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Jim DeBrosse grew up in Dayton's Twin Towers area and graduated from Stebbins High School and Harvard University. He covers a variety of health care and technology issues. He's the author of four books and lives with his family in Oakwood.

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Diabetes drug review mixed; locals wanted clearer decision

11:21 PM Wednesday, July 14, 2010

DAYTON — Local doctors and patients looking for a clear answer on the safety of the diabetes drug Avandia will have to settle for a mixed decision Wednesday, July 14, from an advisory panel of 33 experts at the U.

Diabetes drug hearing gets local doctors’ attention

1:31 PM Wednesday, July 14, 2010

DAYTON— Local doctors will be listening carefully this afternoon, July 14, when a panel of experts at the U.

Ohio has ‘manufacturing spine’ to grow jobs with rebirth of rail travel

11:32 PM Monday, July 12, 2010

DAYTON — Ohio could create thousands of new manufacturing jobs if rail service can get the push it needs from the proposed 3C Corridor Passenger Rail Project and the federal Surface Transportation Act, according to Sen.

Rail advocates say 3C could generate 8,000 Ohio jobs

11:31 PM Monday, July 12, 2010

DAYTON — Job creation has become a key argument for rail advocates, including Ohio Secretary of Transportation Jolene Molitoris, who got their chance Monday, July 12, at the Dayton Rotary Club to rebut an earlier presentation by state Sen.

New rules give veterans easier path to disability benefits

10:39 PM Saturday, July 10, 2010

Local veterans and their advocates are applauding new rules that will make it easier for thousands of veterans who have been found to have post-traumatic stress disorder to receive disability benefits for the illness.

Vets no longer need to cite a specific PTSD event

10:38 PM Saturday, July 10, 2010

DAYTON — For years, Navy Reserve veteran Susan Getz says she has suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of her duty as an operating nurse on a hospital ship during the first Gulf War in 1991.

Funeral set for slain stepson; pastor speaks out on tragedy

10:32 PM Saturday, July 10, 2010

TIPP CITY – Just a week ago the man accused of killing his stepson by shooting him repeatedly in the chest was serving as an usher at his church and worshiping with his family.

Lewisburg mayor dies at 70

4:53 PM Saturday, July 10, 2010

LEWISBURG — Services will be Sunday, July 11, for Mayor David E. Scott, who died Thursday after an extended illness.

Human rights group wants Wright State psychology dean’s license revoked

3:33 PM Wednesday, July 7, 2010

COLUMBUS — Josie Setzler, a long-time advocate for the mentally ill in northwest Ohio, said she joined the ethics complaint filed Wednesday, July 7, against Wright State University dean and psychologist Larry James “because I’ve come to learn how important the trust is between therapist and patient.

Algae chokes off lake’s life, region’s livelihood

10:38 PM Friday, July 2, 2010

GRAND LAKE ST. MARYS — Ohio’s largest inland lake is now Ohio’s biggest environmental headache: What to do about the smelly, toxin-producing algae that is killing off both fish and tourism?

The second algae outbreak in two years is a species never seen in the lake before and the worst in its history, residents say.