Ingredient in energy drinks may help fuel aggressive blood cancers

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/16 7:01A Scripps News Group

A new study published in Nature has identified taurine, a common ingredient in energy drinks, as a nutrient that supports the survival and growth of leukemia stem cells in aggressive blood cancers. Though taurine is known for its antioxidant and...

Brain-dead woman must carry fetus to birth because of Georgia abortion ban

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/16 3:42A AP via Scripps News Group

A pregnant woman in Georgia who was declared brain dead after a medical emergency has been on life support for three months to let the fetus grow enough to be delivered, a move her family says a hospital told them was required under the state's...

US overdose deaths fell 27% last year, the largest one-year decline ever seen

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/14 5:06A AP via Scripps News Group

There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before the largest one-year decline ever recorded. An estimated 80,000 people died from overdoses last year, according to provisional Centers for Disease Control and...

Is your job changing your brain? New study raises concerns

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/14 2:14A Scripps News Group

A new study suggests that working long hours could alter the structure of your brain. Scientists from Yonsei University and Chung-Ang University in South Korea followed 110 health care workers classified as "overworked" and "non-overworked." They...

At least 10 people sickened in US listeria outbreak linked to prepared foods

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/12 4:33A AP via Scripps News Group

At least 10 people in the U.S. have been sickened in a listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat food products, and a producer is voluntarily recalling several products, federal officials said. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Saturday...

Trump targets high drug prices with new executive order

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/12 2:38A Scripps News Group

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday aimed at lowering the cost of certain prescription medications. According to the Associated Press, a White House official said the order directs the Department of Health, led by Robert F....

Fewer Ohio kindergarten students met vaccine requirements for the 2024-2025 school year

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/9 11:53A Sarah Buduson

Fewer Ohio kindergarten students are meeting state requirements for vaccinations, according to data obtained from the Ohio Department of Health. Ohio requires all students entering kindergarten to be vaccinated against dangerous diseases,...

CDC reports over 1,000 measles cases in 2025, Texas hardest hit

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/8 1:59A Scripps News Group

U.S. measles cases have reached another grim milestone this year, surpassing 1,000, according to new analysis based on data from the CDC and state health departments. Many of the cases are linked to an outbreak in West Texas, but most states have...

Ohio families waiting at least a year for autism diagnosis specialist appointments

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/7 9:00A Clay LePard

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday new plans to research the causes of autism using data from Medicare and Medicaid. Were pulling back the curtain, with full...

Coalition of 19 states ask federal judge to reverse deep cuts to US Health and Human Services

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/5 7:18A AP via Scripps News Group

Attorneys general in 19 states and Washington, D.C., are challenging cuts to the U.S. Health and Human Services agency, saying the Trump administration's massive restructuring has destroyed life-saving programs and left states to pick up the bill...

Flu deaths among US children reach 15-year high, CDC reports

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/3 3:20A Scripps News Group

More U.S. children have died as a result of the flu this season than in the past 15 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC reported 12 pediatric flu deaths for the week ending April 26, bringing the...

HHS to mandate placebo testing on 'all new vaccines'

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/1 6:45A Scripps News Group

The U.S. Department of Health and Human services says it will require all new vaccines to be tested in placebo-controlled trials before they can be licensed for use. According to an HHS spokesperson, this policy change reflects Health Secretary...

Florida poised to become 2nd state to ban fluoride from public drinking water

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 4/30 2:15A Scripps News Group

Florida is set to eliminate fluoride from public water systems after lawmakers passed a bill on Tuesday that indirectly bans the substance. The legislation, SB 700 also referred to as the Florida Farm Billdoes not explicitly mention fluoride, but...

Kennedy's hopes for swift autism research answers on hold

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 4/23 2:25A Justin Boggs

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. had said that he expected to have answers by the fall on why the number of autism diagnoses has increased in recent years. But it appears Kennedy will have to wait a little longer....

Women and low-income families hit hardest by increasing rates of depression

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 4/16 8:36A Scripps News Group

A new study found that depression rates among adolescents and adults are rising, with most cases going untreated. revealed that 13% of people age 12 and older experienced symptoms of depression, up from 8% compared to data from 10 years ago....