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Health officials are alarmed by a new illness that targets children and may be related to the coronavirus. University Hospitals confirmed its first case of multisystem inflammatory disease at UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital earlier this month, said Dr. Amy Edwards, a pediatric infectious disease specialist. “Children are coming in with a lot of inflammation, and it does appear to affect multiple systems,” Edwards said.

The increasing use of telehealth appointments during the COVID-19 pandemic has some worried about the loss of the doctor-patient relationship. A new study suggests ways telehealth can actually strengthen that bond and build trust. Case Western Reserve University researcher Dr. Kurt Stange contributed to the study, and said the pandemic has presented unique ways for providers to better get to know their patients.

Updated: 11:28 a.m., Thursday, June 18, 2020 Cleveland is temporarily freezing the spread of dollar stores in city neighborhoods. City council on Wednesday afternoon approved a moratorium on new zoning permits or occupancy licenses for small-box retail. The pause will last until Nov. 1, while the city drafts new regulations for such businesses.

Joe Roman has been president and CEO of the Greater Cleveland Partnership (GCP) since it was created in 2004 – and will remain in that role until April 2021. He made the decision to retire two years ago and plans to stay on as a consultant. GCP announced his coming retirement Wednesday morning. The board of directors has launched a nationwide search for a replacement.

Cuyahoga County plans to chip in $7.9 million to help the downtown Hilton Hotel meet its financial obligations at the county-owned building, as the coronavirus pandemic ravages the hospitality industry. Although Hilton runs the 32-story hotel, county taxpayers own it and are on the hook for the bonds sold to build it. This year, that debt payment comes to about $20.7 million.

Emerging data from COVID-19 cases show skin symptoms are potentially associated with coronavirus infection. Cleveland Clinic dermatologists Drs. Sarah Young and Anthony Fernandez recently published a study detailing several common skin symptoms in COVID-19 patients, such as hives and rashes. They looked at research from Europe. Fernandez said he's seen some of these symptoms in patients at the Cleveland Clinic as well.

Governors in several Southern and Western states are delaying their timelines, citing increases in cases and hospitalizations.

Columbus joined several other Ohio cities in requiring masks in public spaces. The Columbus mask mandate begins Friday. Akron may soon follow. “This is about science. This is not about politics,” said Akron Ward 5 councilwoman Tara Mosley-Samples. “I think that they have politicized it so much that we are ignoring the science here, and the science says we have a problem,” said Samples.

As parts of the Tri-State begin to reopen in the coming days and weeks, the Northern Kentucky Water District and Greater Cincinnati Water Works are...

The Walt Disney Co. will report its second-quarter earnings on a call with investors on Tuesday — just weeks after the pandemic has shuttered much of the business and led to mass furloughs.