All Sides with Amy Juravich

A recent study showed pulse oximeters are three times more likely to give inaccurate readings of blood oxygen levels in African-American patients. The small, inexpensive devices clip to the fingertip and have been relied on heavily by physicians making treatment decisions for people with COVID-19.

Thirteen Republican senators and more than 100 House members say they’ll object to certifying Electoral College results today for president-elect Joe Biden. The certification process is normally a routine, ceremonial affair in Congress but not this year.

Virgin Hyperloop successfully tested its latest ultrafast transportation technology, the HyperLoop, with human passengers in November, notching a first in a field crowded with other contenders. Columbus transportation officials have been working with the company since 2017 in hopes of being part of the Hyperloop MidWest hub.

Tuesday is the final day of voting in two very tight runoff elections in Georgia that will determine control of the U.S. Senate. Democrats Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock are challenging incumbent Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler. Republicans and Democrats all the way up the food chain make a final push to turn out the votes. The outcome of the races will have huge ramifications for the incoming Biden Administration’s ability to pursue its policy goals.

This episode originally aired on Dec. 10, 2020. History has shown us that African American mothers and wives who embrace the values of homelife, who have felt a sense of belonging and persist in those ambitions, often attract the animus of racists. This has been true from the time of Black enslavement to the experience of Michelle Obama as the first African-American First Lady.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine expressed frustration last week with the slow rollout of the vaccine, and the low compliance rate among some frontline workers. He estimated that 60% of nursing home workers are refusing to be inoculated, and he said more education is needed to assure workers the vaccine is safe.

This episode originally aired on Dec. 14, 2020. While much of the restaurant industry was battered by shutdowns and other Covid restrictions, pizza parlors, and especially independents, proved well-suited to thrive. Columbus foodies have always supported their hometown pizzerias, which have a rich, and cheesy, history stretching back nearly a century.

This episode originally aired on Dec. 8, 2020. Corruption, secret deals and dark money are nothing new in Ohio politics. The House Bill 6 nuclear bailout scandal has renewed calls for improved ethics and transparency in government.

Ohio has joined 11 other states in prohibiting so-called “fail first” drug coverage policies for stage four cancer patients. Also known as step therapy, insurers with “fail first” policies require patients to try cheaper and potentially less effective drugs before companies will cover newer, more expensive treatments.

Christmas day at the movie theater is a tradition for millions of Americans. But this year, most theaters were closed, hosting private viewings or otherwise just scraping by. On top of that, Warner Bros. announced in early December that their Christmas Day release “Wonder Woman 1984,” along with their entire 2021 film slate, would hit theaters and HBO Max simultaneously.