Specials

Facing Depression
We follow the stories of local people in the community and hear how depression has affected them and treatments available. Noted medical experts will explain how depression manifests itself, what’s known about its causes, and what the risk factors are. In addition, we’ll learn about the stigma that still plagues this disease, and how both patients and families cope with it.

Confronting Colon Cancer
Hosted by ideastream’s Rick Jackson, the show follows the stories of several people in Northeast Ohio who are confronting colon cancer. Nearly every phase of this disease is explored—from detection to diagnosis, from treatment to steps anyone can take to decrease their chances of getting this disease.

Diabetes: The Constant Shadow
The stories of Northeast Ohioans who cope daily with the “constant shadow” of diabetes will be revealed through their rigorous routines of blood glucose monitoring, constant insulin injections and dietary management of the disease to avoid the dramatic fluctuations of blood sugar. Noted medical experts will explain the causes of this complicated disease, how it affects the eyes, kidneys, heart and other organs, often with dire consequences. And, we’ll learn about the newest and most advanced treatments for managing and preventing the disease.

Heart Stories: Confronting the #1 Killer
The average human heart weighs less than a pound, and yet it is the most important muscle in your body. Heart Stories: Confronting the #1 Killer, shares the stories of three northeast Ohioans and their family members who have confronted heart disease - the nation’s number one cause of natural death.

Recent Coverage

Tuesday Checkup: a dangerous ingredient
Regional News Stories: Tuesday, February 9, 2010
A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that if Americans cut half a teaspoon of salt from their daily diets, it would prevent tens of thousands of deaths a year. But we're living at a time when salt is plentiful in the American diet, appearing in places you'd never expect....in quantities you'd never expect. Harlan Spector's story is in the health section of today's Plain Dealer. He spoke with ideastream®s' Eric Wellman.

The Road to Reform
The Sound of Ideas: Tuesday, February 9, 2010
By this time next year, Cuyahoga County will be just weeks into an entirely new form of government: an executive and council which will replace the current county commissioners and most other county-wide elected offices. It's a transition that some say will create the second most powerful officeholder in the state, and those leading it have already called for a 15 percent spending cut and engaged a thousand volunteers to help flesh out the change. Tuesday morning at 9 join host Dan Moulthrop for a conversation with some of those steering the biggest local government overhaul in the state's history.

Three Summit County Hospitals Display Emergency Room Wait Times
Regional News Stories: Friday, February 5, 2010
One in three Americans will visit a hospital emergency room this year and unless they have a life-threatening situation, chances are they'll have to wait -- in some cases hours. However, users of the Akron General health system have a new tool to help them avoid those long waits: posting wait times for their three hospitals in Akron, Stow and Montrose on the internet as well as on 6 local highway billboards. ideastream health reporter Gretchen Cuda has the story.

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Feagler & Friends: Friday, February 5, 2010
Feagler and the roundtable analyze the proposal to run passenger trains between Cleveland and Cincinnati

Haiti Aid Groups Restrict Food Distribution to Women; Psychologist Helps Children Cope
NewsDepth: Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Relief efforts continue in Haiti, and more than a dozen new food distribution points are now operating in the quake zone. After almost three weeks of increasingly unruly confrontations, aid groups on Sunday came up with a new plan to distribute food to women only. U.S. soldiers provided security, checking coupons which had been given out a day earlier, entitling each woman to a bag of rice - enough to feed a family for two weeks. Many of the children in Haiti are sad, lonely, and extremely fearful about their future. But some are getting help from Gertha Francois, a child psychologist who's determined to heal their mental wounds. Ivan Watson reports from Port-au-Prince.

New Study Offers Insight Into Cause of Autism
Regional News Stories: Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Across the country, about 1 in 110 children is believed to fit somewhere on the autistic spectrum. For boys it's even higher, 1 in 70. With staggering statistics like that, researchers are trying to learn more about what causes autism. At the Cleveland Clinic, scientists used MRI technology to look at a part of the brain called the corpus callosum, a structure that helps the two halves of the brain communicate. Thomas Frazier is with the Cleveland Clinic's Center for Pediatric Behavioral Health. He spoke with ideastream®'s Eric Wellman about his findings.

Tuesday Checkup: Treating Fibroids
Regional News Stories: Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Fibroids are non cancerous tumors that grow in and around the uterus. It is estimated 20% to 40% of women have them nd they're usually not a big deal. But in some cases they can create complications during pregnancy. In today's health section in the Plain Dealer, Angela Townsend writes about the fact that there are two different treatments for fibroids, and there's a debate among doctors which route to go. She spoke with ideastream®'s Eric Wellman.

Upside/Downside: MetroHealth Reveals Unprecedented Profit
Regional News Stories: Friday, January 29, 2010
Metrohealth Medical Center, Cuyahoga County's safety net hospital is sitting on a cushion of more than $53 million, a sizeable profit for 2009. That's all the more remarkable when you consider in 2008, the health system barely squeaked out a profit, and ended 2007 with a $2 million loss. Sarah Jane Tribble is following this story for the Plain Dealer and sat down with ideastream®'s Eric Wellman to talk about it.

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Resources

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 Dr. Donald J. Goodman and Ruth Weber Goodman Philanthropic Fund of The Cleveland Foundation; Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation; The Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation; The McGregor Foundation; The St. Luke’s Foundation; and The Woodruff Foundation.