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Coronavirus cases continue to rise across the country and in the Cleveland area. As doctors and researchers learn more about the virus, it’s becoming clear COVID-19 is much more than a respiratory disease. Experts say as the virus enters the body it can also cause serious neurological complications in some patients – which can lead to stroke, confusion, and even lingering dementia-like symptoms. ideastream’s Health Team Managing Producer Marlene Harris-Taylor spoke with All Things Considered Host Tony Ganzer about the coronavirus and brain issues.

The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority’s newly chosen CEO and general manager will be taking the wheel of an organization in the midst of a lane change.

Here are your morning headlines for Friday, September 15th: Construction begins on Quicken Loans Arena facelift; Akron federal judge challenges order to...

The State Medical Board of Ohio may soon approve physicians to prescribe medical marijuana to treat anxiety and some symptoms of autism. Anxiety and autism were two of 110 petitions submitted to the board this year seeking approval for tretment with medical cannabis. A local physician was on the board and helped make the decisions. Be Well health reporter Marlene Harris-Taylor spoke with the doctor, Dr. Ted Parran, and joined Morning Editionhost Amy Eddings to break down what this preliminary approval means for Ohioans.

Army veteran Richard Fierro was enjoying a night out with his family when a gunman opened fire on a gay club in Colorado Springs. Fierro said he went into "combat mode" to take down the shooter.

Morning Edition spoke to Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, who worked with VP Harris when the two were state attorneys general, on why that experience is relevant to being Commander in Chief.

The second book in Ide's detective series again centers on Isaiah Quintabe. I.Q. travels back and forth to Las Vegas, where he's trying to find some gambling-addicted homefolks before the mob does.

Marcus Sakey's new novel, Brilliance, imagines an America where superhumanly talented savants are hunted by a rogue government agency. Sakey says the titular "brilliants" are "objectively superior to the rest of us. Which is a scary concept to normal people."

Amid high COVD-19 case numbers and guidance of “just stay home,” universities and K-12 schools in Northeast Ohio are re-assessing how they’re teaching students, especially after recent stay-at-home advisories. All Things Considered Host Tony Ganzer spoke with ideastream Education Reporter Jenny Hamel about the advisories’ impact on local schools. When Cuyahoga County issued its stay-at-home advisory this week, it recommended schools and universities all go to remote learning following the Thanksgiving break. Are schools following the recommendations?

As more people in the Cleveland area are diagnosed with COVID-19, health officials are concerned there may not be enough hospitals beds and ventilators in Northeast Ohio to support sick patients. 'All Things Considered' Host Glenn Forbes talked with ideastream’s health reporter Marlene Harris-Taylor about the options and resources that can be tapped if our local healthcare system is overwhelmed. Do health officials have any idea how many people will potentially need care? Who is tracking this?