Lisa Ryan
Health ReporterLisa Ryan is a health reporter at Ideastream Public Media and has worked for the Cleveland-based public media stations since 2017. Before moving to Cleveland, she was Morning Edition host and reporter at 89.1 WBOI in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Lisa went to school for broadcast journalism and political science at Ball State University, and she has a master's in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois Springfield.
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Warmer weather in Northeast Ohio means the snow is melting, but snow runoff could be filled with trash and waste that may have a negative impact on our environment. -
Black Americans are more likely to have heart disease and diabetes than white Americans, diseases which can lead to amputations if not properly managed, and amputations can lead to further disparities. Doctors at several Cleveland-area hospital systems are now seeking help across departments to save patients' limbs. -
COVID-19 cases are drastically lower in Cuyahoga County compared with the record-breaking surge the area saw over the holidays, but that doesn't mean we can take our masks off yet. -
Conditions on Northeast Ohio roads are deteriorating as snow continues to fall, according to the Ohio Department of Transportation. -
Jessica Harvey Galloway asked for an Ancestry.com DNA test for Christmas in 2020, in the hopes of discovering relatives in Europe. What she found instead was that her father is not biologically related to her, according to a lawsuit filed on Tuesday. -
Uncleared areas can make it difficult to get around or even prevent people with mobility challenges from getting where they need to go, which can result in health consequences. -
Officials did not say how long those placed on leave would have to change their minds and get the shot before being officially fired. -
Thursday is the deadline for many health care workers to get the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine shot or face the possibility of termination. -
For long-haul COVID-19 patients who can't work, the road to getting disability benefits may be roughThe physical effects could be shortness of breath, fatigue, dizziness, heart palpitations, lingering cough, and joint or muscle pain. For a lot of people with physical jobs, that weakness could cause them to not be able to carry out the basic functions of their jobs. Experts also say some people are also developing depression or anxiety due to their long-haul COVID symptoms. -
A MetroHealth infectious disease specialist says omicron looks so different than the original virus or any of the other variants that the antibody treatment no longer recognizes the virus.
