University Hospitals Rainbow Babies

It's possible RSV, influenza and COVID-19 could spread around the same time making for one very sick winter, according to some Northeast Ohio physicians.

Cleveland and Akron doctors say the number of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, cases in their hospitals have grown steadily for several weeks.

One pediatrician says she's afraid Ohioans "will learn the hard way" about how dangerous COVID is for children.

As the COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating the opioid epidemic, Cuyahoga County announced plans to use millions from its 2019 opioid settlement with Johnson & Johnson to support women and infants dealing with substance use disorders.

In Governor Mike DeWine’s first budget due later this week, he plans to allocate $10 million to the State Child Health Insurance Program for lead cleanup projects, the same amount as in the previous budget. He’ll also call for a $10,000 tax credit to homeowners for lead abatement projects. DeWine laid out the new measures to address lead contamination in Ohio during a visit to University Hospital’s Rainbow Center for Women and Children Wednesday.

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