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The Fuchs Mizrachi School in Beachwood is closing its doors today after a person who visited the school recently was diagnosed with COVID-19. The school will be closed until Monday and officials will conduct a deep cleaning of the building before the students return. “We just received some information that someone who came in and ran some programming in our school community returned to Israel, was tested for coronavirus, and just found out that he is a confirmed case,” said Head of School Rabbi Avery Joel.

Ohio's nursing home lobby supports Gov. Mike DeWine's decision to shield some information regarding COVID-19 cases in long-term care facilities, including…

The Biden administration is going to require all nursing homes that receive federal funds to have their workers vaccinated by January 4th.

Ohio State University is taking a pause on football team-related activities after an increase in positive coronavirus tests. The Woody Hayes Athletic…

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Dan Vyleta about his novel, Smoke. It's set in an alternate 19th century London, where the morally corrupt are marked by a smoke that pours from their bodies.

What's on voters' minds in Wisconsin as COVID-19 cases surge in the state? NPR's Noel King talks to dairy farmer Rick Roden of West Bend, who says he's more concerned about his farm than the pandemic.

People under coronavirus lockdown may be facing extra mental health challenges — with fewer accessible ways to cope.

An increasing number of Americans expect something like "normal" to return within the next six months. But health officials say we should stay vigilant even as the pace of vaccinations accelerates.

At a series of listening sessions, participants voiced worries that the development of a COVID-19 vaccine is being politicized and rushed. Public health experts are taking vaccine hesitancy seriously.

Updated: 5:20 p.m., Thursday, May 14, 2020 University Hospitals is using a new protective tool to conduct COVID-19 tests. The hospital system’s innovation department, UH Ventures, partnered with the Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network (MAGNET) to design and develop innovative COVID-19 testing booths. Workers administer the tests through arms-length gloves attached to a barrier on the booth. This could speed up the testing process, as the workers no longer need to change personal protective equipment in between each test.