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Ohio Department of Health Director Bruce Vanderhoff, M.D., MBA, addresses the media on October 17, 2023.

Ohio's health officials are expecting the winter wave of the 'big three' illnesses

Health officials say Ohioans need to take action now to protect themselves against COVID-19, flu and RSV.

A woman walks her dog past a sign thanking healthcare workers during the coronavirus pandemic, Monday, April 27, 2020, in Shaker Heights, Ohio.

WOSU is providing updates about the coronavirus and COVID-19 in Ohio. Find the most recent news and information below.Gov. Mike DeWine's daily cororavirus…

People wear face masks in Sanaa, Yemen, as health workers fumigate a market over concerns about the spread of COVID-19.

Coronavirus Stalks The Country With The World's Worst Humanitarian Crisis

With its health care system already in dire condition, conflict-ridden Yemen faces what Doctors Without Borders is calling a potential "catastrophe" as COVID-19 spreads.

Emergency medical technicians wheel a patient into the ER of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Emergency hospitalizations related to COViD-19 can be costly. Fine print in the HHS rules regarding the CARES Act seem to spare patients at least some of the financial pain.

In Fine Print, HHS Seems To Have Banned Surprise Medical Bills During The Pandemic

Guidance regarding the CARES Act says health care providers who take emergency funds aren't allowed to "balance bill" coronavirus patients ― and every patient is a possible COVID-19 patient.

Florida Dismisses A Scientist For Her Refusal To Manipulate State's Coronavirus Data

Rebekah Jones, a scientist who created Florida's COVID-19 dashboard, says she has been dismissed after she refused to make changes to data supporting the state's plan to reopen.

Cleveland Prepares For Mass COVID Vaccination Site Opening This Week

More than 200,000 people are expected to receive COVID-19 vaccines at the mass vaccination clinic in Cleveland over the next 8 weeks, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Sunday. The mass vaccination clinic at Cleveland State University's Wolstein Center is a partnership between the state of Ohio and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and it will have the capacity to administer 6,000 COVID-19 vaccines a day.

Miguel Ferrer on "NCIS: Los Angeles" in October 2015.

Miguel Ferrer's Final Appearance On 'NCIS: LA'

The late Miguel Ferrer's final appearance as Assistant Director Owen Granger airs on CBS' "NCIS: Los Angeles" 9 p.m. Sunday Feb. 19 (Channel 12). Ferrer...

Dr. Rachel Levine has previously won state Senate confirmation in Pennsylvania, including a unanimous vote in 2015 to endorse her as Pennsylvania's physician general.

Biden To Nominate Transgender Doctor Rachel Levine As Assistant Health Secretary

Dr. Rachel Levine is currently the secretary of health in Pennsylvania, where she leads the state's fight against COVID-19.

After the Food and Drug Administration granted Gilead Sciences orphan drug status for its experimental drug remdesivir on Tuesday, Gilead asked that the agency rescind that status Wednesday.

Gilead Declines 'Rare Disease' Status For Experimental Coronavirus Drug

By renouncing the special status, Gilead Sciences lets go of tax breaks, fee waivers and seven years without generic competition for remdesivir, its experimental COVID-19 treatment.

Nearly 49,000 people have now recovered from COVID-19 in Italy, which is reporting its first overall drop in positive cases since February. Here, a woman gets on her bicycle after shopping in Rome.

Italy Finally Sees Its 1st Drop In Active Coronavirus Cases

Other key metrics also improved: Italy had 127 fewer COVID-19 patients in hospitals as of Monday and 62 fewer people were in intensive care units.

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