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EPA bans cancer-causing chemicals commonly used in cleaning products

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 12/10 6:45A Taylor O'Bier
The clothes you drop off at the dry cleaners are going to be handled a little differently now that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a ban on two chemicals that are commonly used for stain removal. The EPA said Monday it...

California investigating possible second case of bird flu in a child

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 12/9 4:05A Scripps News Staff
Another child in California may be infected with the bird flu. Health Officials in Marin County, which is in the Bay Area, said they are working with the California Department of Health to determine how the child may have been exposed to the...

Why are some women dying from cancer at higher rates?

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 12/5 11:02P Tiffany Tarpley
The disparities facing Black women when it comes to health are eye-opening. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), Black women are 8% less likely to be diagnosed with cancer than white women,...

Perfect match: Woman donates lifesaving kidney to her identical twin

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 12/1 6:50A Scripps News Las Vegas
Since birth, identical twins Karen Rodman and Linda Thomas have been inseparable. "We have been close our whole lives. We are one coat of paint," Linda said. They raised their kids together, they worked together, and at one point, they even lived...

US expands access to organ transplants for people with HIV

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 11/27 5:41A Scripps News Staff
The Department of Health and Human Services removed a barrier for HIV patients who need a kidney or liver transplant. A new rule announced Tuesday removes clinical research requirements for these particular transplants. HHS says research shows...

Biden administration wants Medicare, Medicaid to cover anti-obesity medicines

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 11/26 12:08A Justin Boggs
The Biden administration announced on Tuesday plans to expand coverage of anti-obesity medicines such as Ozempic and Wegovy for Medicare and Medicaid recipients. The plan, which would have to be finalized by the Trump administration, would allow...

California health officials identify possible case of bird flu in a child

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 11/20 5:22A Taylor O'Bier
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) said Tuesday it is monitoring a possible case of bird flu in a child. The child reportedly had mild upper respiratory systems and is recovering at home in Alameda County. Officials said the child...

Trump picks RFK Jr. to lead Health and Human Services

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 11/14 9:17A Scripps News Staff
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. as Secretary of Health and Human Services. The cabinet position oversees U.S. government health agencies including the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease...

McDonald's deadly E. coli outbreak has now sickened over 100 people

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 11/14 1:55A Elina Tarkazikis
A deadly E. coli outbreak linked to McDonalds has now sickened over 100 people. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 104 people across 14 states have fallen ill as of Nov. 13. Slivered onions served on McDonalds Quarter Pounders...

Physician says there's 'concern' in health care industry about RFK Jr.

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 11/8 4:13A
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s potential influence over the American health care industry is being met with a lot of anxiety, especially by those who work directly with patients. Kennedy, a vocal vaccine skeptic, said Trump would give him a key role in...
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