Ohio reports a significant presence of West Nile Virus in mosquitoes following the 2024 statewide surveillance.

More than 1,700 Ohioans died by suicide in 2023, according to the Ohio Department of Health. The number of Ohioans who died by suicide decreased 1% in 2023, according to ODH’s 2023 Suicide Report.

For the first time in several years, there was a decline in the number of suicide deaths in Ohio. That’s according to the Ohio Department of Health’s Suicide Report. The latest numbers released by the state are from 2023 and they show a slight decrease from 2022.

"As expected, we have seen some shifts in disease activity and we are in what almost every year are the peak months of respiratory season," said Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, director of the Ohio Department of Health.

The Ohio Department of Health held a press briefing to address growing health concerns regarding the spread of respiratory viruses during the peak period for transmission.

ODH Director Bruce Vanderhoff, MD, hosted the conference along with Director of Ohio Department of Mental Health and Additional Services (OhioMHAS), LeeAnne Cornyn.

In that single week 639 people in Ohio were admitted to the hospital which was a 3.23% increase from the previous week. Vanderhoff is also expected to release the 2023 Ohio Suicide Report, and that data has not been released as of yet.

Recent data, which can be accessed on the Ohio Department of Health’s website, may serve as an early warning sign of increased cases of influenza A and B locally.

(WKBN) — The number of suicide deaths in Ohio declined for the first time in three years in 2023. The Department of Health released the numbers Thursday, saying the decrease was about 1 percent. Director Bruce Vanderhoff says efforts to raise awareness across the state appear to be working but more improvements are needed.

Ohio's spending per capita for domestic violence services is significantly lower compared to surrounding states and ranks among the lowest nationally.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has announced he is expanding the ways Ohioans can access the Human Trafficking Hotline to file reports. AG Yost’s office says since the hotline went live in the fall of 2024,

This is the first case discovered in 2025 with a second case discovered in a backyard flock in Nance County, according to the Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA), in conjunction with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).