• Stanley Zielony gift to pay for Cleveland Clinic nursing scholarships, education center
A large gift from a former Cleveland Clinic patient who lives in New York City will pay for nursing scholarships, then help establish a nursing education center at the hospital.

• Ohio had second-highest salmonella numbers in October outbreak
Ohio had the second-highest number of people infected in the most recent national salmonella outbreak, according to data gathered by the state Department of Health.

• MedMart parent, Vornado Realty Trust, seeks share of federal bailout funds
Cuyahoga County has pinned its hopes for the medical mart on a private-sector partner whose owners are warning the government that they could need a federally funded bailout to survive.

• Planning to run in the marathon?
It's time to start thinking about the Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon. If you're using an 18-week training plan leading up to the Sunday, May 17, race, your regimen begins now.

• President-elect Obama's transition team hears about health care
He won't take office for more than two weeks, but President-elect Barack Obama already has been busy soliciting citizens' opinions about how to improve health care in the United States.

• Region's biomedical companies still likely to find investors
An economy in recession could make it tougher for Northeast Ohio companies to get the investments they need to develop their medical devices, drugs and therapies for market.

• Cleveland-area hospitals proceed with expansion plans despite economy
Several major hospital expansions in Greater Cleveland are moving forward despite an economic crisis that has stalled medical projects nationwide.