Cincinnati Children's

The facility is larger than the current one, featuring 83 private rooms for patients, a family resource center, an education center, and therapeutic treatment space.

What if doctors could predict exactly how your body would respond to a specific treatment by modeling your immune system? Researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital and other institutions say they're a step closer to that reality.

The multimillion-dollar medical building in Boone County's Union will feature a large primary care practice, integrated behavioral health counselors and a lab to speed test results.

Doctors are able to "walk in" to a patient’s heart to plan out a procedure in a 3D space.

"I do think that we need to just continue - as boring as it may sound - continue to emphasize the basics," Cincinnati Children's CEO Dr. Steve Davis said. "Get every kid 5 and over vaccinated if possible; have everybody wear masks indoors; and then I would say the balance of risk is better for them to be in school than it is for them to not."

Last Thursday, 786 employees were absent, more than when the district went remote in Nov. 2020. Last week, there were not enough substitute teachers to even fill half of the classrooms in need as cases continued ramping up.

Researchers hope a new project could someday predict mental health risks for young people before they become serious.

Health Commissioner Greg Kesterman says the county is dealing with 5,200 active cases. The county's reproductive number is above 1 and there's a slight increase in hospitalizations.

Dr. Josh Schaffzin of Cincinnati Children's says open forums and discussion are needed to address potential concerns parents may have vaccinating their children.

Health Commissioner Greg Kesterman says people should still be careful because the virus is still around.