Health Archives – The Land

Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, and some expert worry about future illnesses

By The Associated Press ● Health ● April 25, 2026

Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, with an unusually high number of bites already reported across the country. Some U.S. doctors are worried about the potential for a bad year for tick-borne diseases.

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Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift

By The Associated Press ● Government ● April 23, 2026

President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general has signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug. It’s a major policy shift long sought by advocates who say cannabis should never have been treated like heroin by the federal government.

Safe Families for Children helps Northeast Ohio parents in need of support

By Zachary Lewis ● Social Equity ● April 18, 2026

Host families step in when parents in dire straits have nowhere else to turn.

Meet the Cleveland scientists working to reverse Parkinson’s disease

By Grant Segall ● Health ● March 23, 2026

A team at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine has created a protein, called CS2 for short, that helps in mice, human cells and human tissues to undo a brain malfunction behind the progressively debilitating disease.

Agreement reached on new Cleveland Behavioral Health Crisis Center, breaking funding impasse

By Zachary Lewis ● Government ● March 10, 2026

An impasse threatened to derail the project planned for Cleveland’s Central neighborhood.

Neighborhood Family Practice opens pharmacy on Cleveland’s West Side

By Bob Sandrick ● Health ● March 10, 2026

Amid ongoing pharmacy chain closures, the opening of a new pharmacy is a major development for the neighborhood.

As literacy rates lag, an Ohio pediatric hospital is screening for reading ability

By The Associated Press ● Education ● February 26, 2026

Literacy levels are a pressing concern in several Ohio cities, including Cleveland. A Columbus-area hospital is trying a new tactic to help kids read more.