Rachel Dissell
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Nearly 200 coronavirus-related complaints to Cleveland health department are a window into workplace safety concerns
In the 10 days following Ohio’s order that shuttered all “non-essential” businesses to prevent the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus, nearly 200 complaints were logged with the Cleveland Department of Public Health. → Read More
Cuyahoga County ‘disease detectives,' CWRU medical students track coronavirus in one of Ohio’s hotspots
To keep up with the surge of confirmed cases of coronavirus in Cuyahoga County, medical students and residents from Case Western Reserve University have stepped in to bolster the county’s health worker staff, which was stretched to capacity. → Read More
Ohio rape kit results not always investigated
Testing rape kits for DNA may be the law in Ohio. But following up on the results to reinvestigate the crimes is not. → Read More
Cleveland kids still poisoned by lead at 4 times the national average, state data shows
Screening for lead has increased statewide and locally since 2015. → Read More
Patterns persist in the unsolved murders of Cleveland women: Update
A special task force is looking into some of the cases identified in a 2017 analysis of unsolved murders done by The Plain Dealer and the non-profit Murder Accountability Project. → Read More
Ohio construction workers seven times more likely to die of an opioid overdose in 2016
The construction industry has the highest rate of opioid overdose deaths in Ohio. More than 14 percent of all deaths in 2016 were in the building and construction trades, with roofers and drywall installation workers at a particularly high risk. → Read More
Cleveland Heights no longer to post online reports with rape victims' names, after complaint
Cleveland Heights officials said the reports are public under Ohio law, and that the department was publishing them online in an effort to be transparent. → Read More
Lead poisoning lawsuit highlights Cleveland family's plight to find safe, affordable housing
Legal Aid's lawsuit highlights the plight of parents to find affordable housing safe from lead and other hazards. → Read More
Cleveland Catholic Diocese says it was unaware of rent hike letter sent by St. Rocco Parish
Diocese says it and St. Rocco Parish will work with residents to establish fair rents. → Read More
Progress in fixing Cleveland's lead poisoning program mixed, so is the reaction to it
Community leaders who care about lead poisoning are cautiously optimistic about the city's commitment but frustrated with the slow pace of progress and lack of community conversation around a future strategy to prevent the problem. → Read More
Cleveland hopeful for future, but still bogged down by backlog of lead poisoning cases and inadequate staffing
City struggling to respond daily to cases of children who are currently poisoned. → Read More
'Tag team' serial rapists will serve 30-year prison terms for 3 rapes solved by testing rape kits
Michael Perry and Thomas Nicholson already were in prison for rapes they committed together. → Read More
Paint giant PPG announces it will phase lead out of its products by 2020
PPG and Sherwin-Williams have been pressured by activists to eliminate the hazardous chemical. Sherwin-Williams has refused. → Read More
Protesters bring lead paint fight to Sherwin-Williams shareholder meeting (photos, video)
Group pushes paint company on their use of lead in products overseas. → Read More
Cleveland still has thousands of older rape kits to test, exact number is unknown
Cleveland officials are still trying to figure out how many rape kits collected in cases before 1993 should be tested. → Read More
Here are two Cleveland parents' questions about lead poisoning that got cut from tonight's Democratic presidential town hall in Columbus
Shamara Henderson and Darrick Wade hope the Democratic presidential candidates still might answer their questions about lead poisoning. → Read More
What local research about rape kits could mean for stopping serial rapists
Case Western Reserve University researchers and are learning that we didn't know as much about serial rapists as we thought. → Read More
Youth violence in Cleveland: Seeking Solutions
We're exploring programs and philosophies tried elsewhere -- and examining promising violence reduction efforts in our own backyard. → Read More
Man charged in 4 East Cleveland rapes among more than 300 linked to serial assaults countywide
The number of suspected and convicted serial rapist has reached more than 300 since rape kit testing began several years ago. → Read More
While Flint's lead crisis gets national headlines, Cleveland's problems are much worse
Much attention has been paid to Flint's lead poisoning crisis. But here in Cleveland it's worse and has been for decades. → Read More