David Barkholz

Apr 22, 2024 | toledoblade.com | David Barkholz |Mike Sigov

Two years ago, JayAnna Tyler was a Beverly Elementary School eighth grader when she decided to go into pharmacology after hearing a presentation by Jack Hunter, Toledo Pre-Medical & Health Science Academy principal. “I want to [help] find cures for things that have been deemed incurable, like cancer. I know that's a big stretch, but I still want to try to find more treatments if not a cure,” JayAnna, 14, said.

Apr 15, 2024 | newsbreak.com | David Barkholz

Incumbent U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D., Ohio) traveled Monday to Toledo to tout a $35-per-refill cap on insulin prescriptions that Medicare enrollees now enjoy under the Democrat-sponsored Inflation Reduction Act passed in 2022. Mr. Brown said the out-of-pocket cap should be available to all Ohioans, given that insulin is life-saving for thousands of residents and has been around for decades, so pharmaceutical companies can’t assign research and development costs to its price.

Apr 15, 2024 | toledoblade.com | David Barkholz

Cenovus Energy Inc. has plans to invest nearly $1.5 billion in its refineries in Oregon and Lima a year after taking full ownership of the Oregon plant and with the threat of electric vehicles looming. The investment is over five years, Calgary-based Cenovus said. The work will include maintenance at the plants, implementation of reliability measures, and projects to expand market access, Cenovus said.

Apr 10, 2024 | toledoblade.com | Tom Henry |David Barkholz

COLUMBUS — In a speech that sounded more like a package of greatest hits than new proposals, Gov. Mike DeWine focused primarily on Ohio's children —the state's future — in his fourth State of the State address.

Mar 7, 2024 | toledoblade.com | David Barkholz

A 15-month fix to a rate dispute between ProMedica and health insurer Cigna is on the verge of coming unglued. ProMedica in recent days has been informing patients and prior patients with Cigna commercial insurance that the health system will not accept Cigna coverage for services at its hospitals and with its physicians after April 1, unless a new agreement is reached. After that date, patients will have to pay for care out-of-pocket, ProMedica said in its letter.