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...

Experimental pill promises new hope for deadly pancreatic cancer

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/31 2:47A AP via Scripps News Group

A novel pill helped people with advanced pancreatic cancer live longer, researchers reported Sunday, raising hopes of long-needed better treatments for one of the deadliest types of cancer. While not curing the cancer, it is a very large step...

WHO chief visits Congo Ebola epicenter as cases surge

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/30 1:51A AP via Scripps News Group

The head of the World Health Organization Saturday arrived in eastern Congos Bunia, a city at the heart of an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola, where the virus still spreads faster than the response, despite better-organized health facilities and...

WHO leader opposes travel bans amid deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/29 4:31A AP via Scripps News Group

The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Congo's capital, Kinshasa, to support efforts against an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola virus, as medical personnel struggle with a lack of equipment, a distrustful population and armed...

Oura's smallest smart ring yet may be able to diagnose sleep apnea and hypertension

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/28 6:50A Taylor O'Bier

Oura is launching its newest generation of smart rings, but they will be 40% smaller and coincide with the launch of new health tracking features, the company said Thursday. The company says its Oura Ring 5 is the world's smallest smart ring with...

US boosts Ebola aid to Congo and Uganda by $80 million amid worsening outbreak

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/28 5:31A AP via Scripps News Group

Aid workers rushed supplies Thursday to the center of Congo's outbreak of a rare type of Ebola virus while beleaguered medical personnel struggled with a lack of equipment, a distrustful population and armed groups in a volatile region. A white...

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi diagnosed with thyroid cancer and recovering from treatment

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/27 6:33A Paula Reid

Former Attorney General Pam Bondi was diagnosed with thyroid cancer after leaving the Justice Department in April, she told CNN. Bondi said she is undergoing treatment, including having surgery a few weeks ago. Bondi tells CNN she is still...

Uganda closes its border with Congo as cases of a rare Ebola type surge

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/27 4:03A AP via Scripps News Group

Ugandan authorities on Wednesday ordered its border with Congo closed "with immediate effect" as suspected cases of a rare type of Ebola surge near 1,000 there and others emerge at home. The measure, which goes against World Health Organization...

Armed violence, skepticism threaten Congo’s fight against deadly Ebola strain

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/26 4:56A AP via Scripps News Group

Every time Vanny Birungi, a volunteer with the Red Cross in eastern Congo, goes out to raise awareness about the latest Ebola outbreak as suspected cases near 1,000, she faces a double threat. One is the rare Bundibugyo type of Ebola, with no...

Sepsis death of Kyle Busch spotlights dangerous infection risks

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/26 4:27A Scripps News Group

The untimely death of NASCAR superstar Kyle Busch has raised questions and concerns over its cause: sepsis. Busch died May 21 at age 41 from sepsis brought on by severe pneumonia. The two-time Cup Series champion and all-time NASCAR wins leader...