http://www.toledoblade.com The Latest News from Toledoblade.com (v5) Fri, 15 May 2026 06:43:05 GMT en-us hourly 1 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/05/14/mercy-health-toledo-president-exits-position/stories/20260514121 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/05/14/mercy-health-toledo-president-exits-position/stories/20260514121#comments Thu, 14 May 2026 18:00:41 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/05/14/mercy-health-toledo-president-exits-position/stories/20260514121 Bob Baxter, Mercy Health-Toledo president, has left the position. Bob Baxter, Mercy Health-Toledo president, has left the position, a representative of Mercy Health said in a statement Thursday. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/05/13/trump-administration-freezes-new-mmedicare-enrollments-hospice-home-health-agenc/stories/20260513099 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/05/13/trump-administration-freezes-new-mmedicare-enrollments-hospice-home-health-agenc/stories/20260513099#comments Wed, 13 May 2026 19:08:36 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/05/13/trump-administration-freezes-new-mmedicare-enrollments-hospice-home-health-agenc/stories/20260513099 WASHINGTON  — The Trump administration on Wednesday pursued new efforts in a sweeping initiative to root out fraud in federal health programs, including announcing a nationwide six-month freeze on some new Medicare enrollments and warning states to actively investigate Medicaid fraud or risk losing funding. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/05/10/passengers-evacuated-hantavirus-stricken-cruise-ship-begin-flying-home/stories/20260510125 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/05/10/passengers-evacuated-hantavirus-stricken-cruise-ship-begin-flying-home/stories/20260510125#comments Sun, 10 May 2026 22:04:31 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/05/10/passengers-evacuated-hantavirus-stricken-cruise-ship-begin-flying-home/stories/20260510125 TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP) — Passengers evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship began flying home Sunday aboard military and government planes after the vessel anchored in the Canary Islands, where travelers were escorted to shore by personnel in full-body protective gear and breathing masks. A Spanish passenger is sprayed with disinfectant by Spanish government officials before boarding a plane after disembarking from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius at Tenerife airport in the Canary Islands, Spain on May 10. A Spanish passenger boards a government plane after disembarking from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius at the airport in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain on May 10. Passengers are disembarked from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius at the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain on May 10. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/05/09/maumee-valley-country-day-school-senior-names-national-merit-scholarship-finalis/stories/20260501096 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/05/09/maumee-valley-country-day-school-senior-names-national-merit-scholarship-finalis/stories/20260501096#comments Sat, 09 May 2026 17:46:48 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/05/09/maumee-valley-country-day-school-senior-names-national-merit-scholarship-finalis/stories/20260501096 Simon Amonette’s uphill battle toward high school graduation started in July, 2022, when he started having illnesses lasting more than a week every month. Simon Amonette, 18 Simon Amonette, 18 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/05/07/health-officials-track-dozens-who-left-hantavirus-stricken-ship-first-fatality/stories/20260507116 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/05/07/health-officials-track-dozens-who-left-hantavirus-stricken-ship-first-fatality/stories/20260507116#comments Thu, 07 May 2026 22:45:51 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/05/07/health-officials-track-dozens-who-left-hantavirus-stricken-ship-first-fatality/stories/20260507116 MADRID — Health authorities across four continents Thursday were tracking down and monitoring passengers who disembarked a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship before its deadly outbreak was detected, and trying to trace others who may have come into contact with them since then. Health workers in protective gear evacuate patients from the MV Hondius cruise ship into an ambulance at a port in Praia, Cape Verde, on May 6. The MV Hondius cruise ship departs the port at a port in Praia, Cape Verde, on May 6. Medical personnel in hazmat suits wait for patients, evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship with suspected hantavirus infection, at Schiphol airport, Amsterdam, Netherlands, at a port in Praia, Cape Verde, on May 6. Health workers get off the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius, a cruise ship carrying nearly 150 people as it remains off Cape Verde on May 4 after three passengers died and several others fell seriously ill in a suspected hantavirus outbreak. A view of the m/v Hondius Cruise ship anchored at a port in Praia, Cape Verde, on May 4. https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/04/29/ut-health-to-host-free-skin-cancer-screening-for-active-military-veterans/stories/20260429078 https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/04/29/ut-health-to-host-free-skin-cancer-screening-for-active-military-veterans/stories/20260429078#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:18:00 GMT https://www.toledoblade.com/news/medical/2026/04/29/ut-health-to-host-free-skin-cancer-screening-for-active-military-veterans/stories/20260429078 The division of dermatology at the University of Toledo Health will host a free skin cancer screening event for active-duty military members and veterans on Monday. UT's Health Science Campus. 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.