Health Policy News

January 30, 2026

Ohio House considers mandating daily recess for K-8, expanding high school PE waivers

January 30, 2026

Nearly half of CDC public health databases not being updated, study finds

January 23, 2026

Lifetime cost of tobacco use for average Ohioan who smokes totals nearly $4 million, new study finds

January 23, 2026

Heart disease fatalities in U.S. drops for first time in five years, still leading cause of death

January 16, 2026

Proposed referendum reversing intoxicating hemp ban nixed by Ohio AG

January 16, 2026

States consider laws to regulate AI therapy chatbots

January 09, 2026

New CDC-recommended vaccine schedule scales back shots for children

January 09, 2026

Ohio Pharmacy Board moves to ban natural kratom

December 05, 2025

States begin enforcing new SNAP work requirements

November 21, 2025

Physician shortages expected in rural areas for at least next decade, new report finds

November 21, 2025

New federal law on intoxicating hemp products could alter Ohio’s plan to regulate them like cannabis

November 07, 2025

Drug overdose deaths down in U.S. and Ohio, new data shows