/news/tags/health-care Health Care en-US Copyright Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:00:00 GMT /show/sound-of-ideas/2025-11-18/workers-seeing-health-insurance-rates-rise-may-have-to-make-difficult-decisions Health insurance rates across the board are spiking, but especially for those who use the Affordable Care Act marketplace, as subsidies that have made those plans affordable are expiring at the end of the year. Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:00:00 GMT /show/sound-of-ideas/2025-11-18/workers-seeing-health-insurance-rates-rise-may-have-to-make-difficult-decisions Rachel Rood, Leigh Barr /show/sound-of-ideas/2024-11-12/university-hospitals-expands-urgent-care-network-across-northeast-ohio By 2026, UH expects to have 36 urgent care centers in Cuyahoga, Portage, Medina, Lorain, Lake and Summit counties. Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:00:00 GMT /show/sound-of-ideas/2024-11-12/university-hospitals-expands-urgent-care-network-across-northeast-ohio Aya Cathey /health/2023-12-26/citing-an-impersonal-health-care-system-more-patients-are-seeking-concierge-medicine Concierge doctors offer their patients unlimited access for a subscription fee, a model that could disrupt the health care system as its popularity rises. Tue, 26 Dec 2023 15:30:51 GMT /health/2023-12-26/citing-an-impersonal-health-care-system-more-patients-are-seeking-concierge-medicine Stephanie Metzger-Lawrence /health/2023-10-25/clinical-trials-bring-disappearing-stents-one-step-closer-for-patients-facing-amputation Research and trial of a new bioabsorbable stent could help save the legs of patients facing amputation due to arterial blockage. Wed, 25 Oct 2023 18:05:00 GMT /health/2023-10-25/clinical-trials-bring-disappearing-stents-one-step-closer-for-patients-facing-amputation Stephanie Metzger-Lawrence /health/2023-02-15/east-palestine-residents-ask-for-toxicology-screenings-a-local-doctor-tries-to-allay-their-fears People living near the site of the train derailment earlier this month near East Palestine are seeking medical care for symptoms patients worry are related to the chemical spill. Wed, 15 Feb 2023 23:58:09 GMT /health/2023-02-15/east-palestine-residents-ask-for-toxicology-screenings-a-local-doctor-tries-to-allay-their-fears Taylor Wizner /show/sound-of-ideas/2022-12-15/new-connecting-the-dots-series-examines-how-immigrants-face A new series of profiles highlights health barriers faced by African immigrants in the region. Thu, 15 Dec 2022 12:54:31 GMT /show/sound-of-ideas/2022-12-15/new-connecting-the-dots-series-examines-how-immigrants-face Drew Maziasz /news/health/2022-12-06/cleveland-clinic-reports-first-hiv-positive-kidney-transplant-in-northeast-ohio The Cleveland Clinic successfully transplanted a kidney from an HIV-positive donor to an HIV-positive recipient in one of the first such transplants in Ohio. Tue, 06 Dec 2022 23:53:10 GMT /news/health/2022-12-06/cleveland-clinic-reports-first-hiv-positive-kidney-transplant-in-northeast-ohio Taylor Wizner /news/health/2022-11-22/cuyahoga-county-prosecutors-office-will-investigate-possible-criminal-charges-against-akram-boutros Dr. Akram Boutros, a day after his firing as CEO by the MetroHealth System board of trustees, told ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ he did nothing wrong and is considering legal action. Tue, 22 Nov 2022 21:23:36 GMT /news/health/2022-11-22/cuyahoga-county-prosecutors-office-will-investigate-possible-criminal-charges-against-akram-boutros Taylor Wizner /news/health/2022-11-03/q-a-patients-are-waiting-hours-at-cleveland-and-akron-hospital-ers-heres-why Northeast Ohio residents are finding area hospitals are slammed and are facing long wait times when seeking care. According to officials, this problem started during the pandemic and is apparently getting worse as hospital resources are stressed. Thu, 03 Nov 2022 21:31:30 GMT /news/health/2022-11-03/q-a-patients-are-waiting-hours-at-cleveland-and-akron-hospital-ers-heres-why Taylor Wizner /news/health-science/2022-09-28/black-infant-mortality-drops-in-summit-county-but-racial-disparities-persist-officials-say The rate at which Black babies in Summit County died before reaching their first birthdays dropped in 2020, according to data presented Wednesday during Akron's Health Equity Summit. Wed, 28 Sep 2022 17:29:56 GMT /news/health-science/2022-09-28/black-infant-mortality-drops-in-summit-county-but-racial-disparities-persist-officials-say Stephanie Czekalinski, Tyisha Blade