Taylor Wizner

2 days ago | ideastream.org | Taylor Wizner

An online petition seeking support for two University Hospitals pediatricians has been widely shared over various social media platforms this week. Dr. Lauren Beene and Dr. Valerie Fouts-Fowler were put on administrative leave after attempting to form a union, though Mike Tobin, a UH spokesperson, said in an emailed statement the physicians were disciplined because they improperly accessed an internal directory of personal information.

4 days ago | ideastream.org | Taylor Wizner

The heat is on this week, and Northeast Ohio public health experts are advising the public to seek air-conditioned shelter and avoid spending significant time outdoors. The heat index, or the temperature it feels like when humidity is combined with the air temperature, is expected to approach 100 degrees in the region early this week, even if the thermometer reads cooler.

1 week ago | ideastream.org | Taylor Wizner

Hearing loss is a major issue that affects more than 38 million people in the U.S., according to the National Institutes of Health. But researchers studying the issue are concerned cuts from the Trump administration could hamper recent innovations to improve, or restore, hearing. More than 200 academics gathered at a national conference hosted by Northeast Ohio Medical University in Kent Thursday and Friday to discuss how innovative advancements in restoring hearing loss may be at risk.

1 week ago | ideastream.org | Taylor Wizner

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has conditionally approved the sale of Akron’s largest health system, Summa Health, to the for-profit Health Assurance Transformation Corporation. Yost said in a news release Wednesday afternoon that his office would approve the sale of the nonprofit hospital, under the condition the venture capitol-backed buyer, HATCo, agreed to 10 additional commitments.

2 weeks ago | ideastream.org | Taylor Wizner |Stephanie Metzger-Lawrence

The Cleveland Department of Public Health issued a warning Friday after detecting a spike in COVID-19 levels in untreated wastewater samples collected from the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District. This indicates a strong likelihood of increased community spread of COVID-19 in the coming days or weeks, according to the health department news release. Samples also indicated high levels of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the department said.