/news/tags/u-s-centers-for-disease-control-and-prevention U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention en-US Copyright Tue, 04 Oct 2022 13:02:22 GMT /news/health/2022-10-04/columbus-health-officials-warn-of-huge-increase-in-syphilis-cases Columbus Public Health recorded 613 syphilis cases in 2019. Last year, the total spiked to around 1,400 cases. In that same time frame, syphilis cases in women tripled to 376. Tue, 04 Oct 2022 13:02:22 GMT /news/health/2022-10-04/columbus-health-officials-warn-of-huge-increase-in-syphilis-cases Matthew Rand /news/npr-news/2022-09-04/an-e-coli-outbreak-possibly-linked-to-wendys-has-expanded-to-six-states Though the CDC said the specific source of the outbreak hasn't been confirmed, many of the people who got sick reported eating sandwiches with romaine lettuce at the fast food chain. Sun, 04 Sep 2022 17:57:36 GMT /news/npr-news/2022-09-04/an-e-coli-outbreak-possibly-linked-to-wendys-has-expanded-to-six-states Joe Hernandez /news/government-politics/2021-07-28/many-ohio-businesses-wont-likely-require-masks-to-deal-with-delta-strain-of-covid Despite updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the state-level government will not be putting the face mask mandate into place again. Without a state mandate, businesses aren't likely to require them either. Thu, 29 Jul 2021 00:51:02 GMT /news/government-politics/2021-07-28/many-ohio-businesses-wont-likely-require-masks-to-deal-with-delta-strain-of-covid Jo Ingles /news/economy/2021-03-11/evictions-continue-during-pandemic-despite-rental-assistance-eviction-moratorium Hundreds of families have been evicted from their homes in Akron since the start of the pandemic, including Virginia LaForce and her family. Thu, 11 Mar 2021 11:00:42 GMT /news/economy/2021-03-11/evictions-continue-during-pandemic-despite-rental-assistance-eviction-moratorium Noor Hindi/The Devil Strip /news/health-science/2020-09-01/cdc-data-misinterpreted-on-social-media Last week, the U.S.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released data that shows 6 percent of coronavirus deaths had COVID-19 listed as the only cause of death. Over the weekend, misinformation spread on social media, retweeted by President Donald Trump, misinterpreting the data to mean that only 6 percent of coronavirus deaths were caused by the virus. Tue, 01 Sep 2020 20:05:14 GMT /news/health-science/2020-09-01/cdc-data-misinterpreted-on-social-media