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A new study supported by the National Institutes of Health shows that individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD) are less likely to receive antivirals for hepatitis C, despite current guidelines recommending antiviral treatment regardless of alcohol use. Direct-acting antiviral treatment is highly effective at reducing serious illness and death among individuals with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, a condition that commonly occurs among people with AUD.… Read full story
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Director Mary Mertz today announced new investments in recreation, accessibility, and conservation.
“The popularity of our state parks and other state recreation facilities in Ohio has been unprecedented in recent years,” said Governor DeWine.
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(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced over $4 million in federal grants to reduce violence against women in Ohio.
Administered by the Office of Criminal Justice Services (OCJS), the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) program assists local governments and non-profit community-based organizations in administering justice for and strengthening services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.… Read full story
Update to November 28th Release
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — A federal judge has appointed two Ohio pension systems as lead plaintiffs and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s office as lead counsel in a securities class-action lawsuit against Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), the entertainment conglomerate formed after the spinoff of Warner Media by AT&T and its merger with Discovery on April 8, 2022.… Read full story
Brown Supported the Legislation in the Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 13, 2022 – Today, President Joe Biden signed into law the Respect for Marriage Act, which will protect same sex and interracial marriages, and was supported by U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH).… Read full story
Utopia Foods Inc of Glendale, NY, is recalling its 200g packages of “Enoki Mushrooms”, imported from China and distributed nationwide in the US because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.… Read full story
Knox County Sheriff’s Report – Dec 14, 2022
(Information courtesy of The Knox County Sheriff’s Office)
December 13
Deputies responded to a King Beach Drive residence after a person, suffering from mental illness, called 911. The individual was voluntarily transported to the Knox Community Hospital for mental health treatment.… Read full story
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed the following bills into law:
Landmark precision medicine effort returns value to research participants by sharing tailored, actionable health-related reports.
The National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program has begun returning personalized health-related DNA results to more than 155,000 participants, with reports detailing whether participants have an increased risk for specific health conditions and how their body might process certain medications.… Read full story