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Cancer

MetroHealth reveals new program allowing for earlier detection of lung cancer risks

Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 5:28 PM EDT
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By Katie Tercek
Medical professionals say an early diagnosis is the difference between life and death, and a Cleveland doctor has developed a rapid outpatient diagnostic program.

Health

This undated photo made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a...

Cases of dangerous fungus tripled in US over last 3 years

Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 6:57 PM EDT
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By Jeff Slawson
Emerging super fungus causing concern in the U.S.

Health

Lara Jehi, M.D., and Ruoyi Zhou, Ph.D., at the site of the IBM Quantum System One on Cleveland...

Cleveland Clinic unveils new first-of-its-kind quantum computer

Updated: Mar. 20, 2023 at 5:38 PM EDT
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By Maddi Hebebrand
The unveiling will be celebrated with Cleveland Clinic and IBM executives, and policy officials for City of Cleveland and State of Ohio.

Crime

1 arrested with fentanyl, methamphetamine seized in Wooster, police say

1 arrested with fentanyl, methamphetamine seized in Wooster, police say

Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 3:29 PM EDT
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By Rachel Vadaj
The search warrant was executed in the 400 block of E. Larwill Street on March 15, according to police.

Consumer

Study: 1 serving of freshwater fish equals a month of drinking water with ‘forever chemicals’

Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 8:16 PM EST
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By Jen Picciano
The Environmental Working Group believes there are serious risks to consuming freshwater fish.

Opioid Crisis

Ohio launches data dashboards to track opioid overdoses, substance-use measures

Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 4:39 PM EST
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By Rachel Vadaj
Ohio launched new data dashboards to better track and report data on opioid overdose deaths and other substance-use related measures for all 88 counties, Gov. Mike DeWine announced on March 7.

Fibromyalgia

How laser therapy can provide significant pain reduction for fibromyalgia patients

Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 6:00 PM EST
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By Jen Picciano
Laser light treatment is now being used to treat fibromyalgia patients

Go Red

Former Miss Ohio continues mission to educate young athletes, parents, coaches with ‘Lindsay’s Law’

Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 3:42 PM EST
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By Chris Frye
“When I set out to pass Lindsay’s Law, I said this will all be worth it if it just helps one child, and I think it’s definitely surpassed that," said Lakewood native Lindsey Davis.

Health

MetroHealth app helps young people diagnosed with HIV

Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 7:05 PM EST
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By Jeff Slawson
HIV App getting national recognition.

Derailed: East Palestine

Ohio Department of Health to open health clinic in East Palestine

Updated: Feb. 19, 2023 at 6:16 PM EST
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By Maddi Hebebrand
According to a release from ODH, the clinic will open at noon on Tuesday, and will be open to an East Palestine area residents who have medical questions or concerns related to the train derailment.
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Health

Why some people are afraid to perform CPR on women

Updated: Feb. 17, 2023 at 7:22 PM EST
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By Tiffani Tucker
Experts say many people, especially men, are afraid to perform CPR on women because of a number of concerns and myths.

Health

East Palestine’s municipal water system has ‘no detection of contaminants’ from train derailment, EPA says

Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 at 4:30 PM EST
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By Rachel Vadaj
Gov. Mike DeWine confirmed that the water testing results show “no detection of contaminants in raw water from the five wells that feed into East Palestine’s municipal water system” as of 3 p.m. on Feb. 15.

Health

Lorain County releases plan for improving health of citizens

Updated: Feb. 10, 2023 at 6:24 PM EST
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By Jeff Slawson
Lorain County Health Department releases plans for the next few years.

Go Red

Orrville woman alive today thanks to quick thinking of gym members and an AED

Updated: Feb. 6, 2023 at 6:00 PM EST
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By Brian Duffy
The 62-year-old woman is forever grateful to everyone who was there on that December morning.

Go Red

If someone went into cardiac arrest, would you know what to do?

Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 7:54 PM EST
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By Nichole Vrsansky
Your chance of survival doubles, or even triples, if someone can perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR.

News

Laundry pod deaths more common in elderly dementia patients than children

Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 5:50 PM EST
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By Jen Picciano
Ingesting laundry pods has proven more deadly for elderly dementia patients than for children.

