FDA official restricted COVID vaccine approvals against advice of agency staff

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 7/3 6:56A AP via Scripps News Group

The governments top vaccine official working under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently restricted the approval of two COVID-19 vaccines, disregarding recommendations from government scientists, according to federal documents released...

Deaths from uterine cancer projected to rise sharply over next two decades

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 7/2 9:02A Scripps News Group

Uterine cancer rates in the United States are expected to climb significantly over the next 25 years, with Black women projected to face the highest burden, according to a new study. Researchers found that while most cancer rates in the U.S. have...

Texas governor signs law banning sale of lab-grown meat

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 6/27 9:25A Scripps News Group

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a bill making it illegal to sell lab-grown meat in the state. In 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved the countrys first lab-grown chicken, meat produced from chicken cells without harming or...

Justices preserve key part of Obamacare coverage requirements

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 6/27 5:42A AP via Scripps News Group

The Supreme Court preserved a key part of the Affordable Care Acts preventive health care coverage requirements on Friday, rejecting a challenge from Christian employers to the provision that affects some 150 million Americans. The 6-3 ruling...

Novo Nordisk accuses telehealth company Hims of 'deceptive marketing' and ends Wegovy partnership

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 6/24 7:41A Scripps News Group

Novo Nordisk has terminated its partnership with telehealth company Hims & Hers Health, accusing it of deceptively marketing weight-loss drugs. The short-lived partnership, announced in April, allowed Hims & Hers to offer Wegovy an FDA-approved...

Sen. Cassidy questions qualifications of new CDC vaccine panel members

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 6/24 6:07A Justin Boggs

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana expressed concern that new members of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices lack the expertise to be on such a panel. The ACIP provides government...

What is tularemia? How to stay safe from the tick-borne illness this summer

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 6/21 5:24A Scripps News Group

As the warm weather brings more people outdoors, health experts and advocates are raising concerns about the increasing risk of tick-borne illnesses, including some that are rare but potentially serious. Rebecca Roll, chair and founder of Lyme...

Microplastics linked to higher diabetes and stroke risk in coastal communities, study finds

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 6/18 7:45A

A new study suggests people living in coastal communities with higher concentrations of microplastics may face increased risks of type 2 diabetes, stroke and coronary artery disease. The peer-reviewed study was published Wednesday in the Journal...

UK lawmakers vote to decriminalize abortion amid concern about the prosecution of women

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 6/17 9:21A AP via Scripps News Group

British lawmakers voted Tuesday to decriminalize abortion in England and Wales after a lawmaker argued that it was cruel to prosecute women for ending a pregnancy. The House of Commons approved an amendment to a broader crime bill that would...

Kraft Heinz announces plan to eliminate synthetic food dyes from all its products

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 6/17 9:12A Scripps News Group

Kraft Heinz announced that it plans to remove all synthetic food dyes from its U.S. product portfolio by the end of 2027. The food giant also committed to not launching any new products in the United States containing artificial dyes. According...

Baby delivered from Georgia mother who was declared brain dead 4 months ago

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 6/17 5:12A Scripps News Group

A baby was delivered via Cesarean section from a pregnant woman in Georgia who was declared brain dead about four months ago after a medical emergency put her on life support, according to Atlanta TV station WXIA . The family told WXIA the baby,...

'Definite conflicts of interest here:' Expert discusses new vaccine advisory panel members

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 6/12 12:20P Scripps News Group

This week Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed all 17 members of a CDC committee that advises the agency on vaccine safety and schedules, quickly replacing them with a panel of eight new appointees. New appointees include Dr. Robert...

Hundreds of laid-off CDC employees are being reinstated months after being cut

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 6/12 6:24A AP via Scripps News Group

More than 460 laid-off employees at the nation's top public health agency received notices Wednesday that they are being reinstated, according to a union representing the workers. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed...

FDA Approves Merck’s Enflonsia to prevent RSV in infants

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 6/12 4:44A Scripps News Group

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug from Merck designed to protect infants from respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, a common but potentially serious seasonal illness. The drug, Enflonsia, is a long-acting monoclonal antibody...

Invasive Asian needle ants with potentially deadly sting spreading across multiple states

News 5 Cleveland (Your Health Matters) 6/10 5:38A Scripps News Group

Asian needle ants that carry a potentially fatal sting have spread across multiple states, with experts warning people to be cautious when spending time outdoors. The invasive species has been found in more than a dozen states from Washington to...