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As COVID-19 cases are declining in Ohio, new research suggests Ohio will not reach herd immunity until November. Health officials announced Monday that nearly 39 percent of the state’s population is fully vaccinated, but many wonder if Ohio will reach the benchmark for herd immunity of at least 70 percent. That’s when enough of the population is immune to COVID-19 that new infections are unlikely and when some experts say there could be a full return to normalcy.

Northeast Ohio Republican Anthony Gonzalez is one of 10 GOP House members who voted to impeach President Donald Trump; President-elect Joe Biden has named Akron native Tona Boyd to join his team of legal advisors; Cleveland Clinic's CEO delivered the annual State of the Clinic address Wednesday; and more stories.

The diagnosis — delivered at a distance of 6 feet in the doctor's office — was a shock. It brought back memories of my work in the Ebola ward. Then as now, an intimate touch was a rare thing.

Here are your morning headlines for Tuesday, July 14: Akron makes face masks mandatory as COVID-19 cases continue to rise Cleveland ranks as most...

Community clinics that serve low-income patients are rapidly changing their model of care to deal with the realities of the pandemic.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with poet and lawyer CeLillianne Green about the history behind Juneteenth and what it means at this moment.

Here are your morning headlines for Tuesday, May 12: Akron ends discount for recycling; DeWine delays reopening daycares; Akron plans to reopen pools,...

The University of Akron and its faculty union have come to terms on a tentative contract that both sides are recommending be ratified; Akron Public Schools received more doses of COVID-19 vaccine than it originally thought it would and on Saturday was able to administer vaccines to 900 teachers and staff; The Cleveland Metropolitan School District is ready to vaccinate thousands of educators starting the middle of this week; and more stories.

Writer Meghan O'Rourke says long COVID-19 and other chronic illnesses put a heavy burden on patients, who have to "testify to the reality of their own illness." Her new book is The Invisible Kingdom.

Some public health experts are also parents of little kids, and have to strategize to keep those too young to be vaccinated safe from getting or spreading the delta variant. Here are their tips.