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Would the U.S. Health System be Ready for a Surge in Coronavirus Cases?
By: Patti Neighmond | NPR
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So far, only 15 cases of coronavirus disease have been identified in the U.S. But if large numbers of people were to suddenly get infected, would hospitals be prepared to cope?
House Votes To Revive Equal Rights Amendment, Removing Ratification Deadline
By: Danielle Kurtzleben | NPR
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Changing the deadline is one way ERA proponents are trying to make the amendment part of the Constitution, but there isn’t legal consensus on the tactic, and the Senate is expected to kill the bill.
WATCH: This Super Strong Concrete Could Repair Aging Bridges. Here’s What’s Standing in the Way
By: PBS Newshour
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There’s a dire need to repair aging infrastructure in the U.S., and an innovative building material could be a game changer. Embedded with steel fibers, ultra-high performance concrete is about… Read More
Ohio House Passes PTSD Workers’ Comp for First Responders
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The state is one step closer to granting workers’ compensation to first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder. The policy change would base benefits off of the mental health condition rather… Read More
List of Qualifying Conditions for Medical Marijuana Program Could Grow by Three
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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Two of the medical conditions rejected for inclusion in Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Control Program last year are getting another chance this year. An Ohio State Medical Board committee will, once… Read More
Another West Virginia Hospital Announces Cutbacks
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Gov. Jim Justice says he’s starting to form a rural medicine task force after cutbacks were announced at yet another West Virginia hospital. The governor on… Read More
Holocaust Survivor Speaks to the Next Generation of Jewish Bobcats
By: Paige Miller
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With a quiet smile, 90-year-old Armin Guggenheim spoke about his childhood in Germany – almost as if he didn’t live through the Holocaust. Guggenheim and his brother hid in a… Read More
Deadline for Primary Election Registration Nears
By: Rhyann Green
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Organizations across Athens are helping register citizens to vote as the deadline for the upcoming primary election on March 17 in Ohio draws near. The deadline to register to vote… Read More
Valentine’s Day Story: Match Made at WOUB
Justin and Kimberly Feldkamp met as students and are now married with four children You’ve heard of a match made in heaven. But, did you know there’s such a thing… Read More
Georgeanne Irvine, San Diego Zoo
Georgeanne Irvine has been a spokesperson for wildlife and conservation for more than 40 years and is the director of corporate publishing for San Diego Zoo Global. She has written… Read More
Seek meaningful work as you consider your whole life, suggests Shawn Askinosie
For years, Shawn Askinosie loved being a successful criminal defense lawyer in Springfield, Missouri. But then he felt like the work was killing him. In this episode, Shawn describes why… Read More