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Web Of ‘Wellness’ Doctors Promote Injections Of Unproven Coronavirus Treatment
By: Tom Dreisbach | NPR
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An NPR investigation has identified a web of more than 30 medical practices and compounding pharmacies in over a dozen states that have made claims about thymosin alpha-1 online and on social media.
Ohio University Projections Show Millions In Deficits
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University is looking at a more than $290 million budget deficit over the next five years if revenue and expenses are not brought into closer alignment. That budget gap would be plugged with money from the university’s reserves, and the biggest pool of money in these reserves could be drawn… Read More
Joe Morgan, Big Red Machine Hall of Famer, Dies At 77
By: Joe Kay | AP
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Morgan, the Hall of Fame second baseman who became the sparkplug of the Big Red Machine and the prototype for baseball’s artificial turf era, has died. He was 77. He died at his home Sunday in Danville, California, family spokesman James Davis said in statement Monday. Morgan was suffering from a… Read More
Athens Co. Confirms 13 COVID-19 Cases For October 12
By: Aaron Payne
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens County has now had 1,027 total cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic after 13 cases were confirmed Monday. The Athens City-County Health Department confirmed the news in a press release sent October 12. Analysis of Ohio Department of Health data indicates nine of these news cases involved people… Read More
Joe Morgan, Driving Force Of Big Red Machine, Dies At 77
By: Associated Press
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CINCINNATI (AP) — The Hall of Fame second baseman Joe Morgan has died. A family spokesman says he died at his home Sunday in Danville, California. Morgan was suffering from a nerve condition, a form of polyneuropathy. He became the sparkplug of the Big Red Machine and the prototype for baseball’s artificial turf era. Morgan… Read More
Near Record Number of Voters Registered In Ohio For 2020 Election
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There are now more registered voters in Ohio than in the last dozen years, but the total didn’t set a record. There are 8,073,417 registered voters in Ohio as of the close of voter registration a week ago – a higher total than in any year since the record of… Read More
COVID-19 Costs Ohio Valley Hospitals Billions, Putting Some Rural Hospitals At Risk Of Closing
By: Corinne Boyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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GREENUP COUNTY, Ky. (OVR) — In April, Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Greenup County, Kentucky, joined a long list of hospitals that have closed in the Ohio Valley. Fewer hospitals can mean longer travel times for rural residents, which can make a single hospital trip daunting. Greenup County resident Tiffany Wilburn-Meek says that means a 45-minute… Read More
Legacy Leaving and Memoir Writing: Narrating the Life-Limiting Experience of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
How do you reframe a terminal disease as a life-limiting experience? In this episode of Defining Moments, guest host Dr. Erika Kirby speaks with Dr. Chad McBride and Dr. Kathy Miller on how they’ve been co-narrating Chad’s life in the wake of his diagnosis with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly referred to as Lou… Read More
Six-Part Comedic Drama “THE TROUBLE WITH MAGGIE COLE” Begins October 18 at 8 pm
New Six-Part Comedic Drama THE TROUBLE WITH MAGGIE COLE Premieres Sunday, October 18 on PBS Series Looks at How Idle Gossip Can Become Salaciously Damaging in a Close-Knit Community THE TROUBLE WITH MAGGIE COLE, a new comedic drama from Genial Productions ITV, will air on PBS stations starting Sunday, October 18, 2020 at 8:00… Read More