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Reports have good health news for Wayne and Pike


Reports have good health news for Wayne and Pike

By PAMELA CHERGOTIS WAYNE AND PIKE COUNTIES, PA – There is good health news for Wayne and Pike counties in the latest reports from the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council (PHC4). The new reports on phc4.org provide hospitalization and outpatient treatment rates for each county, breaking the data down into categories by age, gender […]

Which cities in Ohio have the best and worst life expectancies?


Which cities in Ohio have the best and worst life expectancies?

Where Ohio residents live indicates their life expectancy. Life expectancy varies by zip code, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Across Ohio, life expectancy ranges from 60 years in a Columbus neighborhood to just over 89 years in a northeast Ohio city. In general, the life expectancy of Ohio residents […]

Reno County issues health alert due to ‘recent unusual increase in overdoses’


Reno County issues health alert due to ‘recent unusual increase in overdoses’

RENO COUNTY, Kansas (KWCH) – Reno County issued a health alert Monday regarding a “recent unusual increase in overdoses.” “There were five overdoses within 24 hours, one of which was fatal,” the county said. “The overdoses are believed to be primarily methamphetamine, but also opioids and fentanyl.” The Reno County Health Department began tracking overdoses […]