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And yet that's just what Scouting America, the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts, is trying to do: break the old-fashioned, gender-stereotyped mold of scouting, and move into a modern, inclusive era.

AKRON, Ohio — More than 300 Soap Box Derby racers from the United States, Canada and Japan will compete for the title of world champion Saturday at the 86th annual FirstEnergy All-American Soap Box Derby at Derby Downs.

The 18th annual Pan Ohio Hope Ride aims to raise $1 million to support the American Cancer Society and Cleveland Hope Lodge.

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine found a link between tooth loss and an increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease. What’s more, the risk of heart disease death goes up with the loss of additional teeth.

MediCLE: researchers link unhealthy teeth to cardiovascular risks, studying the evolution of cancer and racial disparities for stroke survival. Rounding up medical research news from across Ohio.

Summertime at the beach is the best time for parents to screen kids for scoliosis doctors say

Physicians and coaches join forces to discuss the way emerging technology is pushing the boundaries of athletic performance.

Although 95% of babies born of Zika-infected pregnancies do not exhibit the telltale symptoms of microcephaly and brain abnormalities, that does not necessarily mean that the children are unaffected as previously thought.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Researchers at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center have developed a specialized drug-coated stent that when inserted into blood vessels prevents the scar tissue that forms after surgeons perform various vascular procedures.

| CLEVELAND, Ohio — This week in Cleveland and Ohio medical news ... the impact of Zika virus on the developing immune system, a new scar-preventing stent, and what standing from sitting tells us about our health.