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Lisa Ryan

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Lisa Ryan is a health reporter at Ideastream Public Media and has worked for the Cleveland-based public media stations since 2017. Before moving to Cleveland, she was Morning Edition host and reporter at 89.1 WBOI in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Lisa went to school for broadcast journalism and political science at Ball State University, and she has a master's in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois Springfield.

Eliza Bryant Village is closing its nursing home on June 8, 2022. [Eliza Bryant]

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Eliza Bryant Village nursing home to close in June

Mar. 10, 2022

Hundreds of people gathered in Parma to support Ukraine. The Cleveland suburb is home to Ohio's largest population of Ukrainians. [Lisa Ryan / Ideastream Public Media]

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Hundreds show Ukrainian support at Parma rally, prayer...

Feb. 27, 2022

Michael Collier tweeted a video of the rally in support of Ukraine at Public Square in downtown Cleveland on February 26. [@MikeACollier / Twitter]

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Supporters of Ukraine rally, pray in Parma and Cleveland

Feb. 27, 2022

Lake-Geauga Recovery Centers is a nonprofit that provides drug, alcohol, and other counseling. [Lake-Geauga Recovery Centers]

Health

Cleveland's Hunger Network expands to Lake and...

Feb. 21, 2022

Akron-born actress Melina Kanakaredes models the clothing line in an advertisement in downtown Cleveland. [Courtesy: Ohio Guidestone]

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A mental health fashion line aims to raise awareness...

Feb. 17, 2022

A crushed energy drink and other trash litter the street, collecting in the snow banks. [Lisa Ryan / Ideastream Public Media]

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Dirt and trash in snow could melt into Cleveland-area...

Feb. 17, 2022

Dr. Mehdi Shishehbor, the president of University Hospitals Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, works with his team to clear a blockage in a patient's artery in an effort to prevent amputation. [Lisa Ryan / Ideastream Public Media]

Health

When amputation seems inevitable, University Hospitals...

Feb. 15, 2022

COVID-19 cases are drastically lower in Cuyahoga County compared with the record-breaking surge the area saw over the holidays, but that doesn't mean we can take our masks off yet. [Nemer-T / Shutterstock]

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When can we safely take our masks off now that COVID-19...

Feb. 4, 2022

Find traffic information for Northeast Ohio and the state at ohgo.com. [Ohio Department of Transportation]

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Snow slows traffic, public transportation in Cleveland area

Feb. 3, 2022

Mike Harvey discovered his daughter is not biologically related to him after an Ancestry DNA test. [Courtesy Peiffer Wolf]

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Akron's Summa Health is sued for alleged sperm mix...

Feb. 2, 2022

A mound of snow blocks the entrance to a sidewalk on W. 65th Street on Cleveland's west side. For people using walkers or wheelchairs, or those who have visual impairment, this snow mound could be dangerous. [Lisa Ryan / Ideastream Public Media]

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Snow-covered sidewalks create mobility barriers for...

Jan. 31, 2022

Cleveland Clinic employees had until Jan. 27 to get the Johnson & Johnson shot or the first round of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines. The hospital placed about 750 caregivers on an unpaid leave of absence for not complying with the mandate, according to a statement from the hospital. [Cleveland Clinic]

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Cleveland Clinic places hundreds of U.S. employees on...

Jan. 28, 2022

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