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Trump Drug Pricing ‘Blueprint’ Could Take Years To Build
By: Alison Kodjak | NPR
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The 39-page drug price plan includes an array of ideas that the administration will consider but it’s unclear which ones will be implemented.

From Collards To Maple Syrup, How Your Identity Impacts The Food You Like
By: Anna Kusmer | NPR
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When people are reminded of their cultural roots, the food representing that culture tastes better. Scientists could harness that food and identity association to help people eat more healthfully.

Drowning In Milk: Dairy Farmers Look For Lifelines In Flooded Market
By: Nicole Erwin | Ohio Valley ReSource
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LaRue County, Kentucky, dairy farmer Gary Rock sits in his milking parlor, overlooking what is left of his 95 cow operation. “Three hundred years of history is something that a… Read More

Picking Up ‘Sympathetic Vibrations’ With Megan Wren
By: Emily Votaw
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In September 2008 Hurricane Ike knocked out the power at the Loveland, OH home of Megan Wren, who was only 10 years old at the time. The precocious child decided… Read More

🔈Listen: How Could Technology Change The Way We Evolve?
By: NPR/TED Staff | NPR
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Medical ethicist Harvey Fineberg says “neo-evolution” is on the horizon. When it becomes easier to eliminate disease through gene therapy, will we change the trajectory of evolution?

Can A Cocktail Of Vitamins And Steroids Cure A Major Killer In Hospitals?
By: Richard Harris | NPR
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Two big studies aim to rigorously test what could be a revolutionary treatment for a common and deadly disease: sepsis. Many doctors are awaiting the results before changing their practice.

Ohio Colleges Still Accepting Applications For Fall Semester
By: Ashton Marra | StateImpact Ohio
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As high school seniors across Ohio prepare to walk across that stage to collect their diplomas, many have already chosen their next steps after high school, but a number of… Read More

Republican Candidates Give Away ECOT Money
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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Republican candidates on this fall’s ballot are moving to distance themselves from the founder of what was the state’s largest online charter school. This follows a state audit that could… Read More

Ohio BOE Considers Delaying Overall Grade On State Report Cards
By: Ashton Marra | StateImpact Ohio
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State Board of Education members will vote this week on whether to ask for a delay in the implementation of the final phase of the state’s A-F grading system. The… Read More

Officials in West Virginia Announce Enhanced Hepatitis A Prevention Efforts
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia health officials have announced enhanced efforts to prevent more hepatitis A cases in Kanawha and Putnam counties. The West Virginia Department of Health and… Read More

Attorney General Certifies Marijuana Legalization Petition
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s attorney general has certified a petition for another proposed ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana. The initiative would allow Ohioans age 21 or older to… Read More

Daughter Charged After Death Of 88-Year-Old Found In ‘Deplorable’ Conditions
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Authorities say an elderly West Virginia woman found living in deplorable conditions with a “rotting” leg along with two children has died. News outlets report Charleston… Read More

Ohio Dept. Of Ed. Counters State Auditor In ECOT Allegations
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The Ohio Department of Education is pushing back against the state auditor’s suggestions that it accepted “watered down” information from the state’s then-largest online charter school…. Read More

Murder Charge Filed In Pedestrian Death
By: Associated Press
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SCOTT DEPOT, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia man who authorities say purposely hit a man with his car has been charged with murder. News outlets report 38-year-old Morgan Vandergriff… Read More

Guernsey Co. Traffic Stop Nets 110-Pound Drug Haul
By: Associated Press
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CAMBRIDGE, Ohio (AP) – The State Highway Patrol says it has seized millions of dollars’ worth of heroin and methamphetamine during a traffic stop along a central Ohio interstate. The… Read More

Ohio Advocacy Group Wants Protection For Psychiatric Hospital Patients
By: Associated Press
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A legal advocacy group is asking the state to protect patients at a private Ohio psychiatric hospital subject to complaints and investigations. A report from Disability… Read More