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RECENT COVERAGE

The Ethical Considerations of Face Transplant Surgery

Regional News Stories: Monday, December 22, 2008

The Cleveland Clinic made international headlines with the news that it had completed the most complex face transplant ever, and the first on U.S. soil. This kind of risky surgery that's still highly experimental doesn't just happen over night. Plans for the transplant started more than four years ago -- honing the procedure, finding the right patient, balancing the ethics. Dr. Eric Kodish chairs the Clinic's bioethics department. He worked extensively with the Dr. Maria Siemionow, the phsycian that led the procedure. I recently spoke with Kodish in his office about how they go about weighing the risks and benefits.

Senior Center To Close, Funding Difficulties Cited

Regional News Stories: Monday, December 22, 2008

A Cleveland non-profit social service agency for low income seniors is closing one of its centers and reducing hours and services at three others. Golden Age Centers of Greater Cleveland says declining resources is forcing it to shrink and consolidate. ®ideastream's Bill Rice reports.

Social Services Tell Senator Of Needs

Regional News Stories: Friday, December 19, 2008

Joblessness is a typical reason more people are crowding into Greater Cleveland's shelters, food banks, and help organizations.. This morning, representatives of the social service community detailed to a U.S. Senator just how tough the daily situations they face, have become. ideastream®s Rick Jackson was with them

Auditor and State Medicaid at Odds Over Recommendations

Regional News Stories: Thursday, December 18, 2008

Ohio's auditor says the state could be saving at least $300 million a year in Medicaid costs if it would implement some recommendations made two years ago. But the agency that oversees the program in Ohio says there are good reasons why some of those suggestions haven't been put in place. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports.

New Law Could Make Child Booster Seats Mandatory

Regional News Stories: Thursday, December 18, 2008

Ohio drivers who don't put their children - ages 4 to 8 - into special booster seats could soon face traffic tickets. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.

Cleveland Surgeons Transplant Face

Regional News Stories: Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Doctors at the Cleveland Clinic have performed the most complete face transplant ever done. Reconstructive surgeon Maria Seimionow and her medical team described the procedure Wednesday. ideastream® health reporter Gretchen Cuda has the story.

Job & Salary Freeze at Cleveland Clinic

Regional News Stories: Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Cleveland Clinic Chief Executive Dr. Toby Cosgrove announced to employees that the hospital system has instituted a hiring and salary freeze. However, the freeze does not affect employees needed for direct patient care, hospital spokeswoman Eileen Sheil said. Other exceptions must get approval from hospital leadership. There can also be exceptions to the salary freeze. "Increases for medical staff (doctors) will continue based on market conditions, and salary adjustments will be considered for other positions on an exception basis only according to market competitiveness," Cosgrove said in an e-mail to employees. A Clinic official said no layoffs are planned.

Layoffs’ Trickle Down Effect on Child Care

Regional News Stories: Wednesday, December 17, 2008

We've heard how the weakening economy has led to tens of thousands of layoffs in Ohio. Those layoffs have a trickle down effect. One industry directly impacted when a parent loses a job is the child care industry. Mandie Trimble from Ohio Public Radio Station WOSU in Columbus found some day care centers are getting creative, as they ride out this recession.

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RESOURCES

HealthWatch
Each month, ideastream presents information about various health-related topics under the title HealthWatch.

Cancer & Depression Resources
In 2008, WVIZ/PBS featured the films The Truth About Cancer and Depression: Out of the Shadows, followed by an opportunity to receive more information about cancer and depression. Please use the links below to access the information from these two special broadcasts.
Cancer Resources
Depression Resources

Focus on Mental Health
Special coverage of mental health issues continues with a series of in-depth reports on policy and issues affecting the delivery of mental health services to people all over Northeast Ohio.

Living With Cancer
ideastream and The Gathering Place partnered with Northeast Ohio community organizations and healthcare facilities to present a special broadcast event, Living with Cancer: Celebrating National Cancer Survivors Day.
Living with Cancer Resource Guide PDF

And Thou Shalt Honor
1 in every 4 households includes a caregiver. 80% of home care services are provided by family members. A caregiver is anyone providing care and support to adult family members or friends who are frail, elderly, chronically ill, or have a disability. This website has been prepared by WVIZ/PBS and 90.3 WCPN ideastream with the assistance of local caregiving professionals and related organizations as a companion to And Thou Shalt Honor: Caregiver Town Hall Meeting.
And Thou Shalt Honor Resource Guide PDF

A Lion in the House
"Your child has cancer." Hearing these words will profoundly change a family's life, plunging members into a world of uncertainty, emotional upheaval and excruciating decisions. A Lion in the House tells the stories of five children facing battles with cancer.
A Lion in the House Resource Guide PDF

FUNDING

Funding for the coverage of health topics comes from The Cleveland Foundation; The George Gund Foundation; The Community Foundation of Lorain County; The Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation; The McGregor Foundation; and The Woodruff Foundation.

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UPCOMING WORKSHOPS

Ohio Ready To Learn Phase One – Exploring Literacy and Language
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Focuses on the Early Learning Content Standards, particularly the area of phonological awareness.

Ohio Ready To Learn Phase Two – Learning Discipline
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Learning Discipline Learning Discipline Based on a curriculum designed by Family Communications, Inc.

Ohio Ready To Learn Phase Three – Assessment Using the ASQ:SE
Saturday, February 7, 2009
The Ages & Stages: Social Emotional Questionnaire

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PODCASTS

Health Podcast
This podcast explores developments in science and health care with a uniquely northeast Ohio lens. The region has some of the world’s premiere medical centers. The physicians they employ and the research they’re conducting serves as a jumping off point for many of our stories and conversations. This podcast brings you inside northeast Ohio’s medical community from the doctors’ office, to the operating room to the research laboratory. The podcast is updated every Monday.

SERIES

Prostate Chronicles
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men - about 220,000 cases will be diagnosed this year. It is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men. Last spring when doctors told ideastream®’s David C. Barnett he has the disease he decided to use this very personal life event as a vehicle to do what David does so elegantly in his reporting for 90.3 WCPN and WVIZ/PBS… tell a story.

Life's Blood: A Wasted Resource Becomes Life-Saving Therapy
Having a baby is a happy time – and the last thing parents want to think about is the possibility their child may someday have a life-threatening disease. But the birth of a child is just the time to plan ahead – by collecting and saving their child’s cord blood. Health reporter Gretchen Cuda examines the differences between public and private cord blood banking, follows the cells from the delivery room to the lab where they are processed, and talks to experts about the therapeutic potential of these remarkable cells.

Children's Health
In 2005-2006, ideastream took an extensive multiple media look at Children's Health. The project was designed to help educate parents, teachers and caregivers about ways to improve the health of the children in their lives and build further awareness of the long-term societal health crisis that produces unhealthy children.