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'It's just continuous': Gunshot patients are becoming more common in Akron's ERs
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 7 months agoDr. Laura Pollauf remembers the first gunshot victim she ever treated. It was actually an adult who...
Akron Children's Hospital pairs gardening and food pantry with visits for food-insecure patients
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA patient visiting a dietitian at Akron Children’s Hospital is brought down to a garden bustling with bees, vegetables and herbs. There, the dietitian teaches the patient and their family about ...
Akron’s 3 hospitals seek solutions to city’s gun violence problem
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThere might not be a fast cure, but Akron’s three hospital systems are working to find ways to curb...
'No place to go': Portage County seeks to solve the placement crisis for kids
Record-Courier via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA 10-year-old girl with autism, along with a "hero team" of staff at Portage County Job and Family...
Summit medical examiner: Tallmadge 2-year-old died from swallowing button battery
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe death of a 2-year-old Tallmadge girl last month has been ruled an accident that was caused by...
Business as usual? Area employers prepare for solar eclipse
The Repository via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoA total solar eclipse typically occurs in the same place about once every 400 years and has been...
Akron in the Crossfire: Data shows grim picture of growing gun violence
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe number and frequency of gun homicides in Summit County has doubled in the past decade — a trend...
'It has changed': What care looks like at Akron hospitals post-COVID-19
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAkron's largest health care systems weathered the storms of the COVID-19 pandemic and had to make...
Is your group on the list? Akron Community Foundation awards $5 million in grants
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Akron Community Foundation has approved nearly $5 million in quarterly grants. Nearly 70 groups...
Tallmadge mother wants button batteries banned from children's toys after daughter's death
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA Tallmadge mother is warning parents of the dangers of button batteries and advocating for a ban on...