. 12 in downtown Sylvania. Dr. Stefan Pomrenke works in his direct primary care clinic on Feb. 12 in downtown Sylvania. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/02/15/as-some-people-push-make-profound-autism-own-diagnosis/stories/20260215142 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/02/15/as-some-people-push-make-profound-autism-own-diagnosis/stories/20260215142#comments Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:44:35 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/02/15/as-some-people-push-make-profound-autism-own-diagnosis/stories/20260215142 AYER, Mass. — Connor Murphy walked in circles around his dad, then flopped down on the kitchen floor, got up and walked in circles again. Ronan Murphy hugs his mother, Andrea, while looking at the snow falling outside their home in Ayer, Mass., on Jan. 17. Matthew Murphy plays with his son, Connor, on a balance ball at home in Ayer, Mass., on Jan. 16. Ronan Murphy works on a sorting problem during an applied behavior analysis after school in his home in Ayer, Mass., on Jan. 16. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/02/11/program-offers-info-about-infant-health-resources/stories/20260211116 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/02/11/program-offers-info-about-infant-health-resources/stories/20260211116#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:25:03 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/02/11/program-offers-info-about-infant-health-resources/stories/20260211116 Mercy Health will hold its Love Your Baby health and wellness event Friday afternoon at a central Toledo supermarket. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/02/05/trumprx-launch-unclear-lower-drug-prices-patients/stories/20260205132 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/02/05/trumprx-launch-unclear-lower-drug-prices-patients/stories/20260205132#comments Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:42:38 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/02/05/trumprx-launch-unclear-lower-drug-prices-patients/stories/20260205132 WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday launched TrumpRx, a website it says will help patients buy prescription drugs directly at a discounted rate at a time when health care and the cost of living are growing concerns for Americans. TrumpRx is a key component of President Donald Trump's efforts to lower drug prices. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/02/02/free-health-screenings-fostoria-residents-learning-center/stories/20260126010 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/02/02/free-health-screenings-fostoria-residents-learning-center/stories/20260126010#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:00:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/02/02/free-health-screenings-fostoria-residents-learning-center/stories/20260126010 FOSTORIA — Seneca County General Health District is offering free health screenings on Feb. 9 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Fostoria Learning Center, 342 Perry St. A blood pressure kit is used during a demonstration.