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...

Single mutation of bird flu virus could allow it to spread among people, research says

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 12/7 7:44A Taylor O'Bier

The bird flu virus strain that is rampant among dairy cows in the U.S. may only need one mutation for it to be able to spread among humans, according to a study published this week. Scientists said the results of this study reinforce the need for...

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,...

Supreme Court doesn't seem convinced FDA was unfair in blocking flavored vapes as teen use...

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 12/2 10:40A AP via Scripps News

A majority of Supreme Court justices didn't seem convinced Monday that federal regulators misled companies before refusing to allow them to sell sweet-flavored vaping products following a surge in teen e-cigarette use. The conservative-majority...

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...

How early screening is helping fight and detect type one diabetes before symptoms appear

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 11/23 12:50A Max White

November is Diabetes Awareness Month; its a disease that affects millions of people across the United States both with type one and type two. Type one diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease....

Nebraska votes against second ballot measure that would have introduced new abortion protections

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 11/20 8:38A Scripps News Staff

Scripps News and Decision Desk HQ project voters in Nebraska will not pass a measure that would have enshrined stronger abortion protections in the state constitution. Nebraska's Initiative 439 would have amended the state's constitution to...

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...

Doing these exercises for 5 minutes may help lower blood pressure, study claims

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 11/7 1:48A Justin Boggs

Have limited time to exercise? A new study released by researchers at University College London and University of Sydney indicates that adding just five minutes of exercise a day yields benefits. Participants in the study had a decline in blood...