The star of VH1′s “Real Chance of Love” — who was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer — will begin intense chemo treatments this week in order to fight off the disease … TMZ has learned. A rep for Ahmad Givens — who goes by Real — tells TMZ that the reality star met with […]
CLEVELAND – The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office released results from the autopsy on 3-year-old Emilliano Terry on Tuesday. It showed the little boy suffered from blunt force trauma to his head, torso and legs and arms. His mother, 20-year-old C amilia Terry, is accused of murdering him. Emilliano’s father, Shawn Dotson, found out Friday […]
CLEVELAND – The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office confirms the body found Monday at a waste processing site was 3-year-old Emilliano Terry. Officials positively identified the toddler’s body through DNA testing conducted by the Medical Examiner’s Regional Forensic Science Laboratory. The cause and manner of death remains an ongoing investigation. On Sunday, the boy’s mother […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – MetroHealth Medical Center was honored with an “A” Hospital Safety ScoreSM by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits. This top score affirms the efforts by MetroHealth to ensure a safe environment for all of its patients while also providing high-quality […]
STRONGSVILLE, OH (WOIO) – Cracker Barrel shooting sole survivor, Kayla Allen, 10, has taken a turn for the worse and will be released from MetroHealth Medical Center to the care of Hospice of Western Reserve. Family members released the following statement Friday afternoon: “We would like to thank the community for their continued support, as […]
MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, OH (WOIO) – MetroHealth is laying the foundation for a healthier future by building a new community health center in Middleburg Heights, which will provide more services to southern Cuyahoga County residents closer to their homes. The approximately 57,000-square-foot health center will occupy a 10 acre campus on Pearl Road at I-71. The […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A lot’s happening in downtown Cleveland these days that could affect your wallet. With Cleveland’s new Horseshoe Casino, Medical-Mart and more, you’ll be forced to dig deeper in those pockets for parking cash. It’s Economics 101’s Law of Demand and Supply. When demand goes up, the supply goes down. Prices rise […]
Less than half of overweight people with diabetes say that a doctor has recommended boosting their activity during the past year. Doctors think they are giving people with diabetes much more advice about adopting healthier lifestyles than the patients think they are getting, according to new research. It found that nearly all clinicians said they […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - It's been a deadly week in Cuyahoga County. Six people killed over the weekend, and the violence continued throughout the rest of the week. Since Sunday, the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office has been hustling to get these cases investigated and closed. Six bodies were brought in on Sunday alone.
AKRON, Ohio – An Akron man is accused of having sexual contact with a woman in the Intensive Care Unit at Akron General Medical Center. Ronald E. St. Clair, 63, was charged Friday with gross sexual imposition. Akron police said St. Clair is the woman’s neighbor. A police spokesman said the assault happened in October. […]
Holiday cheer has hindered medical marijuana from finally becoming more than just a pipe dream for patients in the nation’s capital. According to DCist.com, the D.C. Department of Health has been telling applicants that “changes in personnel and the holiday schedule” delayed license-granting decision-making for the five dispensaries approved to open in the city. Emmy-winning […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – University Hospitals has announced plans to trim $100M from the budget over the course of the next two years. Officials will do so through cost saving measures, and have no plans for major job reductions at this time. UH boasts continued recruitment and hiring practices. University Hospitals released the following statement […]