How to stay healthy while traveling this summer

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 6/15 12:27P Tomeka Jones

As Americans head out for summer vacations, staying healthy while traveling should be just as much a priority as booking flights and packing suitcases. From soaring temperatures to unexpected illnesses and injuries, travelers may encounter a...

Congo reports large daily jump in Ebola cases a month after outbreak

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 6/15 7:37A AP via Scripps News Group

Congolese authorities have reported one of the highest daily increases in Ebola cases in a month-old outbreak as the virus spreads quickly in a remote region whose shifting population challenges efforts to find those exposed. Congo's Ministry of...

Scientists say GLP-1s improved male testosterone levels and sperm count

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 6/15 6:50A Madeline Holcombe

Fertility may not be a reason for men to avoid GLP-1 medications. In fact, they could see an improvement. After 24 weeks of treatment with GLP-1s, a class of medications that treats diabetes and is prescribed widely for weight loss, men ages 18 to...

Nara Organics recalls baby formula after infant botulism outbreak

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 6/15 5:30A AP via Scripps News Group

Nara Organics recalled its organic baby formula sold nationwide in Target stores and online Saturday after a multistate outbreak of infant botulism, federal authorities said. Three babies between 2 and 5 months became ill in April and May in...

OB-GYN group makes vaccine recommendations for the first time

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 6/11 5:21A AP via Scripps News Group

A prominent OB-GYN group announced vaccine recommendations on Wednesday that differ from what the U.S. government advises. The immunization schedule is specifically for pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women. It aligns with prior...

2 more screwworm infections found in animals hundreds of miles apart in Texas, USDA says

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 6/8 4:33A AP via Scripps News Group

Two more cases of the New World screwworm have been confirmed in Texas, demonstrating the difficulty of stopping the spread of a pest that could potentially devastate the nation's cattle industry, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced...

The US supplement market is booming, but experts warn some products can harm your health

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 6/4 7:33A Scripps News Group

The U.S. dietary supplement market is booming and is expected to surpass $70 billion this year. The industry now includes more than 100,000 unique products promising weight loss, better sleep, stress relief, pain relief, and more. Social media is...

Melinda French Gates donates $215 million to improve women's health worldwide

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 6/4 5:55A AP via Scripps News Group

Philanthropist Melinda French Gates will expand her giving to improve womens health globally, pledging another $215 million to support contraceptive access and maternal care, as well as initiatives aimed at middle-aged women, including further...

As tanning trends return, doctors explain what sunscreen you should use

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 6/4 5:45A Scripps News Group

Teen interest in tanning beds appears to be making a comeback, worrying dermatologists who warn that the practice significantly increases the risk of skin cancer later in life. Dr. Susan Massick, a dermatologist at The Ohio State University...

High tick risk this June across 10 states sparks Lyme disease concerns

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 6/2 6:05A Justin Boggs

Ten U.S. states are facing a high risk of ticks to start the summer, according to an analysis of government data by My Wild. The June 2026 tick forecast shows states from Pennsylvania to Maine will likely have a busy month for tick activity. Tick...

Kenyan president defends US Ebola quarantine center amid protests

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 6/2 5:41A AP via Scripps News Group

Kenya's president on Monday defended the establishment of an Ebola quarantine facility by the U.S., a move that led to protests despite a court order blocking the plan. President William Ruto on Monday night said the U.S. had a long-standing...

5 Americans released from quarantine after cruise ship hantavirus exposure

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 6/2 5:24A Scripps News Group

Five Americans exposed to a rare strain of hantavirus on a cruise ship are completing their quarantine at home. They were released from a national quarantine facility in Nebraska after meeting safety criteria set by public health officials. This...

Cruise passengers isolated after hantavirus outbreak allowed to leave quarantine facility

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 6/1 5:56A Nick Harper

Americans who were aboard a cruise ship linked to a hantavirus outbreak will be allowed to leave isolation Monday after spending three weeks in a quarantine facility in Nebraska. The passengers, who entered isolation on May 11, will now transition...

Trump’s doctors says president is in 'excellent health' and 'fully fit' to serve

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 6/1 3:37A AP via Scripps News Group

Donald Trumps physician says the president is in excellent health and is fully fit to serve as commander in chief after a medical exam Tuesday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. A report from Dr. Sean Barbabella, released late...

WHO chief reports 5 Ebola recoveries as a new treatment center opens in eastern Congo

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/31 6:45A AP via Scripps News Group

Five patients have recovered from a rare type of Ebola virus, the head of the World Health Organization said Sunday during a visit to Bunia in eastern Congo, a city at the heart of an outbreak. Four people will be discharged today and there was...