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As heroin epidemic rages, Hep C cases soar - cincinnati.com - Hepatitis C infections soared in 2015 in Hamilton County, Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky with more than 1,000 new cases reported. The region now has nearly 4,000 cases of hepatitis C, which...

After a year of grueling chemotherapy, six-year-old Jimmy Spagnolo was finally able to ring a bell signifying the end of his treatment. When Jimmy was just four months old, he was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. Over time, however, the tumor...

Since he watched his mother drop dead, Richard Bridgman’s fear of death has left him emotionally paralyzed. It was right around Thanksgiving – nearly 45 years ago – and Bridgman … Click to Continue »

Executives at hospitals that have a lot of high-tech gadgets and high patient satisfaction are paid more than their peers, a study of CEO compensation at nonprofit hospitals finds. Running a hospital that scores well on keeping more patients alive or...

In its toughest crackdown yet on medical errors, the federal government is cutting payments to 721 hospitals for having high rates of infections and other patient injuries, records released Thursday show. Medicare assessed these new penalties against...