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Gary Dougherty of the American Diabetes Association said obesity is a chronic disease that needs treatment with medicine since his use of a GLP-1 drug helped him lose over 75 pounds and improve his health metrics—he urged Gov. Mike DeWine and Medicaid to cover these drugs for low-income Ohioans.

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Over the offseason, the Akron RubberDucks upgraded Canal Park with five new digital displays and a main videoboard in right-center field that is the tallest in Minor League Baseball at 41 feet tall by 67 feet wide. They will use the new boards during their home opener on Tuesday against the Altoona Curve with first pitch at 6:35 p.m.

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Akron police arrested a 21-year-old man after he shot a 34-year-old man in an altercation in the 700 block of East Archwood Avenue near Park Lane Manor apartments Friday night at 9:17 p.m.—the victim was treated for a non-life-threatening injury and is in the hospital while detectives investigate the incident.

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