Petition Statute to Ensure Vaccine Choice and Privacy in Ohio Rejected Over Summary

On: By: Roxie Bell

 

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office today rejected the summary for a proposed statute that would enact Section 3792.02 of the Ohio Revised Code to maintain vaccine choice and privacy.

On Nov. 30, the Attorney General’s Office received summary language for “Vaccine and/or Gene Therapy Choice and Anti-Discrimination,” a proposed statute requiring the state to protect Ohioans’ privacy regarding vaccine choice from vaccine registries and discrimination; provide transparency; and reinforce that schools must honor vaccine choice and privacy, protect Ohio businesses honoring vaccine choice and privacy, and provide legal recourse for vaccine choice and privacy violations.… Read full story

Purchasing a Puppy Online Remains Extremely Risky, BBB Warns Holiday Shoppers

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The demand for “quarantine puppies” and other pets increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, bringing with it a spike in scams that has persisted even as virus-related lockdowns have abated. Online pet scams — in which an online search ends with a would-be pet owner paying hundreds of dollars or more to adopt a pet that ultimately doesn’t exist — are especially pervasive during the holiday season, when families may be looking to add a furry family member as a gift.… Read full story

Justice Department Awards $20 Million to Help Register and Track Sex Offenders and Protect Young Athletes

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WASHINGTON – The Office of Justice Programs’ Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART Office) today announced it has awarded approximately $16 million to help states, U.S. territories and tribal communities develop and improve their systems to register and track sex offenders, and nearly $1 million to maintain the Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website.… Read full story

NIH Study Traces Molecular Link From Gene to Late-Onset Retinal Degeneration

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Scientists have discovered that gene therapy and the diabetes drug metformin may be potential treatments for late-onset retinal degeneration (L-ORD), a rare, blinding eye disease. Researchers from the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health generated a “disease-in-a-dish” model to study the disease.… Read full story

Hazardous Weather Outlook

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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
451 AM EST Thu Dec 9 2021

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Lucas-Wood-Ottawa-Sandusky-Erie-Lorain-Cuyahoga-Lake-Geauga-
Ashtabula Inland-Hancock-Seneca-Huron-Medina-Summit-Portage-Trumbull-
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Holmes-Knox-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Southern Erie-
451 AM EST Thu Dec 9 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central Ohio, northeast
Ohio, northwest Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania.
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Rare Gene Mutation in Some Black Americans May Allow Earlier Screening of Heart Failure

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Researchers have linked a rare genetic mutation found mostly in Black Americans and other people of African descent to an earlier onset of heart failure and a higher risk of hospitalization. The findings suggest that earlier screening for the mutation could lead to faster treatment and improved outcomes for heart failure in this vulnerable group, the researchers said.… Read full story