COVID-19

COVID-19 is circulating, respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV, is raging among children and there has been a recent spike in the number of flu cases in Ohio. The result is hospitals across the state — especially those that treat children — are swamped and doctors are imploring the public to take steps to prevent the spread of these viruses.

Step aside, BA.5. The new variants BQ.1 and BQ.1.1, appear to be among the most adept yet at evading immunity from previous infection and vaccination.

For those at high risk, Pfizer's antiviral drug helps stave off severe COVID-19. Now research suggests it may also reduce their chances of long COVID.

It's possible RSV, influenza and COVID-19 could spread around the same time making for one very sick winter, according to some Northeast Ohio physicians.

With newly emerging COVID-19 strains and indoor holiday gatherings on the horizon, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) says that the state has a "very healthy" supply of tests warehoused and is well-positioned for winter.

The expiration date printed on the free COVID-19 test distributed by the federal government may not be telling the full story. The FDA earlier this year approved a request from the manufacturer to extend expiration dates.

Multi-disciplinary teams of medical experts at three of Cleveland's major hospital systems are working to alleviate the ailments of long-haulers with Long COVID clinics.

SARS-CoV-2 is evolving "rapidly," spawning one new variant after another. But omicron continues to dominate, raising new questions about how evolution of the virus is headed.

A group of season pass holders had sued the owner of Ohio's two biggest amusement parks, claiming the delayed opening of the 2020 season was a breach of contract.

COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations are down across the Buckeye state, but health officials are eyeing new variants popping up in Europe and China and encouraging the public to get vaccinated and boosted.