Mercy Health offers new technology to help people with serious lung conditions
News Highlights: Mercy Health offers new technology to help people with serious lung conditions
The Zephyr valve was approved by the FDA in 2018
by: Keely Lovern
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – Mercy Health is bringing new technology to the Valley to help people with chronic lung disease.
It is a new type of therapy that uses the so-called Zephyr valve. The device was approved by the FDA in 2018.
Mercy Health says it’s exciting because it’s the first less invasive option for patients with severe emphysema and COPD.
AUSTINTOWN A 21-year-old township man is in Mahoning County jail following a Sunday argument and fight. Marquis Barbel Jr., of 4232 Nottingham Ave., is ch
YOUNGSTOWN A nearly $16 million improvement project to numerous downtown and nearby streets will begin this spring.
The city’s board of control approved a $15,791,100 contract Thursday with Marucci and Gaffney Excavating Co. of Youngstown for the work. The other bid of $18,350,100 was submitted by S.E.T. Inc. of Lowellville.
The city’s estimate for the work was $18,390,500.
The contract runs through 2023.
Projects this year include paving Fifth Avenue from the Madison Avenue Expressway to Park Avenue, Park Avenue from Fifth Avenue to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital, and Phelps Street from Federal Street to the Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre.
In 2022, Front Street from Vindicator Square to South Avenue will be addressed.
With the state vaccinating those at least 80 years old this week for COVID-19, the number of doses given is picking up. But the total COVID-19 vaccines still lags well behind the number of people eligible to receive them.
The Ohio Department of Health reported that as of 6 a.m. Wednesday, the state had administered 482,039 vaccines. That is 4.12 percent of the state’s population. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported as of 6 a.m. Wednesday, Ohio had 1,119,175 doses of the vaccine, so the state used 43.1 percent of what it had. Of the amount given, 25,979 vaccinations occurred in the 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. Wednesday.
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With the state vaccinating those at least 80 years old this week for COVID-19, the number of doses given is picking up. But the total COVID-19 vaccines still lags well behind the number of people eligible to receive them.
The Ohio Department of Health reported that as of 6 a.m. Wednesday, the state had administered 482,039 vaccines. That is 4.12 percent of the state’s population. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported as of 6 a.m. Wednesday, Ohio had 1,119,175 doses of the vaccine, so the state used 43.1 percent of what it had. Of the amount given, 25,979 vaccinations occurred in the 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. Wednesday.