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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Ohio Department of Health officials are urging people to get vaccinated for measles. They're also sending free syphilis medication to community health sites.
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Health reporter Taylor Wizner focuses on tried and true health tips when health advice feels overwhelming.
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Officials want the community to buy in to a program which would bring mental health workers to crisis calls instead of police and help tailor it to meet local needs.
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As congenital syphilis cases reach historic highs locally and nationally, public health officials are doubling down on efforts to find mothers who slip through the cracks and aren't being tested or treated.
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Cleveland Metropolitan School District and the MetroHealth System's School Health Program opened three wellness clinics in schools.
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Cases of congenital syphilis doubled last year in areas of Northeast Ohio, which the CDC says is part of an overall national spike in cases.
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Cleveland Clinic's annual heart health survey sheds light on how people feel about the use of artificial intelligence in cardiac medicine.
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Environmental health advocates from Toxic-Free Future said there is too great a risk to public health to continue to transport over a billion pounds of vinyl chloride per year through Northern Ohio.
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People who were exposed to toxic chemicals while living on the Camp Lejeune base and who now have health conditions have until Aug. 10, 2024, to file a compensation claim.
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Akron Children’s Hospital offers ketamine infusions to treat chronic pain in patients.