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Truth Be Told: Why this year's measles outbreaks are causing alarm

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 3/20 9:53A Patrick Terpstra
While measles infections occur every year and remain rare, the number of confirmed cases of the disease has been growing faster than at any time since 2019. "This has been a fairly explosive measles outbreak," said Dr. William Moss, professor at...

Popular acne products recalled due to benzene contamination

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 3/14 5:39A Scripps News Group
The Food and Drug Administration announced recalls of numerous products to treat acne after some of them tested positive for benzene contamination. "FDA tested a total of 95 acne treatment products containing benzoyl peroxide and found six...

Trump administration withdraws nomination of David Weldon for CDC director

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 3/13 3:49A Scripps News Group
The White House has withdrawn the nomination of Dr. David Weldon, a former Florida congressman, to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Republican-controlled Senate health committee announced Thursday morning that it was...

Microplastics play a role in breeding drug-resistant bacteria, study says

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 3/12 8:07A Scripps News Group
A new study from researchers at Boston University found microplastics may play a role in the spread of drug-resistant bacteria. The extremely small bits of plastic known as microplastics and nanoplastics have become ubiquitous in our environment....

Ready for a move? Top 10 happiest and least happy US cities revealed

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 3/11 7:51A Justin Boggs
WalletHub rated 182 U.S. cities using nine key indicators of happiness and found that Fremont, California, was rated as the nation's happiest city. WalletHub said it analyzed different indicators from the depression rate to the income-growth rate...

Kennedy unveils plan to strengthen FDA’s role in food additive regulation

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 3/11 6:52A Scripps News Group
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is directing the Food and Drug Administration to eliminate a food safety loophole. The rule known as "Generally Recognized as Safe" or GRAS allows manufacturers to add certain food...

New AI-powered radiation therapy available at University Hospitals

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 3/5 1:51A Sara Roth
The use of artificial intelligence in the healthcare industry continues to grow. University Hospitals has acquired new adaptive radiation therapy powered by AI. Good Morning Cleveland anchor Tiffany Tarpley spoke with Dr. Daniel Spratt at UH...

RFK Jr. calls measles outbreak a 'call to action,' urges people get vaccinated

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 3/3 5:21A Scripps News Group
Backtracking on some of his previous controversial statements about vaccines, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now urging Americans to get vaccinated as cases of the highly-contagious measles continues to grow in...

It's allergy season: Doctors say making changes in your home can help symptoms

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 3/2 8:37A Scripps News Group
Allergy season is back. I have noticed increased runny nose, also red eyes especially when I wake up in the morning, said Florida resident Simran Saini, who suffers from allergies. If you suffer from seasonal allergies and are pollen-sensitive,...
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