Men

Maple Heights coach, teacher on cover of Men’s Health as magazine’s ‘Ultimate Guy’

Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 4:47 PM EST
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By Vic Gideon
“We get three things, a mind, a body, and a lifetime. What you do with your first two is going to make the third one.”

Health

Cleveland-based Mitchell Brothers Ice Cream issues voluntary recall

Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 12:14 PM EST
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By Maddi Hebebrand
According to a release from the Department of Agriculture, up to 172 pints of Mitchell’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup ice cream may instead contain Peanut Butter Chocolate Pretzel Yogurt.

Health

Cleveland Clinic saw an operating loss of $200M in 2022

Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 2:06 PM EST
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By Jeff Slawson
Cleveland Clinic announces $200M in operating losses from 2022.

Health

MetroHealth partners with schools to provide healthcare

Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 9:18 AM EST
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By Maddi Hebebrand
The new Heights Wellness Center will offer services such as physicals, chronic disease management, care coordination, immunizations, mental health screenings, urgent care, lab work and more to the district’s students, family and staff.

Opioid Crisis

Opioid-sparing approach to post-operative care reducing opiate prescriptions in half

Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 6:00 PM EST
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By Jen Picciano
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center is working to reduce the number of opioid-based pain medications being prescribed to post-operative patients.

Injury

Willowick woman found near death in a snow drift recovering from severe frostbite

Updated: Jan. 7, 2023 at 11:00 PM EST
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By Michelle Nicks (WOIO)
But one critical question still remains: will she be able to regain full use of her hands and legs, or is there a chance she could have to face amputation?

Health

‘Very blessed’: Cleveland police officer reflects on surviving cancer as she returns to work

Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 5:00 PM EST
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By Noelle Williams and Alec Sapolin
Cleveland police have welcomed back one of their own following a 13-month battle with stage 4 ovarian cancer.

Community

Northeast Ohio’s first human donor milk dispensary opens in South Euclid

Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 10:35 AM EST
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By Maddi Hebebrand and Tiarra Braddock
In collaboration with OhioHealth Mothers’ Milk Bank, Breastfeeding Medicine of Northeast Ohio launched the dispensary to enable families to pick up pasteurized human milk (PHM) in smaller quantities without waiting for shipping.

Health

Northeast Ohio 1st responders remind citizens about app that helps save lives

Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 4:45 PM EST
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By Sia Nyorkor
Sudden cardiac arrest is a leading cause of death in adults in the U.S.

Health

How to talk with kids about Damar Hamlin’s medical emergency during Bengals-Bills game

Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 5:34 PM EST
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By Sia Nyorkor
Monday night’s incident in Cincinnati was not just traumatizing for the players and fans who were in the stadium but for folks watching at home, including children.

Health

Doctors battle measles outbreak in central Ohio; at least 80 cases reported

Updated: Dec. 30, 2022 at 4:26 PM EST
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By Jeff Slawson
Of the 82 confirmed cases, all are children 17 and younger and 74 were unvaccinated.

Health

Cleveland 19-month-old girl dies from influenza, officials confirm

Updated: Dec. 30, 2022 at 2:30 PM EST
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By Alec Sapolin
A 19-month-old girl died as a result of the pediatric flu, according to Cleveland Department of Health officials.

NHL

A Special Wish comes true for boy battling leukemia at Cleveland Monsters game

Updated: Dec. 29, 2022 at 8:28 PM EST
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By Baillie Burmaster
Earlier this year, Brooks was diagnosed with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, the most common type of leukemia found in children, which accounts for about 30% of all pediatric cancers.

Health

Updated numbers show decline in COVID-19 cases

Updated: Dec. 29, 2022 at 2:33 PM EST
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By Jeff Slawson
Updated numbers show decline in COVID-19 cases

Health

‘3 viruses at once’: Ohio doctors battle RSV, Covid-19, flu ahead of Christmas

Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 3:01 PM EST
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By Noelle Williams
"I couldn’t breathe, coughing all night long.. I couldn’t sleep for three weeks."

