Taylor Wizner
Reporter/ProducerExpertise: Health care policy, medicine, public health, health equity, podcast production
Education: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor - Bachelor of Arts, English literature
Columbia University - Master of Science, journalism
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: Edgewater Beach
Experience:
Taylor Wizner covers health in Northeast Ohio with a focus on health care policy, health equity and engagement journalism. She has previously reported for Interlochen Public Radio and WDET.
Highlights:
- 2023 Regional Murrow Award, Hard News - “Petoskey High School students say searches for vapes went too far”
- Helped launch a podcast focused on environmental issues in the Upper Great Lakes region
- Work has appeared on NPR
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The Lown Insistute's Fair Share report takes aim at nonprofit health systems that don't provide "meaningful" community benefits, in exchange for hefty tax breaks.
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Birth control pills are available over-the-counter starting this week, but some Northeast Ohio pharmacies have yet to receive any supply. Meanwhile, CVS and Walgreens are dispensing abortion pills in some states, but not in Ohio.
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The plan is in response to the city's dismal lead-safe compliance numbers from small landlords.
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County and city leaders said they are in continuing meetings with stakeholders about what could happen to health care facilities run by Steward Health Care. The system reported staggering financial losses recently.
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Northeast Ohio doctors warn of troubling rise of colorectal cancer in young adults that is often found in advanced stages.
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The Ladrach family, owners of Autumn Harvest Farm in Wooster, says small farms are disappearing as younger generations are less likely to take over their family farms.
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The annual summit, going on 10 years, supplements Cleveland public schools sex education and introduces high school students to reproductive health resources.
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The Warren hospital is owned by the for-profit company, Steward Health Care, which is making headlines for its mounting debts. The company also owns Warren-based Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital.
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The city of Cleveland paid nonprofit RIP Medical Debt $1.9 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to enter in agreements with local hospitals to clear residents' medical debts.
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Ohio Department of Health officials are urging people to get vaccinated for measles. They're also sending free syphilis medication to community health sites.