Taylor Wizner
Reporter/ProducerExpertise: Health care policy, medicine, public health, health equity, podcast production
Education: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor - Bachelor of Arts, English literature
Columbia University - Master of Science, journalism
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: Edgewater Beach
Experience:
Taylor Wizner covers health in Northeast Ohio with a focus on health care policy, health equity and engagement journalism. She has previously reported for Interlochen Public Radio and WDET.
Highlights:
- 2023 Regional Murrow Award, Hard News - “Petoskey High School students say searches for vapes went too far”
- Helped launch a podcast focused on environmental issues in the Upper Great Lakes region
- Work has appeared on NPR
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The Village of Healing Center is pioneering a new model of postpartum care focused on Black moms. -
Well-known public health leaders in Northeast Ohio shared the biggest threats to public health under a RFK Jr.-helmed Department of Public Health and Human Services. -
Cleveland Clinic brought in nearly $16 billion in revenue in 2024, but operated at a 1.7% margin, short of its expectation of 2.7%. The health system let go of 114 administrative workers on Friday. -
After a tumultuous two years for the safety-net health system, MetroHealth's new CEO sees a way forward. -
Experts share how Northeast Ohioans can avoid avian influenza risk by taking precautions around backyard and wild birds. -
The legal battled ended with UH agreeing to give the former hospital properties to the city and pay them $2.1 million. -
Dr. Teri Lash-Ritter has been announced as the new president of Akron General and Lodi hospitals. She has been promoted from Chief Medical Officer for the Clinic's southern Northeast Ohio hospitals after the previous president Brian Harte left for another role with the Clinic. -
The grant will build on efforts already offered through Nourishing Beginnings— Case Western Reserve University and the Greater Cleveland Food Bank's home-delivered, medically-tailored grocery program. -
The Ohio Ethics Commission determined there was insufficient evidence to support a violation of any ethics laws or statutes. -
Brittany Watts has filed a lawsuit against the city of Warren and St. Joseph Warren Hospital. The suit alleges that hospital staff and police conspired against Watts after she suffered a miscarriage.