Health

Social media stories contributing to Ozempic shortage nationally, locally

Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 6:50 PM EST
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By Sia Nyorkor
TikTok influencers are sharing their weight loss journeys and attributing it to Diabetes drug Ozempic, creating a shortage nationally and locally

News

Cleveland Mayor Bibb joins mayors across the U.S. to discuss climate change

Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 2:56 PM EST
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By Julia Bingel
The Climate Mayors coalition reflects U.S. cities' commitment to climate progress.

Health

Northeast Ohio family battles ‘triple threat’ of flu, strep, RSV

Updated: Dec. 13, 2022 at 5:28 PM EST
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By Caitlin McCarthy
“If you know you’re not feeling well, stay home. Don’t push the envelope to try to get out and do things. It’s just spreading too quickly too fast.”

Health

Triple threat pushing Ohio hospitals to levels seen in bad pandemic times

Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 1:48 PM EST
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By Dan DeRoos
The number of hospital beds currently open in the state is being pushed by the triple threat of COVID-19, the flu and RSV.

Health

Ohio flu hospitalizations at historic high, when will it slow down?

Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 7:25 PM EST
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By Jeff Slawson
Flu cases at all time high.

Mental Illness

Experts warn of the dangers of seasonal depression

Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 10:36 PM EST
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By Jeff Slawson
Seasonal depression cases expected to increase.

Health

6 health issues have caused a record decline in your life expectancy

Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 2:00 PM EST
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By Dan DeRoos
Because of six health issues the average life expectancy of a person in the U.S. has dropped by 2.8 years since 2019, making it the largest decline in more than a century.

Cold and Flu

As flu cases rise, experts suggest getting the vaccine now for the holidays

Updated: Dec. 5, 2022 at 8:24 PM EST
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By Jeff Slawson
Discount Drug Mart encouraging flu vaccination over the next few weeks.

Health

Biden Administration announces plan to end HIV/AIDS pandemic

Updated: Dec. 2, 2022 at 4:59 PM EST
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By Jeff Slawson
White House focusing on ending AIDS as a pandemic.

Health

UH involved in Alzheimer’s experimental drug study showing positive gains

Updated: Nov. 30, 2022 at 12:10 PM EST
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By Dan DeRoos
It was announced this week, the experimental drug lecanemab has shown positive gains as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.

Education

High school student’s suicide was the result of ‘sextortion’, Streetsboro police say

Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 3:56 PM EST
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By Julia Bingel
“Please talk to your children and make sure you know what is going on with them,” said Tamia and Timothy Woods.

Health

MetroHealth terminates President and CEO for $1.9 million in self-authorized bonuses, board says

Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 10:20 PM EST
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By Rachel Vadaj
An investigation found Dr. Akram Boutros authorized more than $1,900,000 in supplemental bonuses to himself between 2018-2022 without disclosing it to the MetroHealth System Board of Trustees, Chair Vanessa Whiting said.

News

Cleveland has first monkeypox-associated death, health officials say

Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 3:31 PM EST
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By Julia Bingel
Cleveland health officials added the victim also had other health conditions and was hospitalized at the time of his death.

News

Cleveland health inspectors looking into rat problem on Public Square

Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 10:49 PM EST
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By Jim Nelson
The Cleveland Department of Public Health is looking into a growing rat problem on Public Square

Health

Health officials discuss rise in respiratory viruses in children across Ohio

Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 11:03 AM EST
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By Chris Anderson
The director of the Ohio Department of Health called a press conference on Tuesday morning to discuss respiratory illnesses in children across the state.

Health

Cleveland Clinic to start charging for certain messages in MyChart

Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 4:58 PM EST
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By Jeff Slawson
Cleveland Clinic to start billing for certain MyChart messages.

Community

City of Akron now requires Carbon Monoxide detectors

Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 10:15 AM EST
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By Maddi Hebebrand
Akron Fire Department and the Department of Neighborhood Assistance will have authority under the new law to inspect buildings for CO detectors as they do now with smoke alarms.

Health

Cleveland-area hospitals say RSV, flu cases rising

Updated: Nov. 11, 2022 at 6:47 PM EST
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By Jeff Slawson and Michelle Nicks (WOIO)
RSV cases on the rise in Ohio.

News

Cuyahoga County’s first flu death is 13-year-old boy

Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 7:28 PM EST
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By Brian Koster
According to the Cuyahoga County Board of Health, a 13-year-old has died from the flu.
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