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2023 algal blooms on Lake Erie are forecasted to measure three on the severity index, half as much as 2022. But conditions may change depending on July precipitation levels and phosphorus loads.
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Ohio turnpike officials announced Wednesday that service plazas will stock Naloxone, a nasal spray used to reverse opioid overdoses.
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Hundreds of Cleveland Clinic employees across the country have been placed on unpaid leave for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine. Officials did not say how long those placed on leave would have to change their minds and get the shot before being officially fired.
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MetroHealth was the first healthcare system in Cleveland to require the shot for staff back in October, and hospital officials told Ideastream Public Media on Thursday that 11 employees have been terminated for refusing to comply with the vaccine mandate.
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Nina Turner is running for Congress again. The former state senator and leading Bernie Sanders supporter announced her bid early Wednesday morning in a video posted to social media.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentThe Cleveland Clinic has launched the largest ever clinical study to better understand why millions of people – about one in every six -- around the globe suffer from neurological disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, stroke or epilepsy.
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The omicron variant of the coronavirus appears to cause less severe illness but is about 15 times more contagious than delta in children under the age of 5, according to a new study from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
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As the omicron variant delivers a spike in coronavirus cases around Ohio, employers and workers are sparring over who pays for time off when a worker gets sick or has to quarantine.
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Pet owners across Northeast Ohio and the country are finding it difficult to get treatment for their furry family members.
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One year after the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol, 35 people allegedly involved in the riot have been arrested in Ohio so far. The defendants arrested in Ohio are charged in federal court with trespassing and property damage, obstructing official business and violently entering the Capitol. A few were charged with more serious crimes.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentResearchers at The Ohio State University said they have confirmed COVID-19 infections in wild white-tailed deer in six locations in Northeast Ohio.
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Students with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District will learn remotely during their first week of school back from winter break. CMSD CEO Eric Gordon notified families Wednesday that the decision was made to safeguard students and staff from the threat of COVID-19.