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Ask Mayo Clinic: Can you explain why my dad’s heart surgery would be ‘complex’?

Dear Mayo Clinic: My dad’s cardiologist told him he may need complex heart valve surgery. What makes heart valve surgery “complex,” and how do doctors decide whether a valve should be repaired or replaced?

Victor Alvarez

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How Ohio’s Break the Silence Act would expand existing domestic violence protocols

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Ohio hospitals already are required to have procedures for interviewing suspected domestic violence victims and photographing injuries when possible.

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Popular rock singer’s doctors told him to stop performing: ‘Health hasn’t been great’

Chris Helme is taking the rest of the year off to focus on his health.

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Popular actress says she’s living in a tent after major health scare

Jenny McCarthy revealed on her podcast that she has been living in a tent in her backyard as she recovers from a two-year battle with mold and mycotoxin poisoning.

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’90s rock band’s frontman stuns fans: ‘Unable to tour any longer for health reason’

Fans of The Crash Test Dummies recently got some bad news from frontman Brad Roberts.

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Medina Council approves funds to help Hope Recovery program

MEDINA, Ohio – While exact amounts have not been determined, the city expects to receive settlement funds from opioid class action lawsuits for at least the next decade. For 2027, some of the city’s opioid settlement funds have been allocated to the Next Step Up Emergency Housing Shelter and the...

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How dangerous is a healthy Hoban? See Kahlil Diming’s return while the Knights’ defense shut down VASJ

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Archbishop Hoban could have played in the parking lot outside of Villa Angela-St. Joseph.

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Healthy Kahlil Diming, powerful defense leads Hoban at VASJ

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Kahlil Diming returned from an injury that has kept him out since midway through the football season, and Archbishop Hoban’s defense teed off at times on the road for a major statement to start the playoffs.

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Officer Brent Payne shares his story of survival and mental health advocacy.

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'If it helps just one person, then I've done my job': Lorain officer shot in ambush shares story of survival, mental health

On a chilly evening in Lorain, Ohio, Officer Brent Payne found himself in a life-altering moment that would test his courage and resilience. As he responded to the sound of gunfire, he was met with an ambush that left him wounded, both physically and mentally. Yet, in the aftermath of this...

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Ohio's next governor — Acton or Ramaswamy — may already be set up to fail

Thanks for the virtue signal to vote for Amy Acton (“We cannot remain silent: Amy Acton for governor,” Oct. 25). The fact is whether she or Vivek Ramaswamy becomes governor, the state of Ohio is in for a sad state of affairs. We’ll have an inexperienced governor mixed with a host of long-term...

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Cleveland EMS responds after patient abandoned in private ambulance

CARE Local 1975 says Cleveland EMS responded after a private provider left a patient alone. Paramedics administered care and transported her to Cleveland Clinic.

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Browns head to Pittsburgh with healthy D-tackle room, questions at right tackle: Berea Report (Video)

BEREA, Ohio — The Browns go to Pittsburgh on Sunday to take on the Steelers and their defensive line will be at its healthiest since the teams last met.

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Cause of death revealed for ‘General Hospital’ star who died at 62

Soap opera star Robert Kelker-Kelly’s cause of death has been revealed weeks after he died at age 62.

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