Health

University Hospitals announced on Thursday that inpatient and emergency services at the system’s Bedford and Richmond Heights medical centers are being discontinued at this time due to staffing issues.

The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner has issued a public health alert after 30 suspected drug overdose deaths during the first two weeks of July.

Doctors with the Cleveland Clinic have done it again, this time performing the world’s first ever multi-organ transplant in a patient suffering from a rare appendix cancer called pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP).

An air quality advisory was issued for eight counties in Northeast Ohio on July 4.

The Ohio Supreme Court has denied a request from abortion providers to freeze the newly imposed state ban on abortions at the first detectable “fetal heartbeat” while a legal debate plays out in court. At issue is the ban Ohio implemented a week ago, the same day the U.S. Supreme Court found the U.S. Constitution does not protect a woman’s right to an abortion. Providers wanted the state Supreme Court to grant an emergency stay, arguing it was needed to protect the constitutional rights of Ohioans. The state opposed the request, saying the Ohio Constitution doesn’t recognize the right to an abortion.

Chinester Williams is very afraid for her son’s health.

While uncommon, monkeypox is circulating in the U.S.

Columbus Public Health is investigating a case of monkeypox.

"I ask that you continue to protest peacefully. We cannot let actions of frustration minimize the fight for our freedoms."

Hershel Woodrow ‘Woody’ Williams was the VIP passenger for a helicopter team Saturday morning.

The controversial Roe v. Wade decision has prompted rallies in several American cities.

“Banning abortions doesn’t mean no one gets abortions, it just means banning safe abortions.”

Ohio Right to Life has released a statement calling for state lawmakers to ban abortion following the Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade.

Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio has released a statement condemning the United States Supreme Court.

Ohio has received a large supply of baby formula as stores across the country continue to keep the shelves stocked.

The infected Franklin County child recently traveled to a country with confirmed measles cases, according ODH.

High temperatures and humidity can be a dangerous combination.

The Ohio Department of Health is holding a press conference at 3 p.m. on June 13.

The LeBron James Family Foundation is continuing to make a lasting impact on Akron communities.

At Edgewater Beach, preparations are going to start this weekend on the water quality.

Adding to the need of those with pre-existing conditions, there are now additional people with pandemic-triggered mental health issues, and a whole new wave of people finally seeking out mental health care now that stigmas are disappearing.

Two therapy dogs will head from Northeast Ohio to Buffalo to help a grieving community in the aftermath of racially-motivated shootings last weekend

The director for the Ohio Department of Health will host a press conference on Wednesday morning to give an update on COVID-19 cases in the state.

The number of opioid overdoses in Lorain County have recently spiked.

The illness, called equine infectious anemia, is defined by the ODNR as a ”blood-borne infectious viral disease that produces a persistent infection and may potentially be fatal.”

The world-renowned Cleveland Clinic announced Friday a $1.3 billion expansion plan will have a major impact on the main campus in Cleveland.

Wednesday’s game between the Cleveland Guardians and Chicago White Sox was postponed as a result of numerous COVID-19 cases.

The flags shall be flown at half-staff until sunset on May 16.

An “orange” air quality alert was issued for much of Northeast Ohio on Thursday, meaning conditions could be unhealthy for sensitive groups.

Flu season hits peak later than usual.