Texas woman dies from brain-eating amoeba after using tap water for nasal rinse

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 6/5 8:30A Scripps News Group

Federal health officials said a Texas woman died after being infected by a brain-eating amoeba that she contracted after using tap water to rinse her sinuses. While the exact source of the infection remains unknown, the Centers for Disease...

Texas hospital that denied lifesaving abortion for woman violated the law, a federal inquiry finds

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 6/5 4:59A AP via Scripps News Group

A Texas hospital that repeatedly sent a woman who was bleeding and in pain home without ending her nonviable, life-threatening pregnancy violated the law, according to a newly released federal investigation. The government's findings, which have...

Texas bill would require warning label on some popular snack foods

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 6/4 11:54A Simon Kaufman

A Texas state bill could change the way Americans snack. Senate Bill 25 would require manufacturers put a label on certain foods to warn they're "not recommended for human consumption by the appropriate authority in Australia, Canada, the...

FDA chief touts changes, modernization within agency

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 6/4 6:34A Scripps News Group

FDA Commissioner Dr. Martin A. Makary said the agency is taking aggressive steps to modernize outdated regulations, expand choice and improve efficiency. Makary said infant formula standards havent changed in 26 years, aside from one addition of...

RFK Jr. has ordered a review of baby formula. Here's what you should know

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 6/3 3:46A AP via Scripps News Group

As federal health officials vow to overhaul the U.S. food supply, theyre taking a new look at infant formula. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has directed the Food and Drug Administration to review the nutrients and other ingredients in...

New research uncovers increase in unhealthy ingredients in kids' cereals

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/30 7:34A

You might want to pass on the breakfast cereals. A new study found that ready-to-eat cereals marketed to children had concerning increases in fat, sodium, and sugar. The study looked at more than 1,000 cereals released between 2010 and 2023. It...

You should wear sunscreen even if you have darker skin. Here's why

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/24 3:42A AP via Scripps News Group

People with darker skin still need to wear sunscreen for more reasons than one. Too much ultraviolet exposure from the sun can lead to sunburn, dark spots and wrinkles, and increased risk of skin cancer. The melanin in darker skin offers some...

Stopping these popular allergy medications could lead to severe itching, FDA warns

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/23 5:20A Scripps News Group

People who regularly use the allergy medications Zyrtec or Xyzal may experience severe itching when they stop, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in a new warning. Although the itching, called pruritus, is rare, the FDA said hundreds of...

New MAHA report identifies root causes of chronic diseases in American children

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/22 6:02A Justin Boggs

The Make America Healthy Again Commission released a report on Thursday detailing the root causes of chronic diseases among American children. The 69-page report follows an executive order by President Donald Trump aimed at improving the health...

Trump officials set new requirements for COVID vaccines in healthy adults and children

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/20 5:29A AP via Scripps News Group

Annual COVID-19 shots for healthy younger adults and children will no longer be routinely approved under a major new policy shift unveiled Tuesday by the Trump administration. Top officials for the Food and Drug Administration laid out new...

New research improves risk prediction for postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/19 10:25A Katie Ussin

The American Journal of Psychiatry published two new research papers on Monday, focused on identifying postpartum mental health issues earlier to improve outcomes and save lives. They were presented at the American Psychiatric Association's...

Pacifiers a go-to for soothing children, but weaning is a challenge, parents say

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 5/19 5:19A Scripps News Group

Pacifiers may spark debate among parents, but a new poll shows they remain a go-to tool for helping young children self-soothe. More than half of parents say their child currently or previously used a pacifier, according to a national survey by...

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...