OhioHealth has announced that a new OhioHealth Anticoagulation Clinic will be offered at the OhioHealth Bucyrus Specialty Clinic. This location will be in addition to their Marion location and will provide comprehensive patient management, monitoring and instruction related to anticoagulation therapy. Services offered at our Anticoagulation Clinics include: Patient education on anticoagulation needs and goals […]
OhioHealth offering tobacco cessation classes in 2017
February 24, 2017 by
OhioHealth Marion General Hospital is here to help those who are determined to quit tobacco. Participants will learn a positive approach to becoming a non-tobacco user, strategies to recover from tobacco addiction, the barriers to tobacco cessation, the health benefits of choosing a tobacco-free lifestyle, nicotine-replacement options, motivational exercises and techniques for stress management. Organizers […]
Ohio medical marijuana supply limits would be strictest in country
February 24, 2017 by
Proposed limits on how much medical marijuana Ohio patients could buy and possess would be among the strictest the country. Patients could buy and possess up to 6 ounces of plant material or marijuana products containing the equivalent amount of THC in a 90-day period. That puts Ohio on par with New Jersey and Washington […]
Ohio lawmakers propose eliminating sales tax on feminine hygiene products
February 17, 2017 by
Tampons, pads and other feminine hygiene products would be sold tax free in Ohio under a bill introduced this week in the Ohio House. Democrat Reps. Greta Johnson of Akron and Brigid Kelly of Columbus say the “pink tax” on the women’s health items unfairly taxes women for a medical necessity. House Bill 61 would […]
State offers ‘Welcome to Medicare’ online webinars
February 13, 2017 by
Ohio Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor announced ‘Welcome to Medicare’ online webinars are available for Ohioans newly eligible for Medicare in 2017. ‘Welcome to Medicare’ webinars are sponsored monthly by the Ohio Department of Insurance and are designed to help the more than 100,000 soon-to-be Medicare recipients learn more about health insurance coverage options. “We want […]
Ohio Right to Life targets legislation to ban most abortions after 13 weeks
February 10, 2017 by
Ohio abortion opponents will lobby state lawmakers to ban a common second trimester abortion procedure as part of its mission to chip away at abortion rights until the practice is illegal nationwide. Ohio Right to Life, the state’s largest anti-abortion group, wants to eliminate dilation and evacuation, an abortion method typically used between 13 and […]
State releases draft rules for medical marijuana, some question fee rates
January 30, 2017 by
State regulators rolled out more details for Ohio’s new medical marijuana program Friday, prompting members of a panel advising the process to question the high fees proposed for marijuana business owners. Under the proposed rules, medical marijuana product manufacturers, called processors, would pay $100,000 a year for one of 40 available licenses. Large-scale marijuana growers […]
Flu now widespread across Ohio; 287 hospitalizations in one week
January 19, 2017 by
Influenza-like illness is now widespread throughout Ohio for the first time this flu season, and the number of associated hospitalizations are rising. The first week of January, there were 287 new confirmed flu-associated hospitalizations in Ohio compared to 157 the week before. There have been 654 total flu-associated hospitalizations since flu season began last October. […]
Registration open for yoga classes at the Marion Palace Theatre
December 28, 2016 by
The Marion Palace Theatre announces registration is open for the winter Yoga classes. Available classes include a 7-week session of Advanced Yoga which begins Wednesday, January 11, 2017 and a one-day, three hour workshop on Saturday, January 28, 2017. Yoga for Beginners class is at full capacity and no longer taking registrations. Yoga students rave […]
Governor vetoes “Heartbeat Bill,” signs 20 week abortion ban
December 14, 2016 by
Gov. John Kasich on Tuesday used his line-item veto authority to strike down the so-called “heartbeat bill” legislation that would have created the most restrictive abortion law in the nation. At the same time, Kasich signed into law a separate piece of legislation, SB 127, that forbids abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, a move […]
